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This memorial is dedicated to the men of Abitibi Power and Paper Company Limited and subsidiary Companies who gave their lives in the Second World War 1939-1945.

This memorial was erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board. The plaque is dedicated to Colonel John Prince, who was commanding officer of the Essex Militia. 

Central United Church was sold in November 2020 and its Honour Roll was moved to Dunlop United Church in December.

This style of an Honour Roll was designed by A.J. Casson when he worked at Sampson-Matthews, a prominent midtown Toronto lithography and commercial art company.

This Honour Roll, which includes photographs of 29 church members who served in the Second World War, was formerly located in Parker Street United Church at 152 Parker Street. It closed on June 30, 2009, and the Parker Street United Church Second World War Honour Roll was moved to Dunlop United Church.

George Stirrett, born in Forest and raised in Petrolia, enlisted in the First World War early 1915 in nearby London, Ontario, where he served with the 7th Mounted Rifles under Billy Bishop, one of Canada's most famous aviators. Stirrett attempted to join the Royal Flying Corps with Bishop, but was turned down and remained in the cavalry unit that sailed for England in June 1915, and then to France later that fall.

He led 60 stretcher bearers into enemy fire at the Battle of the Somme to retrieve injured soldiers, but only 16 returned to the Allied trenches. The rest were killed or were wounded. Stirrett was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal after he went out again alone when he heard someone call for help from the battlefield. He eventually pulled eight men back to safety. He reached the rank of major and won the Military Cross for leading near-suicidal forays in search of German machine gun nests in the last few weeks of the war. The official citation notes he carried out mounted patrols to gather information on enemy positions with great dash and courage.

After the Battle of Vimy Ridge was won on April 12, 1917, Lieutenant Leslie Miller, a soldier from Ontario, gathered up a handful of acorns as a souvenir to the momentous victory. On returning to Canada, he transplanted the acorns on his land, calling his property the Vimy Oaks Farm. Today several of the oak trees he planted are still standing.

The Vimy Oaks Legacy Corporation repatriated Canadian Vimy Oaks back to Vimy Ridge and saplings were planted as part of the centennial commemorations in 2017 and 2018. Vimy Oaks saplings were offered for sale across the country as a memorial to the soldiers of the First World War.

A set of three memorial windows designed by Peter Haworth, a Toronto stained glass artist, were dedicated in St. Paul's United Church (formerly St. Paul's Presbyterian Church)  on Sunday, October 10, 1948. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The windows were destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

The right window depicts the Angel of Hope who accompanied the ascended Christ to Heaven and the doves of peace. It was donated in memory of Ross Stevens. The whereabouts of this bronze plaque, and whether or not it survived the fire, is not known.

The center window was donated by the congregation in memory of the nine men from the church who died while serving in the Second World War. The left window was donated in memory of Flying Officer Wallace “Wally” Lang. 

A set of three memorial windows designed by Peter Haworth, a Toronto stained glass artist, were dedicated in St. Paul's United Church (formerly St. Paul's Presbyterian Church) on Sunday, October 10, 1948. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The windows were destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

The left window depicts the Angel of Faith who accompanied the ascended Christ to Heaven and the music of heavenly harps. It was donated in memory of Wallace “Wally” Lang. After the fire, his brother, Don Lang, searched through the rubble in the area where the chancel had been and was able to locate the bronze plaque that was mounted on the wall underneath this window donated in memory of his brother. This plaque is still in possession of the Lang family.

The center window was donated by the congregation in memory of the nine men from the church who died while serving in the Second World War. The right window was donated in memory of Oiler Ross Edward Stevens.

An organ was installed in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The organ was destroyed in the fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

A set of three memorial windows designed by Peter Haworth, a Toronto stained glass artist, were dedicated in St. Paul's United Church (formerly St. Paul's Presbyterian Church) on Sunday, October 10, 1948. The window set was donated with funds raised by the congregation in memory of the nine men from the church who died while serving in the Second World War. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925 and became St. Paul's United Church. The windows were destroyed in a fire that razed the church on Sunday, August 11, 1963.

The center window depicts the ascension of Jesus Christ and his embodiment as love. The theme of the set, Faith, Hope and Charity, was inspired by 1 Corinthians, Chapter 13, verse 13. Christ, who embodies the supreme Christian virtue of Charity, or Love, the one power that will win the world for peace so that wars may finally end. The window is a tribute to the nine men who fulfilled Christ's words: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John, Chapter 15, verse 13).

The left window depicts the Angel of Faith and was donated in memory of Flying Officer Wallace “Wally” Lang. After the fire, his brother, Don Lang, searched through the rubble and located the bronze plaque that was mounted on the wall underneath this window donated in memory of his brother. This plaque is still in possession of the Lang family. 

The right window depicts the Angel of Hope and was donated in memory of Oiler Ross Edward Stevens.

Three Second World War plaques were located below the stained glass windows. Two of the three plaques were recovered in the rubble of the burned out remains of the church after a fire on Sunday, August 11, 1963. The Second World War Window Plaque and the Second World War Chancel Plaque are located at the Lambton Heritage Museum in Grand Bend.

Artist Peter Haworth was born in 1889 in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England. During the First World War he served in the Royal Flying Corps and won the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, he studied at the Royal College of Art in London and specialized in stained glass at an early stage in his career. In 1923, the Haworths immigrated to Canada, where Peter was appointed Director of Art at the Central Technical School in Toronto. While teaching Peter Haworth also accepted commissions to undertake stained glass work. After the outbreak of the Second World War he was commissioned by the Government of Canada to record the activities of the armed forces on the coast of British Columbia.