Burlington in Halton Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Burlington Cenotaph

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 16, 2025

1. Burlington Cenotaph (east side)

Inscription.

Burlington Cenotaph. . , [east side] , In honour of the men of Burlington and Nelson Township who served in the Great War 1914 - 1919, 1939 1945 , In memory of the men and women of Burlington and Nelson Township who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II , J. Paul Breckon · James E.C. Budgen · Roy B. Chapman · W. David C. Cooper · C. William Cripps · Arnold Cupido · James E. Curtis · William C. Deforest · Paul C. Ferguson · Roy Forgett · Gordon V. French · Everett S. Green · William H. Griffiths William J. Hedley · James Hooks · Alfred E. Johnson · Percy H. Kearse· George Koropchuk · John J. Koropchuk · Dennis H. Kurtz · Gordon W. Langford · A. Rennie MacDonald · Duncan W. MacFarlane · Frederick Maude · Roy J. McConachie · Donald M. McCulloch · R. Lyall Mercer · Lionel R. Muddle · Thelma F. Passant · Davidson R. Peart · Norman F. Powers · Herbert G. Reynolds · Lynn H. Rogers · John Rutzki · Colin H. Smith · G. Burt Sovereign · Herbert H. Stevens · Norman A. Taylor · Vernon W. Toomer · James Treversh · Edgar T. Tuck · Frederick C. Watson · James W. Williams · William S. Wilson, Korean War , 1950 - 1953, [north side] , Joseph E. Allen · C. Hartley Allen · Chester Baker · Harry Bracknell · John R. Bibby · Harry Brain · Herbert J. Buckingham · Clifford Carter · Leslie Cline · Douglas Drever · Thomas Graham · Arthur Groves · Percy Garland · William Goodyear · Edward Hunt · Samuel A Hunter · Frank J Hedges · Herbert W Kearse · William K. A. Kerns , Peacekeepers, [south side] , William Knight · George W. Le Page · Herbert Morgan · Robert Morse · G.O. McNair · Albert Oakes · Fred C. Peppiatt · Warrie C. Potter · Robert Reese · Eric Rowley · Roy Smith · Stanley Smith · Edward Summers · Edwin H. Stephenson · Edgar C. Simmons Robert Saunders · Walter Tarry · Mark W. Williams · Fred Walsh, [west side], Passchendaele · Hooge Aarras · Sanctuary Wood · Courcelette · Amiens St Eloi · Mons Vimy Ridge · Givenchy Lens · Ypres Festubert · Bourlon Wood Douai · Somme Cambrai, Afghanistan 2001 - 2013

[east side]
In honour of the men of Burlington and Nelson Township who served in the Great War 1914 - 1919

1939 1945
In memory of the men and women of Burlington and Nelson Township who made the supreme sacrifice in World War II

J. Paul Breckon · James E.C. Budgen · Roy B. Chapman · W. David C. Cooper · C. William Cripps · Arnold Cupido · James E. Curtis · William C. Deforest · Paul C. Ferguson · Roy Forgett · Gordon V. French · Everett S. Green · William H. Griffiths William J. Hedley · James Hooks · Alfred E. Johnson · Percy H. Kearse· George Koropchuk · John J. Koropchuk · Dennis H. Kurtz · Gordon W. Langford · A. Rennie MacDonald · Duncan W. MacFarlane · Frederick Maude · Roy J. McConachie · Donald M. McCulloch · R. Lyall Mercer · Lionel R. Muddle · Thelma F. Passant · Davidson R. Peart · Norman F. Powers · Herbert G. Reynolds · Lynn H. Rogers · John Rutzki · Colin H. Smith · G. Burt Sovereign · Herbert H. Stevens · Norman A. Taylor · Vernon W. Toomer · James Treversh · Edgar T. Tuck · Frederick C. Watson · James W.

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Williams · William S. Wilson

Korean War
1950 - 1953

[north side]
Joseph E. Allen · C. Hartley Allen · Chester Baker · Harry Bracknell · John R. Bibby · Harry Brain · Herbert J. Buckingham · Clifford Carter · Leslie Cline · Douglas Drever · Thomas Graham · Arthur Groves · Percy Garland · William Goodyear · Edward Hunt · Samuel A Hunter · Frank J Hedges · Herbert W Kearse · William K. A. Kerns

Peacekeepers

[south side]
William Knight · George W. Le Page · Herbert Morgan · Robert Morse · G.O. McNair · Albert Oakes · Fred C. Peppiatt · Warrie C. Potter · Robert Reese · Eric Rowley · Roy Smith · Stanley Smith · Edward Summers · Edwin H. Stephenson · Edgar C. Simmons Robert Saunders · Walter Tarry · Mark W. Williams · Fred Walsh

[west side]

Passchendaele · Hooge Aarras · Sanctuary Wood · Courcelette · Amiens St Eloi · Mons Vimy Ridge · Givenchy Lens · Ypres Festubert · Bourlon Wood Douai · Somme Cambrai

Afghanistan 2001 - 2013

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

Burlington Cenotaph (north side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 16, 2025

2. Burlington Cenotaph (north side)

War, World II.

Location. 43° 19.565′ N, 79° 47.939′ W. Memorial is in Burlington, Ontario, in Halton Region. It is at the intersection of Brant Street and Ontario Street, on the right when traveling south on Brant Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 426 Brant St, Burlington ON L7S 1G6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area,

and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

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: The Founding of Burlington (a few steps from this marker); 125th Anniversary Clock, 1999 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Hamilton Radial Electric Railway (about 120 meters

Burlington Cenotaph (south side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 16, 2025

3. Burlington Cenotaph (south side)

away, measured in a direct line); Knox Presbyterian Church (about 180 meters away); William Bunton Esq. 1820-1881 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Spencer Smith Park (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Spencer Smith (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Reverend Thomas Greene at St. Luke’s, Wellington Square (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burlington.

Burlington Cenotaph (west side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 16, 2025

4. Burlington Cenotaph (west side)

Burlington Cenotaph in Veteren Square image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, October 16, 2025

5. Burlington Cenotaph in Veteren Square

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 30, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.