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The Central United Church War Memorial Window was dedicated in 1945 to parishioners who died during the First and Second World Wars. The window was created by Robert McCausland Limited.

The mortar was awarded to the Township of Pelham in 1921 by the Government of Canada and placed next to the Pelhman Cenotaph. It, was one of 101 trench mortars brought to Canada and is one of few that was not melted for Second World War efforts.

After 95 years, the mortar deteriorated and there was talk of removing it and replacing it with an artifact from the Second World War or the Korean War. A group of dedicated citizens and representatives came together to work with the Town and Council to help restore the historic monument. A plaque was added explaining the significance of the mortar and the newly restored mortar was dedicated on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

Dieppe Street is located on property that was acquired by War Time Housing Limited and was the first of many developments during the war years built to help house the influx of workers required in Welland for the war effort.

Although extremely valuable lessons were learned in the Raid on Dieppe, a steep price was paid. Of the 4,963 Canadians who embarked for the operation, only 2,210 returned to England, and many of these were wounded. There were 3,367 casualties, including 1,946 prisoners of war; 916 Canadians lost their lives. This street was named in their honour.

This memorial is dedicated to the members of St. Paul's Anglican Church who served in the war. The list that follows is from the November 6, 1999 edition of the Thorold News.

TOWN OF THOROLD FIRST WORLD WAR

William Morris, James McGregor, Thomas McCallum, Thomas McCullock, James McCormick, Alexander McKay, Frank Pratt, Burt Perrin, George Riddle, Elijah Rogerson, Percy Richings, Arthur Randle, Joseph A. Swinton, John Stewar,t Edward S. Saunders, James Tiffney, William R. Thomas, William Tapp, Howard Thea, Joseph Allan Upper, Wilbert W. Wilson, J.V. Wright, Charles Wilson, James C. Williamson, Amos Welham, Arthur Windsor, George Windsor, James Armstrong, Russell Akrigg St. Clair, Bowlby Charles, Alfred Boddy, James E. Constable, James Capone, Timothy S. Cartmell, John E. Cole, James Cunningham, Fred Doherty David Deumo, Charles Davis, James Dunbar, John Ellis John, Allen Forrester, George Gass, Charles Grenville, Arthur Grisdale, Lionel Grisdale Herbert Hallam, Jack Hatton David, Alfred Ingram, Fred Kells, Perry Lawn, John Leitch, Oliver Mille,r James Miller, Wellington Griffith

SECOND WORLD WAR

Arthur J. Beck, Donald E. Benniman, Harold Birch, John Boyuk, David Bromley, John F. Brown, Stanley Butterfield, James Campbell, Eddie Clark, Martin T. Carroll, Robert J. Cartmell, Calvin N. Cruderay, Martin Crawford, Kenneth Dickinson, George R. Downs, Leslie Duckett, Earl J. DePlanche, Samuel Fraser, Douglas F. Grose, David B.F. Higgins, James W. Hoba, Harvey R. Lafferty, Douglas Lavis, Stanley B. Leszczynski, Anthony S. Lodboa, Jackson Lowry, Terrence E. McDermott, James McNamara, Alexander J. Muir, Albert W. Nicol, William Owen, John Ratcliffe, Wesley Roberts, Donald Robertson, Dean Ryckman, William Scaplehorn, Clarence Snyder, Raymond Spencer, Richard G. Stevens, William Tobin, William W. Turner, Bernard E. Welch, James White, Joseph White, Hugh R. Young

KOREAN WAR Norman Hughes, Robert W. Holditch, Roy McPhee

LOST ON ACTIVE DUTY Kevin McNulty

DIED ON ACTIVE DUTY Vincent Collings, William Kempson, Donald W. McCombs

VILLAGE OF ALLANBURG FIRST WORLD WAR Albert L. Running, Frank Everleigh, Robert L. Hamilton

SECOND WORLD WAR W.W. Turner

VILLAGE OF PORT ROBINSON FIRST WORLD WAR Edwin McDermott, Bernard Welsh, Hugh Young.

The church was sold in 2014 and the location of the Honour Roll is unknown.

This memorial is dedicated to the members of Immaculate Conception Church who fought in the Second World War. The Church of the Immaculate Conception was constructed at Allanburg in 1870. A few years later, he church was physically moved to Port Robinson transported by barge through the Welland Canal. Sources differ on whether this unusual feat was accomplished in 1876 or 1878. The church was closed in 1998 and years later torn down.

The Honour Roll is currently in the archives of the absorbing parish, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Thorold, Ontario.

This memorial is dedicated to all residents of Port Robinson who died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. The list that follows is from the November 6, 1999, edition of the Thorold News.

Town of Thorold

First World War - William Morris, James McGregor, Thomas McCallum, Thomas McCullock, James McCormick, Alexander McKay, Frank Pratt, Burt Perrin, George Riddle, Elijah Rogerson, Percy Richings, Arthur Randle, Joseph A. Swinton, John Stewar,t Edward S. Saunders, James Tiffney, William R. Thomas, William Tapp, Howard Thea, Joseph Allan Upper, Wilbert W. Wilson, J.V. Wright, Charles Wilson, James C. Williamson, Amos Welham, Arthur Windsor, George Windsor, James Armstrong, Russell Akrigg St. Clair, Bowlby Charles, Alfred Boddy, James E. Constable, James Capone, Timothy S. Cartmell, John E. Cole, James Cunningham, Fred Doherty David Deumo, Charles Davis, James Dunbar, John Ellis John, Allen Forrester, George Gass, Charles Grenville, Arthur Grisdale, Lionel Grisdale Herbert Hallam, Jack Hatton David, Alfred Ingram, Fred Kells, Perry Lawn, John Leitch, Oliver Mille,r James Miller, Wellington Griffith

Second World War - Arthur J. Beck, Donald E. Benniman, Harold Birch, John Boyuk, David Bromley, John F. Brown, Stanley Butterfield, James Campbell, Eddie Clark, Martin T. Carroll, Robert J. Cartmell, Calvin N. Cruderay, Martin Crawford, Kenneth Dickinson, George R. Downs, Leslie Duckett, Earl J. DePlanche, Samuel Fraser, Douglas F. Grose, David B.F. Higgins, James W. Hoba, Harvey R. Lafferty, Douglas Lavis, Stanley B. Leszczynski, Anthony S. Lodboa, Jackson Lowry, Terrence E. McDermott, James McNamara, Alexander J. Muir, Albert W. Nicol, William Owen, John Ratcliffe, Wesley Roberts, Donald Robertson, Dean Ryckman, William Scaplehorn, Clarence Snyder, Raymond Spencer, Richard G. Stevens, William Tobin, William W. Turner, Bernard E. Welch, James White, Joseph White, Hugh R. Young

Korean War - Norman Hughes, Robert W. Holditch, Roy McPhee

Lost on active duty - Kevin McNulty

Died on active duty -  Vincent Collings, William Kempson, Donald W. McCombs

Village of Allanburg

First World War - Albert L. Running, Frank Everleigh, Robert L. Hamilton

Second World War - W.W. Turner

Village of Port Robinson

First World War - Edwin McDermott, Bernard Welsh, Hugh Young.

Excerpts from the Semi-Weekly Post of Tuesday, October 25th, 1921:

''The Thorold War Memorial, located in Memorial Park, was unveiled on Sunday, October 30, 1921 at 2:30 p.m. and was erected by the citizens of Thorold to: Honour the Memory of the Men of Thorold, who gave their lives for the cause of freedom in the Great War, and in grateful remembrance of those who shared its dangers.

The unveiling ceremony, held on a beautiful day before an immense crowd, was given particular poignancy by the fact that the current mayor, F.G. Grisdale, was barely able to speak during his address. Two of the names on the monument were those of his own sons. The memorial was unveiled by Lieut.-Col. Donald Sharp, who organized the 176th regiment and spent several years overseas.

The memorial is a massive and magnificent construction, some seventeen feet high over all, on a triple base. The funds to build the War Memorial were raised by the Thorold Reed Band, under the leadership of Mr. W.A. Philip. The beautiful 16 page programme to be distributed by the committee will contain the portraits of nearly all the foregoing, not all the pictures being available.

The Memorial Committee comprised of: Joseph Battle, Chairman and a former mayor; A.B. Begg; Leslie McMann; T.A. Weldon; D. Daverin; P.R. Warner; Roger Strong; George Burley; Capt. F.S. Speck; Winsor Philip; W.A. Hutt, Secretary.'­­'

The War Memorial is a landmark in the city and an important part of its history. It shows the reverence and respect of the whole community for those citizens who served their country and made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names live forever on the memorial, and are enshrined in the history of the city.

Later a monument bearing the names of those from Thorold who died during the Second World War and the Korean War was added to the park. Designation of this monument under the Ontario Heritage Act serves to recognize, protect and celebrate this landmark as an important part of history and as a dedication to those who fought for freedom. Tribute is paid to Thorold's fallen heroes each year on Decoration Day and Remembrance Day.

The memorial was originally built in 1939 in recognition of the First World War. Other conflicts such as the Second World and Korean War were added in the years since. It was expanded in 2017 to recognize Welland Veterans who fought in Afghanistan and as part of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Kirkpatrick Monuments will carve the words "United Nations Peacekeepers" and "Afghanistan" to the Welland Crowland War Memorial at Chippawa Park.

The Welland-Crowland War Memorial is the last large World War I memorial to be erected in Canada. It was built with over $36,000 in subscriptions collected from the people of Welland and Crowland at the height of the Depression. A nationally significant piece of Canadian sculpture, the war memorial was created by artist Elizabeth Wyn Wood, winner of a Canada wide competition for the project. Judges for the competition were distinquished Canadian artists and architects Sir E. Wyly Grier, Charles W. Jeffreys, Gordon M. West and John MacIntosh Lyle along with local author and historian Louis Blake Duff and County Court Judge the Hon. L.B.C. Livingstone. Born in Orillia, Elisabeth Wyn Wood studied under Group of Seven artists J.E.H. MacDonald and Arthur Lismer at the Ontario College of Art and her work expresses similar themes. She also studied stone carving at the Art Students League in New York. Wyn Wood made a significant contribution to Canada’s cultural life through her modernist interpretation of the Canadian landscape in sculpture and her works are contained in many public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada.

The monument was executed in LaCass Granite from Quebec, and was cut to size by the Thomson Monument Company of Toronto from a full sized clay model done by Wyn Wood. Louis Temporale did the fine surface carving on the piece. Welland’s World War I memorial is unique in that it departs from the design of a single soldier so common on other monuments of that vintage to incorporate stylized elements of the Canadian landscape – red pine and wheat sheaves – along with the representation of a W.W.I trench mortar and two heroic figures – a soldier and a woman – intended to symbolize the “Service and Sacrifice” not only of those who fought but of those who supported the war effort at home. It was unveiled one day after the start of the Second World War on September 4, 1939 by Lieut. Colonel Archdeacon F. G. Scott, D.S.O., Senior Chaplain of the First Canadian Division during World War I and a noted Canadian poet.

In 1923, the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada placed a cairn at the crossroads of Old Thorold Stone Road and Davis Road. The Battle of Beaver Dams was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1921 because - warned by Laura Secord and Iroquois scouts, a force of Iroquois from Caughnawaga and Mohwaks of Grand River defeated an attacking American force near Beaver Dams on 24 June 1813. The American defeat left the British in control of the Niagara area for the remainder of 1813.

The victory was entirely due to the Indigenous, who were deprived of the reward they had been promised, and of the honour and glory which they had won. There were 15 Indigenous killed and 25 wounded. Two Caughnawagas chiefs killed in the battle were Deyahokethe and Aheatagea. A General Order was issued on July 6, 1813, giving the Indigenous detachments credit for their role and conduct in the battle, and compensation to the wounded and families of the fallen.

In 1975, the Battle of Beaver Dams Memorial was moved to the newly created Battle of Beaver Dams Park.

This memorial was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #613 in 1987.