Crystal Beach in Fort Erie in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Great War Memorial at John Brant School
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 14, 2025
1. Great War Memorial at John Brant School - Marker
Honour and grateful tribute to our boys who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918
Alfred W. Tidmarsh Ernest Barber John B. Halavin Melvin B. McKay Harry Shisler Leonard Porter Herbert D. Whalen John Bright Oscar A. Noyes Lloyd Elsley Joseph Harry Near Walter H. Derrick
To you from failing hands we throw
the torch be yours to hold it high
If ye break faith with us who die
we shall not sleep though poppies blow in Flanders fields
Erected 1922 by The Citizens of the Township of Bertie and their Friends from the United States.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 42° 52.717′ N, 79° 3.127′ W. Memorial is in Fort Erie, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Crystal Beach. It is at the intersection of Ridge Road North and Connection Drive, on the right when traveling south on Ridge Road North. Marker is on the property of John Brant Public School, just south of the walkway to the main entrance doors. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 143 Ridge
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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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 209 Ridge Road (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); 264 Ridge Road North (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 264 Ridge Road (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Battle of Ridgeway / Bataille de Ridgeway (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 282 Ridge Road (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 307 Ridge Road (approx. half a kilometer away); 314 Ridge Road (approx. half a kilometer away); 315 Ridge Road (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Erie.
More about this memorial. This was originally (in 1922) located at Ridgeway Public School.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 14, 2025
2. Great War Memorial at John Brant School - Marker in context
Photo faces north and northwest.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 80 times since then and 12 times this year. Last updated on August 18, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
