Other

City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-052
Type
Other
Address
286 Front Street N
Location
Royal Canadian Legion No. 62
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.9759508, -82.4068479
Submitted By
Imperial Oil.
Inscription

1939 – 1945

THEY GAVE TO THE LAST FULL
MEASURE OF SACRIFICE THAT
LIBERTY MIGHT NOT PERISH

  • FRED BIRKINSHAW
  • WM. D.L. CAMERON
  • A. EDWARD CONWAY
  • THOMAS H. ELLIOTT
  • WALLACE C. HORLEY
  • FREDERICK H. IRWIN
  • GERALD R. KELLY
  • WALLACE E. LANG
  • THOMAS G. MILLS
  • H. PAUL MORRIS
  • W. JOHN OLIVER
  • DOUGLAS C. POLE
  • CHARLES RICHARDS
  • W. JOHN ROGERS
  • DOUGLAS J. ROSS
  • JAMES R. SHANKS
  • JAMES G. STRONACH
  • LES. G. SUTHERLAND
  • STANLEY J. TESKEY
  • H. FRASER THOMPSON
  • JACK A. THURLOW
  • WALTER F. TOTTEN
  • ROBERT J. WILCOX
  • JOHN D. WRIGHT

"BE YOURS
TO HOLD IT HIGH"

SARNIA REFINERY

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Imperial oil
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Honour Roll
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Imperial Oil
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Honour Roll being donated. L-R: Matt Balog from Imperial Oil, and Ron Smith & Les Jones from the Sarnia Legion
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War or Conflict Term
Second World War
Province
Ontario
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In April of 1949, the President of Imperial Oil Company unveiled a memorial plaque at the Sarnia Refinery, dedicated to the memory of those employees who gave their lives in the Second World War. It is mounted on an outside wall at the exit doors facing Christina Street. Imperial Oil donated this identical plaque to Sarnia Legion Branch No. 62 in 2020.

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Sarnia
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Canada
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Honour Roll
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10874
City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-051
Type
Other
Address
867 Clifford Street West
Location
Imperial Oil
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.9544096, -82.4149587
Submitted By
Victoria Edwards. Imperial Oil.
Inscription

1939 – 1945

THEY GAVE TO THE LAST FULL
MEASURE OF SACRIFICE THAT
LIBERTY MIGHT NOT PERISH

  • FRED BIRKINSHAW
  • WM. D.L. CAMERON
  • A. EDWARD CONWAY
  • THOMAS H. ELLIOTT
  • WALLACE C. HORLEY
  • FREDERICK H. IRWIN
  • GERALD R. KELLY
  • WALLACE E. LANG
  • THOMAS G. MILLS
  • H. PAUL MORRIS
  • W. JOHN OLIVER
  • DOUGLAS C. POLE
  • CHARLES RICHARDS
  • W. JOHN ROGERS
  • DOUGLAS J. ROSS
  • JAMES R. SHANKS
  • JAMES G. STRONACH
  • LES. G. SUTHERLAND
  • STANLEY J. TESKEY
  • H. FRASER THOMPSON
  • JACK A. THURLOW
  • WALTER F. TOTTEN
  • ROBERT J. WILCOX
  • JOHN D. WRIGHT

"BE YOURS
TO HOLD IT HIGH"

SARNIA REFINERY

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Imperial Oil
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Honour Roll
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Second World War
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Ontario
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In April of 1949, the President of Imperial Oil Company unveiled a memorial plaque at the Sarnia Refinery, dedicated to the memory of those employees who gave their lives in the Second World War. It is mounted on an outside wall at the exit doors of Imperial Oil facing Christina Street. Imperial Oil donated a second identical plaque to Sarnia Legion Branch No. 62 in 2020.

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Sarnia
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Canada
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Honour Roll
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10873
City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-050
Type
Other
Address
978 Tashmoo Avenue
Location
St. Clair United Church, Aamjiwnaang First Nation
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.9354744, -82.4168514
Inscription

FOR KING AND COUNTRY

MEMBERS OF
Sarnia Reserve
WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
WITH
CANADA’S FIGHTING FORCES

  • Garnet Williams#
  • Telford F. Adams#
  • Christopher Adams#
  • Ervine L. Bressette*
  • Milford Cottrelle~
  • Clifford David~
  • Stanley C. Jackson#
  • Gordon H. Jacobs*
  • Melvin H. Jacobs*
  • Percy James~
  • Carl F. Maness#
  • David R. Williams*
  • Clifton Plain#
  • Theodore Stone
  • Thomas J. Stone#
  • Harley Williams*
  • Leonard E. Maness*
  • Leo A. Nahmabin*
  • Leonard Plain~
  • James E. Plain^
  • Fredrick Plain^
  • Stafford F. Rogers^
  • Genevieve P. Rogers*
  • Clarence Rogers#
  • Sylvester E. Stone*
  • Peter James~
  • Thomas Williams#
  • Douglas Simon#
  • # AMERICAN
  • * CANADIAN
  • ^ RESERVE
  • ~ DISCHARGED
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Honour Roll
War or Conflict Term
Second World War
Province
Ontario
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This Honour Roll pays tribute to the Sarnia First Nation men and women who were served in the Second World War. 

Three honour rolls located within St. Clair United Church pay tribute to local Aamjiwnaang First Nation who served during the two World Wars. One honours those who served in the First World War and the other two (one which was completed before the end of the war) honour those who served in the Second World War.

Copies of the honour rolls were framed and placed in the Aamjiwnaang First Nation office around 2015.

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Sarnia
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
10836
City/Municipality
Mooretown
Memorial Number
35071-048
Type
Other
Address
94 Moore Line
Location
Inside the Moore Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.8398072, -82.4625749
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Roll of Honour
Province
Ontario
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Members of the Calvary United Church who have volunteered for active service.  The church was located at the corner of Kimball Road and Oil Springs Line.  When the church was torn down, the Roll of Honour was given to the Moore Museum.

 

 

 

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Mooretown
Country
Canada
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Type Description
Roll of Honour
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9735
City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-047
Type
Other
Address
978 Tashmoo Avenue
Location
Aamjiwnaang First Nation
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.9356304, -82.4168024
Submitted By
Tom Slater
Inscription

[center/centre]

TO OUR
GLORIOUS VETERANS
WHO HAVE SERVED
OUR NATION
AND ITS’ ALLIES
FOR
PEACE AND FREEDOM

LEST WE FORGET

[left/gauche]

WORLD WAR I
IN MEMORY OF
THE YOUNG MEN
FROM THIS NATION
WHO SERVED
KING AND COUNTRY
THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD
1914 - 1919

FRED DOXSTATER

[right/droit]

WORLD WAR II
IN MEMORY OF
THE YOUNG MEN
AND WOMEN WHO
LOYALLY SERVED
THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD
1939 - 1945

HARLEY WILLIAMS

[base]

PONTIAC'S WAR - WAR OF 1812 - KOREA - VIETNAM - PEACEKEEPING

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Tom Slater
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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
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Aamjiwnaang First Nation Cenotaph
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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
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Base inscription.
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War or Conflict Term
First World War
Second World War
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Ontario
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The Aamjiwnaang First Nation Cenotaph comprises three vertical stone columns resting on a stone base. 

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Sarnia
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Canada
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Stele
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9478
City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-046
Type
Other
Address
151 Wellington Street
Location
Veterans Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.969412, -82.4062264
Submitted By
Tom Slater
Inscription

There are three plaques on the LAV III Monument;

PLAQUE #1:

DEDICATED TO THOSE

40,000 men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces who fought

in the Cause of Peace and Freedom and in the memory of those 159

who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

“Never to be forgotten”

Ils ont combattu pour la cause de la paix et de la liberte

2001         AFGHANISTAN         2014

PLAQUE #2:

IN MEMORY OF

Pte. CUSHLEY, William Jonathan James

1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment

Hometown: Port Lambton, Ontario

Age 21 years

Killed in Action: September 3rd, 2006

Cpl. POLAND, Brent Donald

2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment

Hometown: Camlachie, Ontario

Age 37 years

Killed in Action: April 8th, 2007

PLAQUE #3:

Honouring the members of the 1st Hussars

who served in the Afghanistan Mission

from 2003 to 2014

Hodie Non Cras

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Tom Slater
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LAV III
War or Conflict Term
Afghanistan
Province
Ontario
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In August 2015, the Sarnia First Hussars Association began the process of procuring a monument to honour those lost in combat during the Afghanistan Mission. The LAV’s were used extensively in Afghanistan by the Canadian Armed Forces for assault, mobility and protection – they were the “workhorse” of the Canadian Forces’ effort in Kandahar Province. The Sarnia First Hussar’s were able to obtain LAV III, hull number 77, and the vehicle’s 30 mm cannon was replaced with a fixed metal piece, and the engine, electronics and other equipment were removed.

The Sarnia First Hussars Association, along with the Royal Canadian Legion, Sarnia Branch 62, and the City of Sarnia, set up the 1st Hussars Association Afghanistan Monument Committee to raise funds for the project, under the direction of Honorary Colonel Barry A. Hogan. Led by the First Hussars Association, funds were received from the Kiwanis of the Seaway, Sarnia Legion Branch 62, the Sarnia Saints Rugby Club, the Royal Canadian Regiment, the Labourer’s International Union of North America, Local 1089, and from private citizens for the $65,000 project.

On October 30, 2016, a dedication ceremony took place unveiling the Sarnia-Lambton Afghanistan Monument in the southeast corner of Veterans Park in the presence of military personnel, dignitaries and six Silver Cross families – including those of two Sarnia/Lambton Afghanistan fallen. Military personnel included members of the 4th battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, the 1st Hussars, the 31st brigade and the Royal Highland Fusiliers, including Lt-Col. Mark Poland – brother of Brent Poland. Three bronze plaques are part of the memorial: one plaque is dedicated to Private William Cushley and Corporal Brent Poland, both of Sarnia/Lambton who died in action while serving in Afghanistan; a second plaque is dedicated to the 40,000 men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan, and the 159 who lost their lives, between 2001 and 2014; and the third plaque is dedicated to the 86 members of the First Hussars deployed in Afghanistan.

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Sarnia
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LAV III Monument
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Tom Slater
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9477
City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-045
Type
Other
Address
Upper Canada Drive
Location
Heritage Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.9657315, -82.342169
Submitted By
Tom Slater
Inscription

THESE ONE HUNDRED AND TWO TREES WERE
PLANTED TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS
FROM SARNIA WHO FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR I, AND
IN PARTICULAR THE MEMORY OF THE 102 SOLDIERS
FROM THIS COMMUNITY WHO DIED IN BATTLE –
ONE TREE FOR EACH FALLEN SOLDIER

  • R.H. Ackerman
  • A.R. Adams
  • A.J. Allan
  • J.H. Allan
  • G.P. Ansbro
  • R.A. Batey
  • C.H. Barnes
  • G. Beaumont
  • A. Bell
  • A.W. Bell
  • W.G.H. Bendall
  • J.W. Bennett
  • Dr. D.R. Bentley
  • N. Benward
  • C. Bissett
  • M. Bolton
  • N. Brearly
  • H.G. Bury
  • R.J. Carson
  • E.F Causley
  • W.H. Chapman
  • F.J. Chester
  • A. Corrick
  • W.J. Coulter
  • S. Cowan
  • R.B. Crawford
  • R.P. Crawford
  • J. Croucher
  • S.R. Davies
  • G. Dickinson
  • F. Doxtator
  • A.E. Eberly
  • W.P. Eddy
  • F.W. Edwards
  • J.M. Elliott
  • R. Fair
  • P.J. Ford
  • A.L. Fitzgerald
  • C.T. Giles
  • C. Gore
  • P.E. Guertin
  • G. Hall
  • N.W. Hanna
  • G.H. Harris
  • G.D. Hazen
  • J.L. Howarth
  • C. Howe
  • R. Iliffe
  • A. Ireson
  • G.J. Janes
  • F. Johnston
  • G.C. Johnston
  • A. Jones
  • D. Kerr
  • A.H.W. Ketch
  • C.E. Knight
  • N. Knowles
  • R.H. Lumley
  • G.H. Manning
  • C.R. Major
  • A. Mcdonald
  • H. Mcgibbon
  • A. Mcintosh
  • L.C. Mcmullen
  • I.A. Mcmutrie
  • D.C. Montgomery
  • H. Nash
  • D.L. Nichol
  • U.J. Noel
  • J.H. Norwood
  • J.M. Pierre
  • A.E. Potter
  • T. Powell
  • G. Reid
  • W.H. Reynolds
  • F.J. Robinson
  • A. Rodber
  • A. Rogers
  • J. Salisbury
  • W. Scott
  • M.J. Simmons
  • W.B. Skinner
  • H. Smith
  • D.R. Smuck
  • R.W. Soper
  • J. Steele
  • H. Stott
  • M.J. Summers
  • D.A.E. Thomson
  • E.A. Timpson
  • N.E. Towers
  • R. Wade
  • H. Wallis
  • E.D. Watson
  • C. Weatherill
  • A. Weston
  • G. Wheatley
  • W. Wilkinson
  • F.J. Williams
  • C.B. Wilson
  • A. Wiseman
  • T.W. Wright

This Project Was Undertaken By Members Of
Scouts Canada - Bluewater Area, And The Corporation
Of The City Of Sarnia, With The Generous Assistance
Of Enbridge, Sun Life Financial, The Sarnia
Horticultural Society And Union Gas

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First World War
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Ontario
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In November 2013, local Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from troops across Sarnia planted trees of Remembrance in Heritage Park, Sarnia. The project was undertaken by Scouts Canada – Bluewater area, and was completed with the cooperation of the City of Sarnia, and with generous assistance of Enbridge Pipelines, Sun Life Financial, the Sarnia Horticultural Society and Union Gas.

There are 102 (Autumn Blaze) maple trees planted in the park, one tree for each fallen soldier listed on the First World War section of the Sarnia Cenotaph. The trees in the living memorial are planted in the formation of a cross. In November 2014, local Cubs, Beavers and Scouts held a dedication ceremony in the park, unveiling a plaque commemorating the Scouts “Trees of Remembrance Project”.

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Sarnia
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Canada
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Forest
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Paul Gingrich, Tom St. Amand
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9474
City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-044
Type
Other
Address
1001 The Rapids Pkwy
Location
St. Patrick's High School
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.994955, -82.351369
Submitted By
Tom Slater
Inscription

THE HONOUR ROLL OF SARNIA’S FALLEN CATHOLIC SOLDIERS

THE FOLLOWING SARNIA STUDENTS FROM CATHOLIC PARISHES SERVED IN WAR AND MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE

WORLD WAR I (1914-1918)

JAMES WILLIAM BENNETT                                            NEAL BENWARE                

EDWARD FRANK CAUSLEY                                            FREDERIC ALOYSIUS CHESTER

THOMAS CREIGHTON                                                      PETER JOHN FORD

GEORGE GORE                                                                    PERCIVAL EDWARD GUERTIN  

FRANK HICKEY                                                                  FREDERICK JOHNSON                 

DANIEL EDWARD V. MANNING                                                URBAN JOSEPH NOEL

JOHN REGINALD SERGEANT SALSBURY

WORLD WAR II (1939-1945)

WILLIAM JOHN ANDERSON                                           JOSEPH LEOPOLD AUBIN           

WILLIAM JOHN BARR                                                      RAYMOND WILLIAM DIONNE  

ROBERT CHARLES DIONNE                                            HUGH FRANCIS HEGARTY                     

HECTOR LEGARE                                                               GEORGE VICTOR L. LONEY

PATRICK DOUGLAS McLAUGHLIN                              ALLAN JOSEPH McLELLAN                    

JAMES M. BARRY O’CONNOR                                        MICHAEL JOSEPH PAITHOUSKI

EDWARD THOMAS SHEA                                                            RICHARD NORMAN WILSON

THE KOREAN WAR (1950-1953)

EDWARD JOSEPH MICHAEL KNIGHT                         PATRICK WILLIAM O’CONNOR

AFGHANISTAN PEACEKEEPING (2001-2014)

WILLIAM JONATHAN JAMES CUSHLEY

 

“WE ARE THE DEAD. SHORT DAYS AGO – WE LIVED, FELT DAWN, SAW SUNSET GLOW, LOVED AND WERE LOVED, AND NOW WE LIE ”

FROM LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN McCRAE’S “IN FLANDERS FIELDS”

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St. Patrick's War Memorial Plaque
War or Conflict Term
First World War
Korean War
Second World War
Afghanistan
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Ontario
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In November 2016, a plaque to honour the memory of former students of the Sarnia-Lambton Catholic School system who gave their lives in the service to their country was officially unveiled in St. Patrick’s Catholic High School. The idea to create the plaque was initiated in the spring of 2012 by Tom Slater, a former teacher at the school. The idea was based on the fact that during both World Wars and the Korean War, there were only two secondary schools in Sarnia; Sarnia Collegiate Institute, opened in October 1922, and St. Patrick’s High School, founded in 1935.

With the work of Blake Morrison, and support of Lou Giancarlo, Tom St. Amand and Principal Rob Cicchelli, the St. Patrick’s plaque became a reality. On November 10, 2016, a dedication ceremony was held in the school foyer officially unveiling the black granite plaque. Present at the ceremony were dignitaries that included Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu, Sarnia-Lambton MPP Bob Bailey, City of Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley, Royal Canadian Legion’s Bill Chafe and several family members of fallen soldiers on the plaque.

The St.Patrick's Catholic High School War Memorial Plaque is an honour roll of thirty of Sarnia's fallen Catholic soldiers. The names inscribed on the plaque are of ordinary young men who had attended Sarnia Catholic schools and/or parishes, including Our Lady of Mercy, St. Joseph’s in Sarnia, Sacred Heart in Port Lambton and St.Patrick’s High School. The thirty names on the plaque are of fallen soldiers from two World Wars, the Korean War and Afghanistan Peacekeeping. There are three symbols across the top of the plaque: a crucifix, representing of God and faith; a maple leaf, representing country (the same leaf design as the one on thousands of fallen soldiers graves overseas); and a poppy, the international symbol of Remembrance. Along the bottom of the plaque is a quote from Colonel John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields”.

The plaque serves as a tribute to the fallen and to their families. It also serves as a permanent reminder for students to always remember the sacrifices of young men and women not much older than themselves who served, past and present.

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Sarnia
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
9468
City/Municipality
Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-043
Type
Other
Address
275 Wellington Street
Location
Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.96832, -82.40135
Submitted By
Tom Slater
Inscription

IN MEMORY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF CANADA

1939 – 1945

 

DOUGLAS AIKEN                                                               FRANCIS HAGGERTY**

WILLIAM J. ANDERSON                                                   JOHN N. HALLAM

GEORGE V. ANDREW                                                        THOMAS HAMILTON

WILLIAM C. ANDREW*                                                     JOHN M. HARRIS

KEITH BANKS                                                                     VICTOR HARRIS

WILLIAM BARR                                                                  ROLAND JAMIESON

JOE GRIFFITHS BELL                                                         JAY S. JOHNSTON

MAX BERGER                                                                     RUSSELL E. JOLLY

HUGO BORCHARDT                                                          GLYN JONES

CLEMENCE BRAKEMAN                                                  ROSS KEE

GEORGE W. BROWN                                                          GERALD R. KELLY

PAUL A. BROWN                                                                WILFRED L. KNIGHT

DAVID BURKE                                                                    GEORGE WILLIAM KNOWLES

KENNETH BURR                                                                 JOHN LYLE LECKIE

WILLIAM CAMERON                                                        TOM LEE

WILLIAM F. CARLTON                                                     HECTOR LEGARRIE***

STUART A. CARR                                                               ROBERT LOCHEAD

ROSS CLARK                                                                        W. ELDON LUCAS

WILLIAM BROWN CLARK                                               WALLACE LANG

JOHN C. CLARKE                                                                DONALD C. MACGREGOR

WESLEY COLEMAN                                                           DONALD MCCLURE

A. EDWARD CONWAY                                                   JAMES MCCLURE

FRED DAWS                                                                         GILBERT CAMPBELL MCFADYEN

JACK DOWDING                                                                 VICTOR MCKEOWN

WILLIAM DRINKWATER                                                  PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN

RALPH LESLIE ELLIOT                                                      OMAR MARTINDALE

THOMAS HAROLD ELLIOT                                             LEONARD MEERE

JOHN ESSELMENT                                                             RALPH J. MELLON

GEORGE ESSER                                                                   RODOLFO MENDIZABAL

HUGO FARNER                                                                   WILLIAM STUART METCALFE

LORNE FERGUSON                                                                        DAVID DOUGLAS MILLER

GORDON WILLIAM FORDYCE                                        THOMAS GORDON MILLS

CHARLES FOSTER                                                              PAUL MISENER

JOHN FOWLIE                                                                     PAUL MORRIS

LLOYD GALLAWAY                                                           JOSEPH THOMAS MURPHY

REX GAMMON                                                                   EDWIN ROBERT MYLES

ARTHUR GANDER                                                             CHARLES ARTHUR NASH

WILLIAM GLASS                                                                 DON NEAL                                      

LLOYD THOMAS GRAHAM                                            BARRY O’CONNOR

LYLE GORING                                                                     WILLIAM JOHN OLIVER

                                                          

                                                TED PARSONS

                                                DOUGLAS POLE

                                                ROSS POLE

                                                BRUCE POWELL

                                               T. EDWARD POWELL

                                                JAMES E. QUINN

                                                MELVIN RAMSAY

                                                ROBERT RAMSAY

                                                CHARLES V. RICHARDS

                                                DOUGLAS ROSS

                                                ARNOLD SCHILDKNECHT

                                                JAMES SHANKS

                                                GORDON SMITH

                                                EDWARD SAMUEL STOKES

                                                GEOFFREY STONE

                                                JAMES STRONACH

                                                LES SUTHERLAND

                                                STANLEY J. TESKEY

                                                CLAIR THAIN

                                                JACK ALEXANDER THAIN

                                                ARTHUR CAMERON THOMPSON

                                                HOWARD FRASER THOMPSON

                                                MYLES K. VOKES

                                                FLOYD WILLIAMS

                                                WILLIAM PATRICK LOGIE WILLIAMS

                                                RICHARD WILSON

                                                FRED WISE

                                                JAMES WRIGHT

                                                JOHN D. WRIGHT

                                                JOHN H. YORKE

                                                ISAAC B. ZIERLER

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Sarnia Collegiate War Memorial Plaque
War or Conflict Term
Second World War
Province
Ontario
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Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School was officially opened in October 1922. Many of the schools students would serve during World War II. On June 6, 1951, a plaque to honour the memory of former students of Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School who were killed during World War II was unveiled at a public ceremony held in the school auditorium. The bronze plaque, two feet by three feet, has the names of 111 former pupils who made the supreme sacrifice in the Second World War.

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Sarnia
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Canada
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
9467
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Sarnia
Memorial Number
35071-041
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Other
Address
151 Wellington Street
Location
Veterans Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
42.9693892, -82.4073348
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Sarnia's "Big Tom" cannon

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Sarnia’s Market Square, later Victoria Park, now called Veterans Park, has been around since Canada’s Confederation in 1867. In 1869, a British-made Blomefield SBML 32-pounder 56-cwt cannon originally nicknamed “Long Tom”, was placed in the park.

The cannon was manufactured by Walker and Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England between 1787 and 1820. The cast iron, one-piece unit weighs slightly over 3 tons (56 cwt - Hundredweight), fired a 32-pound cannonball and required a crew of 6 to 14 men to fire it. "Blomefield" refers to Thomas Blomefield, England’s Inspector of Artillery and Superintendent of the Royal Brass Foundry in 1780. “Long Tom” was derived from the British forces after the Royal Gun-founder from 1584 until 1595 Thomas Johnson. During this time, warships – naval and privateer - usually had one or two long, heavy guns mounted on a swivel at the ship’s bow to act as a chase gun, with shorter, lighter guns along the broadside. In the days when guns were denoted by their range, the chase gun became the “Long Thomas”, after the Gun-founder.

Sarnia's “Long Tom” cannon came over from England to Canada for defence purposes during the time of the Fenian uprising. “Long Tom” would end up on the 288-ton steam powered British gunboat Prince Alfred, as part of the system of defence of the Great Lakes. When the Fenian threat subsided, the "Long Tom" cannon was moved off the boat, retired and stored in the Military Reserve base in Point Edward. In 1869, two years after the nation’s Confederation, the retired cannon, reportedly “reposed near Point Edward, partly covered by sand and underbrush” was purchased and brought to Sarnia, and placed in the west end of Sarnia’s Market Square Park (now Veterans Park) facing east. 

From the moment the historic cannon was brought to Victoria Park (now Veterans Park) in Sarnia, it was nicknamed “Long Tom”. In the early 1940s, the federal government, as part of a nationwide scrap and metal drive during World War II, suggested that the “Long Tom” cannon in Victoria Park be smelted down for the war effort. In a concerted effort, local Sarnia residents fought back against the government, saying the cannon didn’t belong to Ottawa. The Sarnia Observer in a May 1942 article referred to the Victoria Park cannon as “Big Tom”, a name “conferred on it a half a century ago by the boys who played around and on it”. After that, local media continued to refer to the cannon as “Big Tom”, a name that seemed to stick.

Sometime between 1959 and 1961, the “new” (and current) Sarnia public library was being built while the old Sarnia Carnegie library was being demolished. To make way for the construction work, and after residing in the park for over 90 years, the cannon “Big Tom” was moved to the north end of Canatara Park in Sarnia. It would remain there until 2015, when a group of local voluunteers worked to return "Big Tom" to its rightful home in Veterans Park.

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Sarnia
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Canada
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
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