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Newmarket Veteran's Memorial Park

This small Veteran’s Memorial Park, contains a cenotaph, a dedication plaque, an Honour Roll of those who gave thier lives, a commemorative walkway, a Peacekeepers Memorial, and a monument to Pte. W. Haines, who died fighting in the Boer War.
Well kept garden with benches allow the visitor time to ponder the past and appreciate the present.

Inscription

[Cenotaph/Cénotaphe]

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

LORD GIVE US FAITH AND STRENGTH,
THE ROAD TO BUILD.
TO SEE THE PROMISE OF THE DAY
FULFILLED.
WHEN WAR SHALL BE NO MORE
AND STRIFE SHALL CEASE.
UPON THE HIGHWAY OF THE PRINCE OF
PEACE.

[Honour Roll/Liste de noms]

(Crests of Legion, Town of Newmarket, Newmarket Veterans Association/Armoiries de la Légion, la ville de Newmarket et l’Association des anciens combattants de Newmarket)

Honour Roll
In memory of Newmarket WW1 Veterans
“Lest We Forget”

G. Archibald, E. Barber, S. Black, H.G. Blackhall, S. Brock, A.E. Brodie, C. Brown, R.R. Brunton, R. Chapman, A.S. Collingwood, E. Cousins, A. Denne, H.G. Douse, W.M. Dunn, A.F. Elvidge, W.G. Elvidge, S. Evans, W.W. Gardner, M. Goring, G. Grainger, R. Harden, R.S. Hillary, F. Laker

E.J. Laker, J. McDonald, W. McTavish, N.C. Mee, W.E. Moffat, J.H. Morgan, C.O. Morrison, H. Penrose, J.A. Proctor, S. Quick, J.A. Ralston, W.E. Riordan, J. Robertson, I.D. Ross, J.E. Rowland, E. Smith, H. Steckley, W.C. Stone, H. Stone, S. Stuffles, A. Trent, E.F. Watson, T. Wood

[Peacekeeping Stone/ Pierre commémorative des casques bleues]

(Crests of United Nations, Coat of Arms of Canada, NATO/ Armoiries des Nations Unies, du Canada et de l’OTAN)

CANADA
Dedicated to all members of
the Canadian Forces, who
continue to answer Duty’s Call
placing them in harm’s way
in defence of Canada, Freedom,
Peace and Democracy. Many have
paid the supreme sacrifice so that
others around the world may
experience the freedoms
we enjoy in Canada without
fear of tyranny or oppression.

Dedicated Newmarket, Ontario. 11 November 2006

[Dedication Plaque/ Plaque de dédicace]

VETERANS
MEMORIAL PARK

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED
FOR OUR FREEDOM

WORLD WAR 1 1914-1918
WORLD WAR 2 1939-1945
KOREAN ACTION

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