Ridgeway Public School War Memorial
This memorial, located on the grounds of Ridgeway Public School, is a stone slab with a bronze plaque and is dedicated in honour of the boys who gave their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled in 1921 by the citizens of the Township of Bertie and their friends from the United States.
Inscription
[front/devant]
HONOUR AND GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
TO OUR BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
Alfred W. Tidmarsh, Ernest Barber, John B. Halavin, Melvin B. McKay, Harry Shisler, Leonard Porter, Herbert D. Whalen, John Bright, Oscar A. Noyes, Lloyd Elsley, Joseph Harry Near, Walter H. Derrick
TO YOU FROM FALLING HANDS WE THROW
THE TORCH. BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH.
IF YE BREAK FAITH WITH US WHO DIE
WE SHALL NOT SLEEP. THOUGH POPPIES GROW IN FLANDERS FIELDS.
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWNSHIP BERTIE
AND THEIR FRIENDS FROM THE UNITED STATES
Monument commémoratif de guerre de l'école publique de Ridgeway
Ce monument commémoratif est une dalle de pierre ornée d’une plaque de bronze, située sur le terrain de l’école publique Ridgeway. La dalle est dédiée à la mémoire des garçons qui ont donné leur vie durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Elle a été dévoilée en 1921 par les habitants du canton de Bertie et leurs amis des États-Unis.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.