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Lieury, Ontario
On September 16, 1920, this monument was installed at West McGillivray, Ontario in memory of veterans of WWI, WWII, and the Korean Wars. This monument was moved to the hamlet of Lieury, Ontario in the year 1956. There are sixteen mens names of the surrounding countryside on this cenotaph.
Crowds by the hundreds attended this unveiling, including returned veterans and school
children lined up in front of the township hall, then marched four abreast to the erection
site. Most of the service men were from the "C" Company 135th Battalion "Pride of
Middlesex". Lieut. W.Ulens, M.C., unveiled the cenotaph and Major A.Graham, Chaplain in the
Battalion, was the chief speaker. Reeve Joseph Poore acted as chairman and
Lieut. Co. Bart. Robson, Commander of the 135th Battalion, was guest speaker. Chaplain Graham's words were "We, the people of McGillivray unveil this monument as a token of sacrifice to the honour and glory of God, for truth, and humanity for the sake of those who have passed on."
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