St. Philip’s Cemetery Military Veterans
The St. Philip’s Cemetery memorial is dedicated to military veterans interred at St Philip’s Cemetery. It is interesting to note that Captain George Thew Burke, leader of the advance party of disbanded British soldiers who settled Richmond in 1818, is interred in the historical section of this cemetery. The memorial was unveiled in 2005 by the Royal Canadian Legion Richmond and District Branch #625.
Inscription
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ST. PHILIP’S CEMETERY
MILITARY VETERANS
“We Will Remember Them”
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Pte Bradley, Charles, WW II Army, Row HW-39
Sgt Dallaire, Lawrence, WW II RCAF, Row GE-25
LAC Duffy, John/Jack, WW II RCAF, Row JW-19
Sgt Flynn, Patrick, WW II RCAF, Row FE-41
L/Cpl Jennings, Leslie M., WW II Army, Row KW-45
Cpl Keizer, Mark, WW II RCAF, Row HW-09
Maj Larose, Lionel, WW II Army, Row KW-28
S/Sgt O’Grady, Thomas, WW II Army, Row BW-03
RSM Sanderson, Sam, WW II Army, Row CW-17
Sgt McCarthy, Patrick, Army, Historical Section
Sgt Cox, Edward, WW II RCAF, Row FW-18
Lt N/S/ Fleming, Evelyn Inez, WW II Army, Row FE-32
Whitteker, George, Reserved Army, Row NW-5
LAC O’Meara, Thomas T., WW II RCAF, Row HW-35
Guay, Roy, WW II RCAF, Row DE-25
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Capt Burke, George Thew, Army, Plot 188 Historical Section
Pte Dubroy, Edward, WW I Army, Row PE-44
LAC Evans, William, WW II RCAF, Row HW-24
L/Cpl Forbes, Lynus, WW II Army, Row JE-43
Pte Kavanagh, Emmett, WW I Army, Row NW-16
Pte Lafontaine, Aurela, WW II Army, Row IW-43
Pte McCarthy, James, WW I Army, Row OE-23
Sgt Ryan, Benny, WW II Army, Row AW-25
Pte Schiltz, Stanley, WW II Army, Row KE-45
Cpl Kavanagh, Alphonsus, WW II RCAF, Row HE-41
Pte Mears, Olonzo, WW II Army, Row CW-12
Pte Shanahan, Edward, WW II Army, Row ME-31
O’Grady, Edward, WW II Army, Row HE-19
Pvt, Cornforth, Thomas Albert, WW I Army, Row HW-45
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This “Year of the Veteran 2005” Memorial provided by the Royal Canadian Legion Richmond and District Branch #625 in conjunction with St. Philip’s Catholic Church. Contains all known data. Additional info for updating would be much appreciated.
Vétérans au cimetière militaire St. Philip
Le monument commémoratif du cimetière St. Philip est dédié aux anciens combattants inhumés au cimetière St. Philip. Il est intéressant de mentionner que le capitaine George Thew Burke, chef du détachement supérieur des militaires britanniques libérés qui se sont établis à Richmond en 1818, est inhumé dans la section historique de ce cimetière. Le monument commémoratif a été dévoilé en 2005 par la Légion royale canadienne de Richmond et filiale de district no 625.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.