Queenston in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Township of Niagara War Memorial

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

1. Township of Niagara War Memorial

Inscription. <Front of Monument :>
Lest we forget

This monument was erected in memory of
the men of Niagara Township who gave
their lives for the cause of freedom in the
Great War.
1914 – 1918

And in World War II
1939 – 1945
whose names are here recorded and in
honour of those who served.
Korea
1950 – 1953

"To you from falling hands we throw the torch
be yours to lift it high."

Township Of Niagara

<Rear of Monument :>
Lest we forget

2nd Battle Ypres
St. Julien
Festubert
Givenchy
Sanctuary Wood
Zillibeck
Hodge
The Somme
Courcelette
Vimy
Fresnoy
Hill 70
Passchendaele
Cambrai
Amiens
Arras
Mons

Township Of Niagara

<Right Side of Monument: >
Lest we forget

1914 - 1918
Lieut. Norman C. Nelles
John M. Kelson
William Archer
James Rennie
Adelburt S. Green
Wright Lowrey
Charles McCoy
James Wilmott
Lloyd Griffiths
Frederick Legatt
Harold Budd
Ernest Houghton
John McKay
James Hatt
Arthur McLeod
Edward Peters
William McLeod
Henry Cowl
Albert Cowl
Leslie Gudney

Township Of Niagara

<Left Side of Monument: >
Lest we forget

1939 – 1945
R.C. Adam
W. Brown
D. Cooper
F.C. Duggan
J. Fast
C. Hollingsworth
J.A. Hutchinson
N.H. Manley
F. Ward
R.E. Wing
D.F. Parr
J.L. Hutchison
A.H. Grange.

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

Location. 43° 10.209′ N, 79° 3.451′ W. Memorial is in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Queenston. It is at the intersection of Niagara River Parkway and Queenston Street, on the right when traveling north on Niagara River Parkway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 116 Queenston St, Niagara-on-the-Lake ON L0S 1L0, 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 walking distance of this marker: Willowbank (approx. 0.3 kilometers away);

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

2. Township of Niagara War Memorial

a different marker also named Willowbank (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Major John Richardson (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Major General Sir Isaac Brock K.B. (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); St. Saviour / The Brock Memorial Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Founding of Queenston (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Queenston Baptist Church (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Home of Laura Ingersoll Secord (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

3. Township of Niagara War Memorial

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

4. Township of Niagara War Memorial

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, September 19, 2019

5. Township of Niagara War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 287 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on September 8, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 25, 2019, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.