Powassan Cenotaph
This memorial was erected on June 19, 1927, in memory of “Those who fell in the Great War 1914 – 1918”. The monument was erected and paid for by the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.), Powassan Chapter.
The names of those from the community who gave their lives during the Second World War were subsequently added on a plaque, and a second plaque with more names was added on the back. The Korean War and Peacekeeping efforts are also recognized, as a local soldier was lost in Croatia.
In 1990, the monument was completely refurbished by Sanderson Monuments.
Inscription
[front/devant]
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918
MAJOR E.T. KELLY
EDGAR COOK
ROBERT J. REID
LIEUT. MAX PORTER
RUSSELL TRENOUTH
ROBERT CARMICHAEL
GEORGE TENNANT
SGT. W.S. KETTYLE
THOMAS E. ARMSTRONG
L.CORP. HERBERT CAMPBELL
SGT. ALFRED A. MEECHAM
CORP. WILLIAM G. GLADMAN
SGT. RICHARD SHIELDS
GEORGE PHILLIPS
ANGUS BETHUNE
WILLIAM PERRY
SGT. HERBERT L. GOUGEON
STANLEY STORIE
DOUGALD CAMPBELL
ROBERT A. CLOSS
ARCHIE MARSHALL
MORRIS W. GEALL
D. GLENN
RICHARD R. SKUCE
FRED SIMMS
FRANK STEVENS
[plaque]
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
POWASSAN & VICINITY
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
ROBERT BARRIE
ROSS BEECH
DAVID BESSETTE
ROSS ELLSMERE
EDWIN FRASER
HARVEY LOXTON
MANFORD LOXTON
MICHAEL OWENS
ARNOLD PARK
STEPHEN PHILLIPS
YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED
[back/arrière]
ERECTED BY
CAPTAIN
HUNTLEY McKAY CHAPTER
I.O.D.E
POWASSAN
PEACEKEEPING
KIRK D. COOPER – CROATIA
ERECTED
JUNE 19TH, 1927
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO FELL
WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR II
KOREA
[plaque]
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
POWASSAN & VICINITY
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 – 1945
KENNETH ARTHURS
RALPH ARTHURS
HARRY C. BROTT
ARTHUR BUCHANAN
F.A. DUFF
ALLAN R. ELLIOTT
JOHN FISCHER
JOHN GLENN
DAN GOOLEY
BRUCE GRAWBARGER
THOMAS A. ROGERS
CARL O. GUTJAHR
JOE KELLY
DOUGALD MacRAE
JAMIE MacRAE
HAROLD ODROWSKI
VICTOR PEEVER
HARVEY SCHADE
DON SHAPTER
BERNARD TRUE
YOUR MEMORY HALLOWED IN THE LAND YOU LOVED
Cénotaphe de Powassan
Ce monument fut érigé le 19 juin 1927 à la mémoire des hommes tués pendant la Grande Guerre (1914-1918). Il a été érigé et payé par la section de Powassan de l’Ordre impérial des filles de l’Empire (I.O.D.E.).
Les noms des membres de la collectivité qui ont sacrifié leur vie pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale ont ensuite été ajoutés sur une plaque, et une deuxième plaque portant d’autres noms a été ajoutée au verso. La guerre de Corée et les efforts de maintien de la paix sont également reconnus, puisqu’un soldat local fut tué en Croatie.
En 1990, le monument a été complètement remis à neuf par la Sanderson Monuments.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.