Union Grammar School War Service Memorial

Colborne, Ontario
Type
Other

The Military Memorial Cairn was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 187. The bell on top of the cairn was from the local public school and preserved by members of the Legion. The stone cairn was built by James Coyne in 1967 and refurbished by him in the early 1980s. Two plaques of remembrance were added to the cairn. The memorial is dedicated to the students who once attended the local school and as young adults enlisted to serve in war.

The Colborne Legion Mural is also located here.

Inscription

THIS CAIRN WAS ERECTED BY BRANCH 187
OF THE CANADIAN LEGION IN THE
CENTENNIAL YEAR 1967.
TO PRESERVE THE BELL OF COLBORNE'S
UNION GRAMMAR SCHOOL 1857-1957
DEDICATED JUNE 14, 1967 BY
CHARLES RUTHERFORD V.C. M.C. M.M.

"THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD
AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW
OLD: AGE SHALL NOT
WEARY THEM NOR THE
YEARS CONDEMN. AT THE
GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING WE
WILL REMEMBER THEM."

Visitor information

Location
Union Grammar School War Service Memorial

92 King Street
Colborne
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.006678
Long. -77.8815137
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