Wainfleet in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Wainfleet Cenotaph
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026
1. Wainfleet Cenotaph
Lest We Forget
Dedicated to the brave men & women of Wainfleet Township who served during war & peace
N'Oublions Jamais
Monument dédié aux braves hommes et femmes de Wainfleet qui ont servi en temps de guerre et de paix
Erected 2014 by Township of Wainfleet.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Afghanistan • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 42° 55.345′ N, 79° 22.521′ W. Memorial is in Wainfleet, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of Park Street and Sugarloaf St, on the right when traveling east on Park Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 31903 Park St, Wainfleet ON L0S 1V0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on the 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: Wainfleet Township Hall, Circa 1880 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Feeder Canal (within shouting distance of this marker); Neff Morgan Cabin circa 1841 (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Neff-Morgan Cabin (about 210 meters away); Dean Sawmill circa 1883 (about 210 meters away); Jones & Palcso Wagonmaker Blacksmith Shop circa 1865 (about 240 meters away); Vivian Flour Mill circa 1841 (about 240 meters away); S.S. No. 11 circa 1866 (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all
this page online
Also see . . . Wainfleet Cenotaph (by the Township of Wainfleet). The web page includes photos of the WW1 and WW2 memorial plaques, both located within the Township Hall, beside (east of) the cenotaph. (Submitted on June 14, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026
2. Wainfleet Cenotaph - Marker in context
Photo faces west, from the Township Hall (east side of Sugarloaf St).
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026
3. A bench at Wainfleet Cenotaph
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row"
... the first lines of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae's poem, published in 1915; a remembrance of Canada's fallen in World War I
Between the crosses, row on row"
... the first lines of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae's poem, published in 1915; a remembrance of Canada's fallen in World War I
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026
4. Wainfleet Cenotaph dedication plaque
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 14, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.
