Binscarth Memorial

This memorial, dedicated to the war dead of Binscarth and district, was constructed in 1919 and unveiled on 2 June 1920. The local government commissioned a sculptor to construct the statue at a cost of $ 3,525. It is maintained by members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 74 (Binscarth).

The marble figure on the World War I memorial is carved in white carrerra marble of Italian manufacture. In general, a local memorial manufacturer would have been the go‐between for ordering this figure, and would have installed them on bases made here. The soldier—who appears as an adult man—is wearing webbing (personal load‐carrying equipment) and a helmet. The figure of a soldier wearing a cap looking forward, with rifle at his side stands at attention. The origin of these figures in Italy helps explain why their uniforms are not always 100% accurately Canadian, though the carvers were usually careful to put a maple leaf where Canadian uniforms had this symbol (on the cap and collar).

Inscription

[front/devant]

ERECTED BY BINSCARTH AND DISTRICT IN MEMORY OF OUR HEROES WHO FELL

NURSE MARGARET A. LOWE
PTE. EDWARD E. SYMONS
CORP. GEORGE W. SHERRITT
PTE. NORMAN W. SHERRITT
CORP. GEORGE H. BRADSHAW
CORP. JOHN DURANT
PTE. WILLIAM L. JOHNSON
PTE. RICHARD HALLAM
CORP. GEORGE C. MURDOCK
PTE. LINCOLN H. EBY
PTE. GEORGE F. HONEY
SERGT. HERBERT SWINDELL
PTE. PATRICK J. O’FLAHERTY
PTE. JOHN A. TENNANT
PTE. JOHN THOMPSON
PTE. DANIEL ALARY
PTE. JOHN H. SMITH
PTE. JAMES FINDLAY
PTE. ARTHUR G. JOHNSON

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS

[plaque/plaque]

1939 – 1945

THEY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY WELL

CLEGG, OLIVE
CLUFF, W.J.
BEREZANSKI, G.
DUCHARME, A.
WASSLEN, THEO.
MAY, HAROLD

[left side/côté gauche]

THEY GAVE THEIR TODAY FOR OUR TOMORROW IN
NEUVE CHAPELLE
YPRES
FESTUBERT
GIVENCHY
ST. ELOI
SANCTUARY WOOD
SOMME
VIMY
HILL 70
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
ARRAS
CANAL DU NORD
CAMBRAI
VALENCIENNES
MONS

Ce mémorial, dédié aux citoyens de Binscarth et des environs, a été érigé en 1919 et inauguré le 2 juin 1920. Un sculpteur a été commissionné par le gouvernement local pour sa construction au coût de 3,525 $. Le mémorial est entretenu par les membres de la filiale 74 (Binscarth) de la Légion royale canadienne.

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