Metcalfe Cenotaph

The Metcalfe Cenotaph is composed of grey stone, and is dedicated to those from Osgoode Township who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The left stela was erected in 1921, and the right stela in 1950 – both stelæ were refurbished in 2012.

Inscription

[left stele/stèle de gauche]

1914 – 1918
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF OSGOODE TOWNSHIP WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

CAPT. HARRY ELLIOTT
LIEUT. COLIN SINCLAIR
L. CORP. CHARLES GOODWILLIE
CORP. FINDLAY STUART
PTE. RUSSELL MORROW
PTE. GORDON MENDERSON
PTE. JOHN MORGAN
PTE. RUSSELL DOW
PTE. EDWARD LOWE
PTE. DAVID MCNIGHT
PTE. LORNE CARSON
PTE. VICTOR SCOTT
PTE. JOHN CRERAR
PTE. MAYNARD HILL
PTE. JESSE HUMPHREY
PTE. JOHN BIRD
PTE. THOMAS KING
PTE. WILLIAM BARCLAY
PTE. MEDRIC LANEAU

“THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVERMORE”

PTE. CALVIN BOWEN; PTE. JAMES DEMPSEY
LIEUT. HERBERT BROWN; LIEUT. ALLEN DOW
SGT. RUSSELL CARKNER; CORP. CHARLES MCCONNELL
PTE. OSCAR MCDONALD

ERECTED BY THE METCALFE RED CROSS SOCIETY

PTE. ERNEST BONSALL; PTE. E. THOMAS HENRY POOLE
PTE. WILLIAM EDWARD MURPHY; GNR. ARTHUR WORKMAN

ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF OSGOODE TOWNSHIP 1921
RENOVATED THROUGH “FALLEN, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN” INITIATIVE 2012

[left stele – back/stèle de gauche – arrière]
LIEUT. HERBERT BROWN
LIEUT. ALLEN DOW
SGT. RUSSEL GARKNER
CORP. CHARLES MCCONNELL
PTE. OSCAR MCDONALD
PTE. JAMES DEMPSEY
PTE. CALVIN BOWEN

[right stele/stèle de droit]

1939 – 1945

DEDICATED TO OSGOODE TOWNSHIP MEN WHO DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

WALTER ANDERSON
HAROLD ARMSTRONG
GEORGE BIRTCH
KENDON BOYD
NAIRN BOYD
ROY BURNS
KEITH CAMERON
DUNCAN CARKNER
EVAN DESJARDINS
EUGENE FAUBERT
DAVID GILLILAND
WILLIAM GILLISSIE
CLAYTON HALL
ELDRED JOHNSTON
ROY KENNEDY
OSWALD LINTON
GLEN LONEY
WILLIAM MC COOEYE
OLIVER MC EVOY

ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF OSGOODE TOWNSHIP 1950
RENOVATED THROUGH “FALLEN, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN” INITIATIVE 2012

Le cénotaphe de Metcalfe, qui est composé de pierre grise, est dédié à la mémoire des membres du canton d’Osgoode qui ont sacrifié leur vie lors des deux guerres mondiales. La stèle de gauche a été érigée en 1921, et celle de droite, en 1950; ces deux stèles ont été remises en état en 2012.

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