Tamworth War Memorial
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Cdn Howlers
N 44° 29.212 W 076° 59.656
18T E 341424 N 4927884
A slightly unusual memorial to WW1, WW2, and the Korean War
Waymark Code: WMEGH0
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/27/2012
Views: 10
The front of this memorial lists about a dozen names of the fallen. The sides are inscribed "Those who carried on", and about 15 names on each side, including one "nursing sister Neta Carscallen". An unusual and nice to see homage to those who returned.
The reverse lists four fallen from WW2, and the simple inscription "Korean War 1950-1953" with no names - presumably nobody was lost in this conflict
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 458 held its first meeting in January 1947. It is not known whether the memorial was built at that time or earlier.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War One
World War Two
Korean War
In Honor Of: Our Honoured Dead
Marker Text:
In Flanders filed the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row
Their name endureth for ever more
1914-1918
Our Honoured Dead
Date of dedication: N/A
Who Put it Here?: Unknown - see text above
Description of Memorial:
In the central intersection of Tamworth Ontario; a typical off the beaten track 'small-town Ontario'
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