Oakville in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Oakville Cenotaph

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 8, 2024

1. Oakville Cenotaph

Inscription.
To the glorious memory of those who paid the supreme sacrifice from this district in the Great War 1914-1918
Their name liveth for ever more

Capt Ernest Francis Applebe · Pte Raymond Boocock · Pte Alex Burnett · Pte John H Burton · Capt E Osler Bath · Lieut Robt Elliot Brown · Pte Ernest Bowerbank · Pte John Bowerbank · Pte James Baird · Pte Sidney Black · Pilot Cpl Black · Pte William Joseph Conder · Pte Charles Cornwall · Lieut W Ashton Crawley · Flt Lieut Richard Calverley · Pte Norman Hough · Pte Louis Haddlesex · Pte W H Houghton · Cpl Alf Hughes · Pte John Innes · Pte Ronald James · Pte Harry Kenney · Pte Wm Knight · Pte Willian Lester · Pte Edward Leaven · Pte Robert Lyon · Cpl Hugh Gordon Munro · Pte Alex Murray · Capt Donald McKay · Flt Lieut Alex McKay

(remainder of names not transcribed)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 43° 26.97′ N, 79° 40.176′ W. Memorial is in Oakville, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is at the intersection of Trafalgar Road and Sumner

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Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Trafalgar Road. The cenotaph is in Georges Square Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 179 Trafalgar Road, Oakville ON L6J L6J, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

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 walking distance of this marker: Oakville and Trafalgar, 1806-1870 (within shouting distance of this marker); Churches Schools and Taverns (within shouting distance of this marker); An Isolated Township (within shouting distance of this marker); The Prosperous Years (within shouting distance of this marker); Town Drinking Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); The Underground Railroad

Oakville Cenotaph (east side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 8, 2024

2. Oakville Cenotaph (east side)

(within shouting distance of this marker); Heritage Homes of Trafalgar Road and George's Square (within shouting distance of this marker); The Lorne Scots (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakville.

Also see . . . George's Square Veterans' Wall (Town of Oakville). This link includes the full Roll of Honour for Oakville, including the names of the individuals inscribed on the memorial who were killed in action. (Submitted on May 30, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed by Tim Boyd, September 8, 2024

3. Oakville Cenotaph

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.