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

Grimsby Cenotaph

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

1. Grimsby Cenotaph (from the east)

Inscription.
[Tall monument east side]
Lest We Forget
Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 127

Dedicated to the brave men and women of Grimsby area who served during war and peace for a better world

At the going down of the sun we will remember them

[Tall monument north side]
The Canadian Army
Korea Vietnam

[Tall monument west side]
Royal Canadian Navy
Merchant Navy
W. W. II
1939 - 1945

[Tall monument south side]
Royal Canadian Air Force
W. W. I
1914 - 1918
Vimy Ridge
Amiens
Ypres
U.N. Peacekeepers
Gulf War

(names not transcribed)

Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 127.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 43° 11.608′ N, 79° 33.977′ W. Memorial is in Grimsby, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of Murray Street and Main St W, on the right when traveling north on Murray Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6 Murray St, Grimsby ON L3M 3N7, 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,

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

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marker: Watering trough from Grimsby's Main Street (here, next to this marker); Grimsby Town Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); April 5th, 1990, 200th Anniversary of the First Municipal Meeting in Upper Canada (within shouting distance of this marker); First Town Meeting (within shouting distance of this marker); Nelles Fitch House 1791 (within shouting distance of this marker); Nelles Manor 1798 (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Robert Nelles 1761-1842 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Gibson House c. 1860 (about 240 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grimsby.

Regarding Grimsby Cenotaph. Note on "Vietnam": the Canadian military provided peacekeepers in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam starting in 1954; including Vietnam in 1973; because of Canadian efforts, many prisoners were released, including John McCain.

Grimsby Cenotaph tall Monument - north and west sides image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

2. Grimsby Cenotaph tall Monument - north and west sides

Grimsby Cenotaph tall Monument, south and east sides image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

3. Grimsby Cenotaph tall Monument, south and east sides

Grimsby Cenotaph Dedication - North (left) gate-post image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

4. Grimsby Cenotaph Dedication - North (left) gate-post

Grimsby Cenotaph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 7, 2025

5. Grimsby Cenotaph

Photo faces south-west. The Grimsby Cenotaph has a central monument, two black cubes, one listing the fallen in WW1, the other WW2; and small metal plaques on the stone block gate-posts.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 141 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 8, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.