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Pelham Centre in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
 

Pelham Cenotaph

 
 
Pelham Cenotaph - East side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025
1. Pelham Cenotaph - East side
Photo faces west. In the background is the Old Pelham Town Hall.
Inscription. [East side]
"He that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it."
1914-1918
Killed or died over seas
Frank Beale - Born 1888. Killed 1917
Reginald Beale - Born 1889. Killed 1917
Chas. Galdart - Born 1892. Killed 1918
Wm. Joyce - Born 1881. Killed 1918
PELHAM

[South side]
Erected to the memory of the men of Pelham, who gave their lives in the Great War.
1914-1918
Killed or died over seas
George Drake - Born 1894. Killed 1916
Orville Haist - Born 1894. Killed 1917
E. F. Jefferies - Born 1897. Killed 1918
David Muirhead - Born 1893. Killed 1918
R. A. Howell - Born 1893. Killed 1918
PELHAM

[West side]
Dedicated to the glory of God and the memory of the men who fell for a great cause.
1914-1918
Killed or died over seas
Geo. Couchman - Born 1895. Killed 1917
Walter Harris - Born 1897. Killed 1917
Ivan Johnson - Born 1881. Killed 1918
Laurence McClellan - Born 1890. Killed 1918
Robert Stickles - Born 1895. Killed 1918
PELHAM

[North side]
The passed out of the sight of men, by the path of duty and self-sacrifice.
1914-1918
Killed or died over seas
James McCaw
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- Born 1899. Killed 1918
Rob't Moody - Born 1898. Killed 1917
Albert Norgate - Born 1895. Killed 1917
Wm. Tyrrill - Born 1899. Killed 1917
PELHAM
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
 
Location. 43° 2.02′ N, 79° 19.768′ W. Memorial is in Pelham, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Pelham Centre. It is at the intersection of Canboro Road and Memorial Dr, on the right when traveling west on Canboro Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 486 Canboro Road, Pelham ON L0S 1C0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe and in Niagara Canada. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in 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 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow
Pelham Cenotaph - south side (left) and east side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025
2. Pelham Cenotaph - south side (left) and east side
flies: W.W. 1 German Trench Mortar (a few steps from this marker); Pelham Quaker Settlement (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); The Comfort Maple (approx. 3.1 kilometers away); The Reverend Daniel W. Eastman (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); The Fenwick Fair (approx. 3.3 kilometers away); Fonthill Nurseries (1837-1968) (approx. 3.6 kilometers away); The Brethren in Christ Church / L’Église de la Fraternité Chrétienne (approx. 3.8 kilometers away); Dexter D’Everardo (approx. 3.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pelham.
 
Pelham Cenotaph - north side (left) and west side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025
3. Pelham Cenotaph - north side (left) and west side
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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