Pakenham in Mississippi Mills in Lanark County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
War Memorial
To the Glory of God
and in Sacred Memory of
Pte. W.E. Fishenden · Jan. 7th 1917.
Pte. E.W. Gemmill · Nov. 3rd 1917.
Pte. A.W. Fishenden · Feb. 28th 1918.
Pte. A.T. Burgess · Aug. 9th 1918
Pte. A. Williamson · Aug. 14th 1918
Men from this Parish who gave
their lives in the Great War
Their Name Liveth For Evermore
1914 - 1918
Men from this Township who
made the supreme Sacrifice
J. H. Blair W. Fraser T. Haggerty
G. T. Laidlaw T. Munday L. Seal
J. Sinclair
1939 - 1945
W. A. Campbell R. H. Deugo C. C. Farrell
E. J. Ledoux A. E. B. Laidlaw
D. S. Scott K. A. Scott
Men from this Township who
made the supreme Sacrifice
Korea
1950 - 1953
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 45° 19.809′ N, 76° 17.437′ W. Memorial is in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, in Lanark County. It is in Pakenham. It is on County Highway 29 just south of Jeanie Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is southwest of the Pakenham Public School. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2601 County Road 29, Mississippi Mills ON K0A 2X0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Haliburton Highlands to Ottawa Valley and in Eastern 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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pakenham Township Community Horticultural Park (a few steps from this marker); Pakenham Village School (a few steps from this marker); Pakenham Community Hall (a few steps from this marker); 1840s General Store & Bakery (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Pakenham (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); John Peter Levi (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Sisters of Holy Cross (approx. half a kilometer away); St. Peter Celestine Church (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mississippi Mills.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 19, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.




