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IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY

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1949 - 2009
Presented by the Town of Markham to commemorate
sixty years of service by our veterans in the
Washington Street Building, an in appreciation for their 
dedication to fostering a spirit of community service.

Dedicated to the men and women in Markham
who have provided great service and sacrifice
for their country during war and world conflict.

Lest We Forget

Markham District Veterans' Association.

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THE UNIVERSITY AVENUE ARMORIES
1897 - 1963

THESE STONES ARE FROM THE MAIN ARCHED PORTAL OF THIS HISTORIC AND DISTINCTIVE BUILDING. THROUGH THIS PORTAL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS - ALMOST ALL VOLUNTEERS - MARCHED TO SERVE THIS COUNTRY. MANY THOUSANDS GAVE THEIR LIVES. THIS EDIFICE WAS DEMOLISHED TO PROVIDE A SITE FOR A COURTHOUSE.

DONATED BY COL. G.W. BEECROFT

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IN MEMORY OF THE FORMER STUDENTS OF THIS SCHOOL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WARS

1914 - 1918

FRANKLIN JACKES
MILES LANGSTAFF
STARR MCMAHON
REGINALD KEITH-LITTLE
ARCHIBALD PALMER

1939 - 1945

JOHN BERESFORD
JOHN BROCKBANK
FREDERICK CARTER
ALAN DUNCAN
DONALD GRAHAM
FREDERICK GREENE
GEORGE HAWKES
CHARLES HILL
JAMES KERSWILL
JAMES LEY
ROY RUSSELL
CECIL SINGLAM
JOHN SLOAN
LESLIE -----
LLOYD THOMPSON
ERNEST -----
ERIC WILSON

ERECTED BY THE RICHMOND HIGH SCHOOL LITERARY SOCIETY

1948 1949

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TO THE MEMORY OF LOYAL COMRADES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO PRESERVE FREEDOM FOR ALL CANADIANS
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

DONATED BY ELGIN MILLS CEMETERY

(Legion Crest)

LEST WE FORGET

BY THE GRACE OF
ALMIGHTY GOD, MAY
ALL WHO PASS THIS
WAY, HOLD SACRED
IN THEIR HEARTS
THE MEMORIES OF
THOSE WHO FOUGHT
AND DIED, THAT ALL
MIGHT LIVE IN
FREEDOM

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DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

WORLD WAR 1, 1914-1918

WORLD WAR 2, 1939-1945

KOREA - 1950-1953

AND TO THOSE WHO SERVED

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1914   TO THE MEMORY AND IN HONOR OF THE MEN OF RICHMOND HILL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR  1918

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TO THE MEN WHO NOBLY SERVED AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD WHOSE LIVES WERE SPARED

THESE MEMORIALS
ERECTED BY THE
CITIZENS OF
RICHMOND HILL
IN THE YEAR
AD. 1923

CHAS. McWILLMOT
ARCHITECT
TORONTO

ATKINSON W.D.
ATKINSON R.W.
AIKENHEAD J.A.
BASSETT W.
COWIE C.H.
FISHER W.
FROUD F.
DUNLOP F.M.

GLOVER C.E.
HALL W.
HILL C.E.
HILL L.A.
HUNT J.G.
HUNT L.S.
MAFFEY A.W.

MANSER W.
McCONAGHY R.
METCALF V.H.
MILLS H.J.
ORMEROD F.
PALMER E.D.
PALMER H.H.

POLLARD J.
RANSOM B.
RILEY E.R.
SANDERS S.J.D.
SLOAN G.H.
STALLIBRASS J.
TEETZEL L.B.

TRACY Y.B.
VANDERBURGH W.A.
WALDER L.C.
WELLWOOD M.B.
WELLWOOD G.R.
WILEY G.A.
WRIGHT C.V.

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AUGUST 9, 1998
TO COMMEMORATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE CENOTAPH
AND TO HONOUR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES DURING
THE KOREAN WAR AND VARIOUS PEACEKEEPING
ACTIVITIES

MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HALL

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THE COLOUR OF
THE ROYAL MARINE ASSN.
PRESENTED TO
THEIR GARRISON CHURCH
NOVEMBER 1978

In Honour of
Major Michelle Knight Mendes
Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence Branch
July 21, 1978 - April 23, 2009 (aged 30)
Kandahar Airfield Base

Committed to a life of serving in uniform,
"Mic" lived her life with purpose and was determined
to make a difference