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Near Seeley's Bay in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
 

World War II Memorial

Patriotic Sacrifice Forever Remembered

— They Gave Their Tomorrow For Our Today —

 
 
World War II Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
1. World War II Memorial
Inscription.

In honoured and lasting memory of
these men who gave their lives in the
defence of their country in World War II
1939 — 1945

Sqdn. Ldr. (Chaplain) James G. Brown
Ld. Sto. Alfred C. Dean • F/O Douglas H. Frye
Pte. Hubert McPherson • Pte. Daniel E. Perrin
P/O Nelson R. Perry • L/Bd. Hilbert L. Sly
F/Lt G. Osborne Tedford • Gnr. Lawrence A. Williams
F/O Arthur L. Warren • Major Eric A. Willis

Plot donated by Hammett Lillie

 
Erected by the Citizens of Rear of Leeds and Landsdowne Township.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesPatriots & PatriotismWar, World II.
 
Location. 44° 29.505′ N, 76° 11.351′ W. Memorial is near Seeley's Bay, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is on Provincial Highway 15 0.8 kilometers north of County Highway 32, on the left when traveling north. Monument is at Lillies Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 344 Provincial Highway 15, Seeley's Bay ON K0H 2N0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern Ontario. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lansdowne Iron Works / Forges Lansdowne (approx.
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8.1 kilometers away); Carding Mill & Fairgrounds (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Founding of Lyndhurst (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); The Lyndhurst Bridge / Le Pont de Lyndhurst (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Furnace Falls (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Remember The Fallen (approx. 13.2 kilometers away); The Red Brick School / L'Ιcole en Brique Rouge (approx. 13.3 kilometers away); Historic Elgin (approx. 13.3 kilometers away).
 
World War II Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
2. World War II Memorial Dedication
World War II Memorial Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
3. World War II Memorial Honored Dead
World War II Memorial at Lillies Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 7, 2022
4. World War II Memorial at Lillies Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 10, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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