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information comes to us courtesy of Bill Stevens. It is available in
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The
Port Dalhousie Cenotaph
By:
William J. Stevens
First Edition – February 2006
THIS
MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY
THE PEOPLE OF PORT DALHOUSIE
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THOSE MEN OF PORT DALHOUSIE
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR KING AND EMPIRE
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918
AND
IN WORLD WAR II
1939 – 1945
WHOSE
NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED
AND IN HONOUR OF
ALL THOSE WHO SERVED
1939 – 1945
KENNETH
RICKERS
RALPH S. ECKHARD B.E.M.
LOUIS DOUGLAS LAWSON
NORMAN TROBRIDGE
NORMAN MURRAY WILSON
ROBERT HAROLD JACKSON
MARSHALL DOUGLAS FLEMING
GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
FOR HIS FRIENDS
1950
. KOREA . 1953
The
Port Dalhousie Cenotaph
Lest
We Forget
Remembering
those who died in the First and Second World Wars
First
Edition Published - February 2006
ISBN – 0-9735770-3-7
Permission
is given to use this information for personnel use only and is not to
be reproduced for personnel gain, commercial purposes or electronically
copied.
NOTES TO FIRST EDITION
(A)
Port Dalhousie was amalgamated into the City of St. Catharines on January
1, 1961.
(B)
The cenotaph is located on the south side of Main Street, in the middle
of Ann Street, in the City of St. Catharines, Ontario.
(C)
Photos and Transcription of names on the cenotaph by William J. Stevens.
(D)
It should be understood that the information in this publication was
compiled from various sources and cannot always be assumed to be correct.
(E)
Despite consulting many sources, some information was not found. Contributions
of additional information, photographs or corrections are greatly appreciated
by William J. Stevens, e-mail bibmstev@computan.on.ca
(F)
The Canadian Virtual War Memorial http://virtualmemorial.gc.ca/
accepts scanned photographs of soldiers and places them on the web site
along with the soldier’s write-up.
In
Memory of
Watchman
Kenneth Edgar Rickers
Who
died on Tuesday November 24, 1942 - Age 24
Parents:
C.S. and Lillian Rickers of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: N/A – Force: Merchant Navy
Regiment:
Canadian Merchant Navy – Unit: S.S. Empire Sailor (London, England)
Commemorated
on Page 216 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
Cemetery
- Nova Scotia, Canada – Halifax Memorial Cemetery – Panel
22
Lance
Corporal Ralph Stanley Eckhardt B.E.M. (British Empire Medal)
Who
died on Tuesday November 23, 1943 - Age 23
Parents:
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Eckhardt of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: B/215 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Dragoons, R.C.A.C. – Unit: 1st Armd. Car Regt.
Commemorated
on Page 156 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In Italy – Agira Canadian War Cemetery in the Commune of Agira,
Sicily
Stoker
Louis Douglas Lawson
Who
died on Monday July 3, 1944 - Age 20
Parents:
Thomas Franklin and Martha S. Lawson of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: V/59484 – Force: Navy
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve – Unit: H.M.C.M.T.B. 460
Commemorated
on Page 361 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Cemetery
- Nova Scotia, Canada – Halifax Memorial Cemetery – Panel
22
Private
Norman Trobridge
Who
died on Tuesday February 27, 1945 - Age 27
Parents:
William and Emily Trobridge; husband of Merle V. Trobridge of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: B/147926 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, R.C.I.C. – Unit: N/A
Commemorated
on Page 571 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In Netherlands – Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek
Trooper
Norman Murray Wilson
Who
died on Tuesday August 8, 1944 - Age 21
Parents:
James A. and Mary Agnes Wilson of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: B/135496 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Fort Garry Horse, R.C.A.C. – Unit: 10th Armd. Regt.
Commemorated
on Page 480 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados
Flying
Officer Robert Harold Jackson
Who
died on Thursday March 16, 1944
Parents:
Cedric Clifton and Florence May Jackson of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: J/21170 – Force: Air Force
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force – Unit: 420 Sqdn.
Commemorated
on Page 343 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In Germany – Durnbach War Cemetery in Durnbach
Leading
Aircraftman Marshall Douglas Fleming
Who
died on Tuesday November 3, 1942 - Age 22
Died
at Dunnville – struck by plane that swerved off the runway
Parents:
David C. and Eva M. Fleming of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: R/122618 – Force: Air Force
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Air Force – Unit: N/A
Commemorated
on Page 73 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In St. Catharines, ON CA – Victoria Lawn Cemetery (Sec.M - Plot
56)
World
War One – 1914 – 1918
Harold
C. Rooney
J. Norman
Paxton
John R.
Colquhoun
Roland
F. Aston
Ernest
M. Abbey M.M.
William
Brown
Andrew
Garster
Leo R.
Rooney
James N.
Bernhardt
J. Clarence
Sutton
W.C.S.
Holland
George
Rhind
William
Inglis
Thomas
Grieve
Philip
S. Gregory
Peter Sheriff
John Lynch
M.M.
Hilliard
P. Baker
Albert
Clark
Robert
Brunton
Died Since
1918
Arthur
Smith
Harry J. Stanton
Joseph W. Hart
In
Memory of
Gunner
Harold Charles Rooney
Who
died on Tuesday June 6, 1916 - Age 28
Parents:
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Rooney of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: 42198 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery – Unit: 10th Bty. 3rd Bde.
Commemorated
on Page 156 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In Belgium – Reninghelst New Military Cemetery in Reningelst
Sergeant
Norman John Paxton
Who
died on Friday September 1, 1916
Service
Number: 42191 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery – Unit: 3rd Bde.
Commemorated
on Page 146 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Mesnil Communal Cemetery in Mesnil
Private
John Roger Colquhoun
Who
died on Saturday September 16, 1916
Born
in Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct. 26, 1891 - Father: Robert Colquoun
Service
Number: 141644 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 21st Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 69 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais
Private
Roland Thomas Aston
Who
died on Sunday October 1, 1916
Survived
by his wife Mary and baby in Port Dalhousie
Born
in Birmingham, England, January 9, 1895
Service
Number: 159693 – Force: Army
Regiment:
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit:
N/A.
Commemorated
on Page 48 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Memorial
In France – Vimy Memorial in Pas de Calais
Private
Ernest McKay Abbey M.M.
Who
died on Saturday October 7, 1916 - born on January 25, 1893
Parents:
father W. S. Abbey of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: 158503 – Force: Army
Regiment:
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (2nd Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit:
N/A.
Commemorated
on Page 45 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Boulogne Eastern Cemetery in Boulogne
Private
William Brown
Who
died on Sunday October 8, 1916 - born on March 25, 1896
Born
in Edinburgh, Scotland; Trade: shoemaker
Next of Kin: Mrs. Wm. Brown; mother: Mrs. Charles Brown of Main St.,
Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: 141631 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit:
Commemorated
on Page 60 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
in London Cemetery Extension, Longueval - grave 12, row A, plot 2 (also
on Vimy Memorial)
Private
Andrew Garster
Who
died on Sunday October 8, 1916
Survived
by his wife, Brock Street, Port Dalhousie
Father:
George Garster - parents live in Scotland
Born
in Shettland Isle, Scotland, April 15, 1885
Service
Number: 210345 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 58th Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 90 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Adanac Military Cemetery in Miraumont
Driver
Leo Joseph Rooney
Who
died on Tuesday February 13, 1917 - Age 24
Mother:
Mrs. Bridget Rooney of Port Dalhousie
Service Number: 317974 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery – Unit: 82nd Bty. 15th Bde.
Commemorated
on Page 319 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In England – Witley (Milford) Cemetery in Surrey - grave ref.
UC.17.
Private
James Nelson BarnhardtWho
died on Saturday February 24, 1917 - Age 30Parents:
Catherine and the late Robert James Barnhardt of Port DalhousieService
Number: 644753 – Force: ArmyRegiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 1st Bn.Commemorated
on Page 196 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension in Bruay –
grave ref. C.19.
In
Memory of
Private
John Clarenence Sutton
Who
died on Tuesday March 13, 1917 - Age 20
Parents:
Catherine and the late John W. Sutton of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: 513919 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Service Corps – Unit: N/A
Commemorated
on Page 335 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In St. Catharines, ON CA – Port Dalhousie St. Andrew’s United
Cemetery
Lieutenant
Walter Cluny Stewart Holland
Who
died on May 4, 1917 - Age 44
Parents:
Rev. Stewart and Mary Holland of Bury St. Edmund’s, England
Service
Number: - Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 1st Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 257 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Ecoivres Military Cemetery in Mont St. Eloi, Pas de
Calais
Private
George Geddes Rhind
Who
died on Tuesday May 8, 1917
Service
Number: 141757 - Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 20th Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 315 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – LaTargette British Cemetery in Neuville-St Vaast -
grave ref. II.A.3.
Gunner
William Inglis
Who
died on Sunday October 21, 1917
Born
in Glasgow, Scotland, May 31, 1891; father: William Inglis of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: 317920 - Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery – 3rd Bde.
Commemorated
on Page 261 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In Belgium – Nine Elms British Cemetery in West-Vlaanderen –
grave ref. VI.D.7
Sergeant
Thomas Grieve
Who
died on Wednesday November 7, 1917
Born
in Edinburgh, Scotland, February 3, 1894
Service
Number: 407033 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment) – Unit: 25th Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 247 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In Belgium – Tyne Cot Cemetery – grave ref. XIV. B. 3.
Sergeant
Philip S. Gregory
Who
died on Monday September 2, 1918 - Age 22
Parents:
Andrew C. and Emma Gregory of St. Catharines, Ontario
Service
Number: 317912 - Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery – Unit: 23rd Howitzer Bty. 5th Bde.
Commemorated
on Page 419 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Sun Quarry Cemetery in Pas de Calais - grave ref.
A. 10.
Private
Peter Sheriff
Who
died on Friday September 27, 1918
Service
Number: 851060 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 3rd Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 499 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Sains-Les-Marquion British Cemetery in Sains-les-Marquion
Sergeant
John Patrick Lynch M.M. (Military Medal)
Who
died on Friday October 11, 1918 - Age 26
Husband
of the late Lillie Rose Barber Lynch; Parents: Thomas and Helen Brown
Lynch
Service
Number: 141723 – Force: Army - Enlisted: July 1915
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 20th Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 452 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Niagara Cemetery in Iwuy - grave ref. C.3.
Private
Hilliard Patrick Baker
Who
died on Thursday October 24, 1918 - Age 22
Parents:
John and Mary Baker of Port Dalhousie
Service
Number: 3111370 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) – Unit: 12th Reserve
Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 363 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In England - Bodelwyddan (St. Margaret) Churchyard, Flintshire –
grave ref. 440
Gunner
Albert Clark
Who
died on Saturday November 2, 1918
Born
Sept. 28, 1881 in Toronto; Next of Kin: wife – Annie, Simcoe St.
Pt. Dalhousie
Service
Number: 317872 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Field Artillery – Unit: 3rd Bde.
Commemorated
on Page 385 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In France – Cambrai Military Cemetery in Cambrai - grave ref.
II.A.3.
Corporal
Robert Brunton
Who
died on Monday November 11, 1918 - Age 29
Parents:
Christina and the late Robert Brunton of Gillespie Cottage, Biggar,
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Service
Number: 2692741 – Force: Army
Regiment:
Canadian Garrison Regiment – Unit: 2nd Bn.
Commemorated
on Page 376 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Burial
In St. Catharines, ON, CA – Louth (Maple Lawn) United Church Cemetery
YPRES
FESTHUBERT
VIMY
RIDGE
SANCTUARY
WOOD
PASSCHENDAELE
SOMME
ARRAS
MONS
ERECTED
A.D. 1924
Contributions
of additional information, photographs or corrections greatly appreciated
by William J. Stevens. e-mail bibmstev@computan.on.ca
If you have a photograph that you are willing to have placed on the
Government of Canada web site – The Canadian Virtual War Memorial
– you can send it directly to the web site
http://virtualmemorial.gc.ca/
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