Port Rowan in Norfolk County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Port Rowan Cenotaph
Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 15, 2024
1. Port Rowan Cenotaph
Lest We Forget
Dedicated to the memory of the men of Port Rowan and district who served and died in -
World War I
1914 - 1918
World War II
1939 - 1945
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Merchant Marines 1939-45
(names not transcribed)
Erected by Port Rowan Branch (No. 379) Royal Canadian Legion.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 42° 37.302′ N, 80° 27.049′ W. Memorial is in Port Rowan, Ontario, in Norfolk County. It is on Front Road 0.1 kilometers west of Ellis Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 18 Front Road, Port Rowan ON N0E 1M0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Southwest Ontario Area and in Southwestern 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 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Heroine of Long Point (a few steps from this marker); Long Point Biosphere (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Our Oldest Heritage (about 150 meters away); Long Point (about 150 meters away); Long Point Bay (about 150 meters away); Port Rowan History (about 150 meters away); Bird Studies Canada
this page online
Also see . . . Ontario War Memorials: Port Rowan. Provides a transcription of the names (on the reverse side of the memorial) of the individuals killed in action (Submitted on May 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 15, 2024
2. Port Rowan Cenotaph
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
