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The Soldiers Memorial Monument located at the Town Hall was constructed in 1919-1920 in memory of the men and women who served in World War I (1914-1918).
A decoration Day service is held on the second Sunday in June each year. The parade march and service was held at the cenotaph each year until 1998. On November 11th 1999 the service was held in the Community Complex next to the Cenotaph. A wood Cenotaph was built and placed on the stage for the inside service. The walls in the complex are lined with essays and poems done by the Emerson Elementary school. The Women's Institute served a soldier's supper on Nov. 11th 1920.
The following are the names inscribed on the cenotaph:
World War I 1914-1918
H. Aylward, C.W. Baskerville, C. Birch, L.A. Black, G. Blondin, G.H. Chase, H.W. Collins, F. Crampton, J. Deschine, H.A. Empson, F. Farrell, P. Graudbois, G. Grawbarger, J. Gurnev, I.O. Iverson, F. Jones, W. Jones, E. Kirkpatrick, H. Knowles, G. Liddle, A. Marshall, W. D. Marshall, W. J. Mason, J. McCormick, R. Miller, P. Mills, A. Moore, W. Patterson, T. Patterson, D. E. Piterson, C. E. Pott, A. Pryor, G. Roberts, T. Rossall, W.E.,M.M. Sheppard, R. F. Simpson, A. Smith, Wm.D.M.M. Spear, A. Spick, A. Thompson, G. Urquhart, C. Waterman.
World War II 1939-1945
J.A. Albert, R. Brooks, J. Comeault, J. Chapman, M. Dowswell, A. Fostey, W.G. Garlic, J. Henry, D. Johnston, R. Keehn, V. Kissick, H. Lochhead, Alfred Moore, Arthur Moore, J. Prynick, C. Turner, W. Warren, J.K. Wightman, J.D. Wright.
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