This memorial is dedicated to those who fought in the First World War, the Second World War and Korean War. It was erected by the citizens and organizations of Dresden. This granite monument is surrounded by a horseshoe ridge with red and white rose bushes planted in 2000. There is a walkway to the monument. On either side of the walkway are all the crosses with the soldiers names from Dresden and the surrounding area who gave their lives.
Dresden, Ontario
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Inscription
[front top/devant, en haut]
FREEDOM
JUSTICE
WORLD WAR I
1914-1918
WAR II
1939-1945
KOREAN WAR
1950-1953
BY LITTLE TOWNS
IN FAR OFF LANDS
WE SLEEP,
AND TRUST TO YOU
THE THINGS
WE HAVE WON TO KEEP.
WE GAVE OUR TO-MORROW
FOR YOUR TO-DAY
1972
[front bottom/devant, en bas]
THROUGH GENEROUS TOKENS OF REMEMBRANCE
BY CITIZENS AND ORGANIZATIONS OF DRESDEN
AND AREA, THIS MEMORIAL FIELD WAS ERECTED
AND DEDICATED IN GRATEFUL MEMORY AND DEEP
APPRECIATION OF THEIR SACRIFICE.
Visitor information
Location
Dresden Cemetery War Memorial
296 Trerice Street East
Dresden
Ontario
Dresden Cemetery War Memorial
296 Trerice Street East
Dresden
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 42.5961555
Long. -82.1709588
Lat. 42.5961555
Long. -82.1709588
surroundings
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