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TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO PERPETUATE
THE MEMORY OF ALL
THOSE OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF THURLOW
WHO SERVED IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
1939-1945
[left/gauche]
ROBERT J. BELL
CLAUDE CAVERLY
CLARANCE G. EGGLETON
EVERETT GOODFELLOW
WILFRED HORNE
LEO LOGUE
JACOB PALMER
WILLIAM GILLESBIE
ROSS W. AKEY
STANLEY AKEY
WALLACE ANDERSON
LYLE ARMSTRONG
HARRY BRADDEN
ROBERT BURD
VINCENT E. GUARY
JOHN HANSEY
[right/droit]
FREDERIC QUICK
PETER ROBSON
EDWARD SMITH
FRANK SPRACKET
CLINTON VAN ALLEN
EARL WALLACE
FRANK HOWE
JOHN MCCORMICK
OSCAR REID
CHARLES SCOTT
DALE SHARPE
LIONEL WAY
JAMES WEYMARK
TED WILKINS
ROBERT MCFARLANCE
The Thurlow Cenotaph was erected by the Thurlow Township and dedicated to the local veterans of the First and Second World Wars. In 2001, when the Thurlow Township amalgamated with the City of Belleville, it was relocated from River Road South in Thurlow to Belleville Memorial Park.
Picton Armoury was built in 1913 as the home for 16th Prince Edward Regiment, a local militia unit with origins dating back to the 1800s.The United Empire Loyalists who settled in the county of Hastings and Prince Edward organized the first local Militia units for self-defence. The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment is the modern descendant of those Militia units.
In 1800, Colonel A Macdonnell formed the 1st Regiment of Prince Edward Militia and in 1804 Colonel. J Ferguson formed the 1st Regiment of Hastings Militia. The Regiments provided units that served in the War of 1812, MacKenzie Rebellion, South African War and both World Wars. Author Farley Mowat was a platoon commander in the Regiment during the Second World War. In 1920, the 16th Prince Edward Regiment and 49th Hastings Rifles were amalgamated to form the Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment.
During both World Wars the Armoury served as a recruiting depot, drill hall and home base/training camp for the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. For years after, the Armoury served the community, hosting dances, badminton tournaments, and served as a school in the 1950s when the town’s school was destroyed by a fire.
Local architects Scott Bailey and Lindsey Reid were chosen to bring the Armoury into the future. Renovations started in 2017 and revealed many great finds. The original wood-planked floors were uncovered which high school dances were held on. The team also found beautiful window openings behind walls and boarded panels, brick walls painted in regiment colours, soldiers’ ID numbers scratched into bricks circa 1939-1940, old letters and song sheets. Their findings were documented and displayed behind glass in the Atrium section of the building. On the bottom floor there is an impressive photo collage close to 30 feet long that highlights some of the finds.
In 2019, the Armoury had two quilts commissioned by the Prince Edward County Barnyard Quilt Trails: Strong and FREEdom and Like a Rolling KeySTONE.
[front/devant]
LEST WE FORGET
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
[back/arrière]
IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN FROM WOODVILLE
AND DISTRICT
WHO HAVE MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
This memorial was dedicated in November 1972, by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 184, to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars.
[plaque]
CHRIST CHURCH 1843
The Mohawks allies of the British during the American
Revolution settled permanently in Canada following that
Conflict. A party led by Capt. John Deserontyon landed
Here in 1784 and constructed a chapel shortly thereafter.
The church's historic Communion Plate is part of a gift
Presented to the Mohawks in 1712 by Queen Anne. In
1798 King George III gave to the chapel, which became
Known as a "Chapel Royal" a tryptych bell, and royal
Coat-of-Arms. The first permanent chaplain, the Reverend
Saltern Givens, was appointed in 1831 and during his
Incumbency the present structure was built by the
Mohawks in 1843. Although damaged by fire in 1906
Christ Church appears today essentially as originally
constructed.
Erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Department of Public Records and Archives of Ontario
[plaque]
RAWENNÍ:IO RONÓNHSOTE ONONHSATOKÉNHTI
AKONONTÍ:IO TSI IONTERENNAIENTÁHKHWA
ROTINONTIIÓ:SHON NE NE KANIEN’KEHA:KA
Kí:ken kanonhsí:io Ononhsatokénhti ióhskats iorihwahnirá:ton tsi
niion’wesénhne tsi niiohtón:ne wahón:nise tsi na’tehónteron ne
Kanien’kéha onkwehshón:’a tánon ne Rotinontí:io Thoti’nikonhrahsa’áhton
Kanien’kehá:ka, tsi nihá:ti é:so tahóntka’we sha’thonwatirihwáhsnie ne
Kiohro’shá:ka raotirí:wa, kén:tho wahón:newe shonteriiohserén:ta’ne
Ohstoronnón:ke. Wahatinonhsakétsko ne tekaronta’serónnion
Ononhastokénhti aktónkie, né:’e ne Rawenní:io Ononhsatokénhti
ó:ia sahontenonhsón:ni ne 1843. Rotinonti ió:shon nia’té:kon
wahonwatiháhrhahse ontahserohetstánion wa’thonwatirénhsaron tsi
nihotiianerahstén:ni tsi na’tehónteron tánon ne 1904 Ronontí:io Edward
VII waharihwahní:rate wahahsén:non Ionontí:io Tsi ionterennaientáhkhwa.
Kí:ken kanonhsasé’tsi skanonhsakétskwen Ononhsatokénhti é:so tsi
wa’karihwén:ta’ne sha’onón:kwateke ne 1906. Skanonhsahserón:ni ne
Kanien’kehá:ka sahontkarón:ni, tsi ionterennaientáhkhwa kanónhsote
ón:wa wenhniserá:te né:’e ronte’nientenhstáhkhwa tsi shé:kon
ronatste’niá:ron tsi ratirihwakweniénhstha ne Rotinontí:io.
CHRIST CHURCH, HER
MAJESTY’S CHAPEL ROYAL
OF THE MOHAWK
This handsome church attests to the
remarkable historic alliance of the
Mohawk people with the Crown.
Loyal Mohawks, who sacrificed
much in their support of the British
cause, came here after the American
Revolution. They built a log church
nearby, which Christ Church replaced
in 1843. Royal gifts over the years
have honoured this extraordinary
relationship and in 1904 King Edward
VII conferred the title, “His Majesty’s
Chapel.” This Gothic Revival church
was severely damaged by fire in 1906.
Restored at Mohawk expense, the
chapel stands today as a symbol of
their enduring regard for the Crown.
CHRIST CHURCH, LA CHAPELLE
ROYALE DE SA MAJESTÉ
CHEZ LES MOHAWKS
Cette élégante chapelle de style
néogothique témoigne de l’alliance
historique entre les Mohawks
et la Couronne. Après la guerre
de l’Indépendance américaine,
plusieurs s’établirent ici au prix de
grands sacrifices et bâtirent une
église en bois, remplacée en 1843
par celle de Christ Church. Au fil
des ans, des dons furent offerts
par la famille royale et, en 1904,
le roi Édouard VII lui conféra le
titre de « chapelle de Sa Majesté ».
Endommagée par le feu en 1906,
elle fut restaurée aux frais des
Mohawks et rappelle toujours leur
loyauté envers la Couronne.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Christ Church, Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal of the Mohawk was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1995 because it represents the historic alliance between the British Crown and the Mohawk peoples as well as their historic and ongoing contribution to Canada.
After the American Revolution, Mohawks loyal to the British Crown came to Tyendinaga in the Bay of Quinte to settle land promised to them by the British for their loyalty and allegiance. They built a log church nearby, which Christ Church replaced in 1843.
The church was designed by John Howard and funded by the Mohawk people. It was designated a Royal Chapel in 1906, meaning it is set aside for the use of the reigning monarch. The spire and most of the interior were destroyed in a 1906 fire, but the stone walls survived and the remainder of the church was reconstructed by the Mohawks. It continues to house artefacts which symbolize both Mohawk history and the alliance between the Mohawk peoples and the British Crown.
Its exterior walls were made of local limestone, dating to 1843. The memorial windows, include one on the south wall, installed in 1984 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the landing of the Mohawks, a small window in the vestry, representing the 100th anniversary of the church and a memorial window presented to the church in 1907 by the family of prominent community member Dr. Oronhyatekha.
The beacons on the church spire were installed for the military aircraft landing field at nearby Camp Mohawk in the 1940s, evidence of the Mohawk tradition of voluntary military service. There are also memorial plaques on the interior walls.
The church continues to house artefacts which symbolize both Mohawk history and the alliance between the Mohawk peoples and the British Crown.
IN CHERISHED MEMORY
OF OUR HEROES
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 — 1945
FOR
JUSTICE - HONOUR - FREEDOM
FRANCIS MARACLE - LLOYD BRANT
HURON BRANT M.M. - RUSSEL LOFT
KENNETH BRANT - CLIFFORD BRANT
ELMER BRANT - CLINTON TOPPINGS
ROBERT ARMITAGE - HOWARD GREEN
JOHN CULBERTSON - JOHN MARACLE
WILLARD ZACHARIAH
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
ERECTED BY THE KAN-YEN-CEN LEAGUE
Erected by the Kan-Yen-Cen League, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of the local war dead of the Second World War.
[front/devant]
1939 ROLL OF HONOUR 1945
MOHAWKS OF THE BAY OF QUINTE
OUR VOLUNTEERS FOR KING AND COUNTRY
THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
(needs further research/recherche incomplète)
THOSE WHO SERVED
(needs further research/recherche incomplète)
"WE HAVE DONE THAT WHICH WAS OUR DUTY TO DO"
Erected by the local Mohawk community, this memorial is dedicated to the Second World War veterans and war dead from the Bay of Quinte Mohawk population.
[left pillar/colonne gauche]
POST 160
WELLINGTON
1930
[right pillar/colonne droite]
LEST WE FORGET
WORLD WAR I 1914 - 1918
WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945
KOREA 1950 - 1953
AFGHANISTAN
The Wellington Cenotaph is composed of two stone wing walls with benches, each leading to a pillar. On top of both pillars are three wooden rifles arranged in a tripod configuration and topped by a First World War era British helmet.
It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 160 in 1930 and a dedication plaque was added in 1986. The cenotaph is dedicated to members of the Wellington area who served in the First and Second World Wars, Korean War and Afghanistan.
[shaft/socle]
(front/devant)
1914-1918
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF
PRINCE EDWARD
COUNTY
WHO FOUGHT AND FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
PICTON
THEIR NAME
LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
(right side/côté droit)
(crest of 155th Quinte Battalion, CEF)
HILLIER
NORTH MARYSBURGH
SOUTH MARYSBURGH
WELLINGTON
SOPHIASBURGH
KOREA
1950 – 1953
(back/arrière)
(crest of 21st Battalion, Eastern Ontario, CEF)
PASSCHEDAELE
HOOGE; ARRAS
SANCTUARY WOOD
COURCELETTE
AMIENS ST. ELOI
MONS VIMY RIDGE
GIVENCHY LENS
YPRES FESTUBERT
BOURLON WOOD DOUAI
CAMBRAI SOMME
ERECTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL
1920
(left side/côté gauche)
(crest of 2nd Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, CEF)
AMELIASBURGH
ATHOL
BLOOMFIELD
HALLOWELL
ESLI MERRY
[altar/autel]
(front/devant)
1939-1945
PICTON
BREAKENRIDGE, BRUCE
CAMPBELL, WILLIAM
CAREY, WILLIAM
COLE, PAUL J.
CROSS, GEORGE
EVANS, KEITH
GIBSON, MAURICE
GILROY, NORMAN
GRIFFIN, JACK DOUGLAS
GRINDROD, BERT
HYDERMAN, HOWARD
LAWSON, HAROLD W.
LLOYD, CHARLES
MAHOOD, ALEX
NUTLEY, CHARLES
PETTET, DOUGLAS
RICHARDSON, FREDERICK
RORABECK, BASIL
SPENCER, COREY
WEIDMARK, EDWARD H.
WHITTARD, FREDERICK
WILSON, IRWIN
WELLINGTON
BURD, WILSON
FITCH, JOHN WILLIAM
FOSTER, MILTON
GRANT DONALD
RAYNOR, WALLACE
TAYLER, MELVIN
BLOOMFIELD
BRANT, HURON (M.M.)
PHILLIPS, GEORGE
VANCOTT, HOWARD
(right side/côté droit)
HALLOWELL
CARR, HARRIS BRIAN
CHRISTY, ELMO
FIELD, WILLIAM E.
HINEMAN, GERALD
LEAVITT, GORDON
McKENZIE, HARRY
SEXSMITH, R.
N. MARYSBURGH
BELLWOOD, THOMAS
LIGHTHALL, A.
WHITTAKER, CHARLES
WILKINSON, RUSSELL
S. MARYSBURGH
FENTON, ELWOOD
GRIMMON, CALVIN
McKENNA, GERALD
(left side/côté gauche)
AMELIASBURGH
LOUGH, ROSS
SOBLE, RUSSELL
YOUNG, C.R.
YOUNG, E.R.
ATHOL
BEDBOROUGH, C.
COWAN, HAROLD
HILLIER
CROWTHER, R.
FILLINGHAM, T.
KEECH, LEE
SOPHIASBURGH
D'APERNG, HANS
JUBY, CLAUDE
READ, CHARLES
ZACHARIAH, W.
The first steps to provide a memorial to the dead of the First World War were taken by the Prince Edward Old Boys Association. This association was formed in 1901 by County men who had moved away, especially to Toronto, and wanted to maintain their links to the County. They got other patriotic groups, especially the Great War Veterans Association, involved in March of 1920 and proposed the erection of Memorial Gates at the Fairgrounds, but they could not get agreement.
In May, 1920, a Prince Edward County Memorial Committee was formed consisting of representatives from the Great War Veterans Association, the Prince Edward County Old Boys Association, the Prince Edward County Agricultural Society, and others. This committee was to make a recommendation to the County Council. Eventually, after a proposal to build a memorial hall was turned down, it was agreed to have a monument erected.
In the meantime, the Old Boys went ahead and erected War Memorial Gates and a fence on their own on the Prince Edward Agricultural Society Grounds before the memorial was built. These gates and the fence were removed only a few short years ago and replaced with a chain link fence. The pedestrian gate and the ticket office with the Old Boys sign is still there.
The work of erecting the memorial was completed on Monday, September 20, 1920 and unveiled the next day, Tuesday, September 21, 1920. The Picton War Memorial was dedicated to the memory of the Veterans who died in the First World War. In November 1956, it was re-dedicated to honour the Veterans who died in the Second World War with the addition of an altar. Later a tribute to the Veterans of the Korean War was added.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND THE UNDYING MEMORY OF
THE BRETHREN OF
THE BELLEVILLE LODGE A.F. & A.M. NO 123 G.R.C.
WHO, AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY LEFT ALL
THAT WAS DEAR, ENDURED HARDNESS, FACED DANGER
AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY
THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE, GIVING UP
THEIR LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM
WOR. BRO. WILLIAM H. HUDSON
BRO. BERTHAM K. ALLEN
BRO. CLIFFORD R. BURROWS
BRO. THOMAS H. FENNELL
BRO. WILLIAM SHAW
LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR
NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN.
THE GREAT WAR 1914 — 1918
This Honour Roll was created for the dedication of the Masonic Temple opening in 1950 to commemorate those brethren of Lodge A.F. and A.M. No. 123 G.R.C. who died during the First World War.
It is not known where the Honour Roll is now.
[front/devant]
1914 - 1919
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
ERECTED BY MRS. R.J. GRAHAM ESTATE, WOMEN'S PATRIOTIC SOCIETY OF BELLEVILLE AND PRIVATE CITIZENS IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE HEROIC SACRIFICE BY THE MEN OF BELLEVILLE WHOSE NAMES APPEAR HEREON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR EMPIRE IN THE GREAT WAR.
1914 - 1919
[right side/côté droit]
1939 - 1945
DEDICATION
CROSS OF SACRIFICE
FLOODLIGHTING OF CENOTAPH
MAY 7TH
BELLEVILLE CENTENNIAL 1978
VETERANS OF BELLEVILLE COUNCIL
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION 418 WING
ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE AND LADIES AUXILIARY DUKE OF EDINBURGH UNIT 201
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION AND LADIES AUXILIARY BRANCH 99
[back/arrière]
1914-1918
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
ERECTED A.D. 1932
[left side/côté gauche]
1939 - 1945
KOREA
1950 - 1953
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED AND DIED IN KOREA
MAY THEIR NAMES LIVE IN GLORY FOREVER AND THEIR SOULS IN HEAVEN ABOVE
LEST WE FORGET
[slab/dalle]
The original cenotaph was erected with the
generous support of the estate of
Mrs. R.J. Graham, the Women's Patriotic Society,
and the citizens in grateful remembrance
of the heroic sacrifice of Belleville's men
who gave their lives in The Great War
1914 - 1919
The former township of Thurlow War Memorial
Corbyville Ontario was relocated and included
in this Memorial Park when the township
amalgamaated with the City of Belleville
This cenotaph was erected in 1932 by the estate of Mrs. R.J. Graham, the Women's Patriotic Society of Belleville and the citizens of Belleville in memory of the local men killed during the First World War. It was designed by Campbell Monument Company of Belleville. The names of the locals lost from the Second World War and a plaque in memory of the Korean War were added later.
In 2001, the Belleville Veterans Council and the City of Belleville replaced this cenotaph and refurbished Memorial Park.
