Cénotaphe de Bayfield

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CANADA
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE
1914 THE GREAT WAR 1919

HARVEY CURRIE
KENNETH CURRIE
WILFRED TOMS
ROBERT MCLEOD
ALLAN MACDONALD
VICTOR EVANS
EDWARD ADLEY
ARTHUR CLARKE

THEY DIED THAT HONOUR AND JUSTICE MIGHT LIVE

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IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY
IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR
1939 – 1945
WARRANT OFFICER
RICHARD V. WESTON
MERCHANT SEAMAN
ROBERT DAVID JAMES HOPSON
PRIVATE
CHARLES STEWART CANN
“THEY DIED THAT HONOUR AND JUSTICE
MIGHT LIVE”

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On July 26, 1933, this memorial Cairn, bearing the names of 8 men killed in action was
dedicated to those from Bayfield who served and sacrificed in World War I. Virtually every
eligible man and two nurses volunteered for service. Of those, one in three would never
return to the shores of Lake Huron. Those who did return where affected for life by their
many wounds.

At a re-dedication ceremony on August 10, 1947, the names of those killed in World War
II were added to this Cairn. As in World War I, virtually every able bodied man in the
community signed up to serve. Casualties were fewer but war once more profoundly
scarred this village.

Today, the 75th anniversary of that original dedication, this memorial to their sacrifice is
re-dedicated following an extensive restoration.

"To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders Fields"

JULY 26, 2008

This restoration was made possible through the assistance of;
Veterans' Affairs Canada; The Municipality of Bluewater; The County of Huron;
The Bayfield Mews; The Bayfield Historical Society