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Ridgeway in Fort Erie in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
 

Ridgeway - Crystal Beach Cenotaph

 
 
Crystal Beach Cenotaph - North-east side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 23, 2026
1. Crystal Beach Cenotaph - North-east side
Inscription.  [North-east side]
Memorium Eorum Retine Bimos
Legion
Ridgeway Branch 230

World War I 1914 - 1918
World War II 1939 - 1945
Korean War
Afghanistan Conflict
NATO Peace Keeping Missions

In loving memory of our fallen comrades who made the Supreme Sacrifice

[South-west side]
Honour Roll

Ernest Baker
John Bright
R. Burd
Walter Derrick
Lloyd Elsley
John Halavin
Melvin MacKay
Joseph Near
Oscar Noyes
Leonard Porter
Harry Shisler
Alfred Tidmarsh
Herbert Whalen
Carl Baker
Walter (Red) Baker
R. Barrett
W. Ross Bertaan
Charles Brown
Robert Climenhage
Bert Morgan
E. Ted Hutchings
Joe Nigh
Kenneth Jansen
John Rebstock
Raymond Johnston
Albert Reichelt
Herbert Schmitt
James Sherk
Russell Smith
Harold Smith
Keith Teal
Art Walker
John Wilhelm
Dennis Brown
Albert Storm


The Unknown Soldier
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Erected 1921 by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 230.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryWar, AfghanistanWar, KoreanWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 42° 52.576′ N, 79° 3.572′ W. Memorial is in Fort Erie, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Ridgeway. It is at the intersection of Ridgeway Road and Farr Ave, on the right when traveling south on Ridgeway Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5 Ridgeway Rd, Fort Erie ON L0S 1N0, 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: Great War Memorial at John Brant School (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); 209 Ridge Road (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); 264 Ridge Road North (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); 264 Ridge Road (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Battle of Ridgeway / Bataille de Ridgeway (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); 282 Ridge Road (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); 307 Ridge Road (approx. one kilometer away); 315 Ridge Road (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Erie.
 
More about this memorial. This monument was erected at Queen's Circle in Crystal Beach in 1921. It was relocated to this location at the cemetery in 1999.
 
Ridgeway - Crystal Beach Cenotaph - South-west side image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 23, 2026
2. Ridgeway - Crystal Beach Cenotaph - South-west side
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos:   1. submitted on June 24, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.   2. submitted on June 25, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.
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Jun. 25, 2026