Tom Thumb Park Cenotaph

Designed by Mr. F.C. Bodley and erected by the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), this memorial was originally dedicated on 11 November 1923. It was later moved to its current location and rededicated on 11 November 1992. The inscription on the obelisk is the same as that found on the Memorial Crosses sent by King George V to the wives and mothers of Canadians killed during the First World War.

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THE CENOTAPH

Originally dedicated November 11, 1923, and moved from Gore Park to this site on June 2, 1992. The members of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire were the sole contributors to this Cenotaph, the only one in Brantford at that time. The Cenotaph was designed by F.C. Bordley of Brantford. The Inscription on the Cenotaph is the same as that on the King George V medals which were sent to wives and mothers of those who fell in the war of 1914 – 1918.

Rededicated November 11, 1992

Conçu par monsieur F.C. Bodley et érigé par l’Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, ce mémorial avait originalement été dédié le 11 novembre 1923. Suite à un déménagement à son emplacement actuel, il fut reconsacré le 11 novembre 1992. L’inscription sur l’obélisque est la même que celle trouvée sur les croix commémoratives envoyées par le roi George V aux épouses et mères des Canadiens morts au combat durant la Première Guerre mondiale.

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