Bowmanville Veterans' Memorial Monument

The Bowmanville Veterans’ Memorial Monument was constructed in 1922 and erected by the citizens of Bowmanville. The monument was constructed in memory of veterans who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and the war at Gaza Strip.

Inscription

[Front/devant]

THEY GAVE THEIR TODAY FOR OUR TOMORROW
1914-1918,1939-1945, 1950-1953

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF ALL WHO SERVED

ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF BOWMANVILLE

[Right side/côté droite]

NORTHWEST EUROPE 1940-1942, DIEPPE, SOUTHEAST ASIA, LENS, ASSCHENDALE, AMIENS,
ARRAS, BOURLON WOOD, CAMBRAI, LE CATEAU, VALENCIENNE, MONS

[Rear/arrière]

AFGHANISTAN
D.J. CASWELL

KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE, GAZA STIP 1964, A. BONS
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE, KOREA 1950-1953, W.J. HUTCHINSON

WORLD WAR II 1939-1945
GORDON ALLIN, GLENN COLE, WM. FAIR, FRED JACKMAN, ARTHUR LIVING, RAY RICHARDS, JOHN TAYLOR, TOMMY BIRD, WM. COLVILLE, EDWARD FLAXMAN, WM. JOLLOW, HAROLD LONGWORTH, SIDNEY RUNDLE, N.E. THOMPSON, GLEN W. BROOKS, ALEX COLVILLE, WM. J. FEWSTER, GEORGE KENNEDY, JOHN MATTHEW, DAN SHEEHAN, ROBERT WOODWARD, ERIC CHEETHAM, JOHN COLVILLE, RONALD HOOPER, JACK KILGANNON, F. CHARLES MUTTON, C.E. SOMMERSCALES, KENNETH WYSE, KENNETH COLE, GORDON COWLING, GTB HONEYMAN, HARRY LEE, JOHN POOLTON, ERIC SWINDELLS, LORNE YEO

WORLD WAR I 1914 – 1918
OUR HONOURED DEAD
J.A. ALDCROFT, E.P. BRITTON, E.G. CLARKE, J. DAVIS, J. HITCHCOCK, A.E. JONES, C. LUXTON, F. MCMANN, J. PALMER, A. SIMNICK, C. WILEY, S. ARGENT, W.G. BUTSON, L. CLAYTON, R. DAVIS, W. HUGHES, R.F. JONES, K.C. MARITN, H.V.W. MOSES, O. PINGLE, J. SMITH, A.C. WILLIAMS, H. BARR, R. CAMPLING, T. COCHRANE
H.D. EDGERTON, D. IRELAND, F. KERSHAW, N. MCCRIMMON, J.R. MOYSE, J. REID, C. SPRY, R.A. WILSON, A. BROWN, E.F. CARR, E.W. COUSINGS, G. FOWLER, H. IRELAND, A.F. KING, C. MCDONALD, H. MUTTON, G. ROBB, J. STALKER, A. WRENN, C. BRUCE, P.G. CHANCE, P.L. CRAGO, P. GIMBLETT, W. JACKSON, G. KING, A.E. MCLAUGHLIN, W.H. NICHOLLS, L.W. SANDERS, R.W. TAIT, B. BRANCH, A. CHRISTIE, T. CURRAN, F.G. GOODWIN, R.J. JOLLIFFE, A.H. LIVING, A. OXLEY, E.L. SANDERS, P.H. WERRY

[Left side/côté gauche]

AFGHANISTAN
SICILY, ITALLY
NORTHWEST EUROPE 1944-1945
YPRES, FESTHUBERT, GIVENCHY, ST. ELOI, SANTUARY WOOD, THE SOMME, COURCELETTE, VIMY RIDGE, HILL 70

Le monument de Bowmanville, dédié aux anciens combattants, a été érigé en 1922 par les citoyens de la localité. Il honore la mémoire des anciens combattants qui ont donné leur vie pendant les Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales, pendant la guerre de Corée et dans la bande de Gaza.

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