Keswick Cenotaph
The Keswick cenotaph was relocated in 2017 from the former site at Church Street and The Queensway, to its current site in front of the Stephen Leacock Theatre on Glendolyn Avenue L4P 3W8.
Walter Mackey and Seargent at Arms Rod Beswick of Royal Canadian Legion 356 Sutton suggested the relocation due to a number of issues, including its limited size, sloped landscape and out-of-the-way location that made it almost unnoticeable as part of the landscape.
Council approved a budget of $155,000 in 2018 and fast-tracked the project to accommodate services in 2018 that marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. A new permanent base was installed for the cenotaph, which was refurbished and carries two new inscriptions to its dedications to those who have served, including the First and Second World Wars, Korea, Afghanistan, as well as peacekeeping
Inscription
[left side/côté gauche]
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 556 North Gwillimbury
[centre/centre]
*legion crest*
Lest We Forget
[right side/côté droit]
1914 – 1918
1939 – 1945
Korea
Cénotaphe de Keswick
À l’intersection de la rue Church et du Queensway, un monument composé de trois blocs de pierre de diverses tailles est érigé sur une dalle en pierre. Ce monument est dédié aux combattants de la Première Guerre mondiale, de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et de la guerre de Corée.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.