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

Village of Humberstone Cenotaph

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 14, 2025

1. Village of Humberstone Cenotaph - Marker

Inscription. Our Heroic Dead

To the honour and memory of the men of the Village of Humberstone who gave up their lives while serving King and country.

1914 - 1918
Heman French · John Graham · Harry Knowles · Arthur Slow · Elbern King · David Michael · Reuben Kramer · Thomas Waite · Dominic Koabel · David Gatherum · Lorne Armstrong · Dennis Sale · Edwin Gamm · John Wallace

1939 - 1945
Joseph Andrews · Earl Bender · Benjamin Boulton · Leslie Butler · Alderic Denault · William Greggio · Howard Guinter · Kenneth Hill · Leslie Kramer · Basil Lindsay · Albert Moscrip · John Newman · Ivan Page · Merritt Richardson · John Sykes · Norman Weaver · Frank Webb

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

1914 - 1918

Korea 1950 - 1953

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 42° 53.944′ N, 79° 15.135′ W. Memorial is in Port Colborne, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is

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at the intersection of King Street and Neff St, on the right when traveling north on King Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 831 King St, Port Colborne ON L3K 4J3, 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 marker: Augustine House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Humberstone Hall (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Knights of Columbus Gazebo (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Citizens of Port Colborne Who Gave Their Lives ... Welland Canals (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Memorial to John Hansen (approx. half a kilometer away); The Welland Ship Canal (approx. half a kilometer away); Port Colborne Tourist Information "Lighthouse" (approx. 0.6 kilometers away);

Village of Humberstone Cenotaph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 14, 2025

2. Village of Humberstone Cenotaph

Derek Point (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Colborne.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 14, 2025

3. Village of Humberstone Cenotaph

Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.