Nipissing War Memorial

Erected by the Soldiers’ Comfort Club of the Township of Nipissing, this memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War. During the war years, the women of the area had formed what became known as “The Soldiers Comfort Club” and various “comforts” were sent to the boys overseas. When the war ended, they, and the rest of the community were responsible for erecting this monument.

There are also names engraved of those who died in the Second World War.

Inscription

[Front/Devant]

DOUGAL CAMPBELL
BORN
AUG. 16, 1896
KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT. 30, 1918

DAVID ELMER GLENN
BORN
NOV. 30, 1897
DIED, BRAMSHOTT
OCT. 17, 1918

ERECTED BY THE
SOLDIERS COMFORT CLUB
OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NIPISSING
AND SYMPATHIZERS.
IN HONOUR OF OUR BOYS
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918

[Left/À gauche]

WILLIAM ARTHUR GORMAN
BORN SEPT. 28, 1896
DIED JUNE 3, 1918

WILLIAM BOYNTON PERRY
BORN
APRIL 3, 1899
KILLED IN ACTION
JUNE 21, 1918

[Rear/ En arrière]

J.A. BRUCE GRAWBARGER
BORN
JUNE 18, 1918
DIED, OCT. 10, 1944

HAROLD ODROWSKI
BORN
MAR. 18, 1917
DIED
AUG. 8, 1944

[Right/À droite]

STANLEY STORIE
BORN
JULY 28, 1895
DIED
SEPT. 30, 1918

CHARLES L. BUFFY
BORN
JULY 22, 1923
DIED
DEC. 5, 1944

Érigé par le Soldier’s Comfort Club du canton de Nipissing, ce mémorial est dédié aux citoyens de la localité morts pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Durant les années de guerre, des dames de la région avaient fondé ce qu’on a appelé le « Soldiers Comfort Club » (club de réconfort aux soldats) et envoyaient diverses « gâteries » aux hommes partis outre-mer. À la fin de la guerre, elles ont contribué à la construction de ce monument avec le reste de la communauté.

Les noms de ceux qui sont morts pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale ont également été gravés.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.