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Municipality/Province: Athens, ON

Memorial number: 35041-001

Type: Cairn - red granite, black mortar

Address: 35 Main Street East

Location: Main Street Park

GPS coordinates: Lat: 44.6268807   Long: -75.9499045

Submitted by: Betty Ann Hayes

This memorial is dedicated to those who fought in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was erected by the Women's Institute, Athens.


Inscription found on memorial

[top plaque/plaque du haut]
Korea
1950 – 1953

[middle plaque/plaque du milieu]
1914 - 1918

TO THE MEMORY OF
OUR BOYS WHO PAID THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE GREAT WAR

Ross DeWolfe
J. Mills Johnston
Basil Connerty
Delos Spence
Gordon Kelsey
Frank Whitford
Gerald Botsford
Lloyd Scott
John Corr
Everett Cross
William Carl

[bottom plaque/plaque du bas]
1939 – 1945

HONOUR ROLL

IN MEMORY OF OUR MEN WHO MADE THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE IN WORLD WAR II

Gnr. Arthur Dack
Pte. Donald Covey
Piper Mjr. Donald Fraser
Pte. Elton Ireland
Flt/Sgt. Hugh Latimer
Cpl. Charles Runham
Flt/Sgt. Jason Stevens
Capt. Leslie Yates
L.A.C. Lawrence Yates

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