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History of Memorial:
Picture is courtesy of
Deb Quaile,
The Halton Compass
October 25, 2007, pgs. 8-9 |
Waiting for the unveiling: Rockwood held a special half holiday for families on Thursday, August 28, 1919, beginning with an unveiling of the monument to honour soldiers who fought and fell in the Great War.
The excitement was centred around a corner of the lot owned by St. John’s Anglican Church, donated for the war memorial space About 50 veterans marched from Waterside Park to the cenotaph, and two bands from Guelph came to provide the music. The attendees later walked to the Agricultural Park to enjoy a luncheon, baseball, and races, with speeches from local dignitaries.
Two side bars were added to the memorial after World War II, circa 2000.
Research by Deb Quaile, The Halton Compass, October 25, 2007, pgs. 8-9 My thanks to Rhonda Fisher and the Rockwood Eramosa Business Association for the superb research into the background of the people listed on the Rockwood Memorial. |
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Map showing the location of the
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Front Left View Transcription
1939 - 1945 GREAT HAS BEEN THEIR SACRIFICE
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Front Centre View Transcription
FOR THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY JUSTICE & PEACE
1914 - 1918 ERECTED BY THIS MUNICIPALITY TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICE & SACRIFICE OF OUR MEN IN THE WAR OF 1914 -- 1918
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Front Right View Transcription 1939 - 1945
Gordon E.
MACK
THESE WELL BELOVED OF OUR
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St. John's Anglican Church 112 Main Street South Rockwood, Ontario N0B 2K0 |
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35026-007 Rockwood, Ontario Military Memorial |