Cenotaph

The Cenotaph in Harvey RC. Photo taken in 2017 by Sheryl Bartlett

Located in the village, this memorial was erected by the Harvey community to honor those who lost their lives in World War I. In 2006, an entry for World War II was added. The project was funded by the Village Council and Harvey Community Days, and constructed by Lloyd Embleton and Herb Swan. The memorial was dedicated in November 1989.

Transcription

ALEXANDER M.I. COBURN

HARRY GUEST

ARTHUR KINGSTON

GRAY LITTLE

ARCHIE LITTLE

ALBERT MOWATT

ARTHUR MCGEE

GEORGE PASS 

ALFRED S SMITH

ALFRED S HUNTER

WE HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT

WE HAVE FINISHED OUR COURSE

IN REMEMBRANCE OF ALL VETERANS

 

Below are more details about each name.  It was found that not all those who died in the world wars in the Harvey area were added and one entry was an erroneous listing.   For more information, go to harveysettlers.org/harvey-cenotaph.

World War I

Pte. George Pass – 1 Dec 1915, aged 29, Flanders
Pte. Alfred S. Hunter – 2 Jun 1916, aged 21, Ypres Salient
Pte. Harry Guest – 10 Jun 1916, aged 24, Ypres Salient
*Alexander “Sandy” Grieve – 1 Mar 1917, aged 35, raid, Vimy Ridge
Pte. Albert J. Mowatt – 9 Apr 1917, aged 28, Vimy Ridge
*Gnr. Millard J. Robison – 19 Nov 1917, aged 21, post-Passchendaele
Bdr. J. Alexander M. Coburn – 30 Mar 1918, aged 31, Somme
Pte. Archibald “Archie” Little – 19 May 1918, aged 26, spinal meningitis
Pte. Arthur F. Kingston – 12 Aug 1918, aged 28, Battle of Amiens
Pte. Gray Little – 28 Aug 1918, aged 26, Second Battle of Arras
*Cpl. Norman J. Robison – 29 Sep 1918, aged 25, Cambrai
Pte. Arthur McGee – 11 Feb 1919, aged 28, pneumonia, Bramshott
Alfred S. Smith – No such person. Erroneous listing for Alfred S. Hunter

World War II

Lt. (Nursing Sister) Margaret Agnes Briggs, RCAMC

* Not included on Cenotaph

Source:  Tim Patterson, harveysettlers.org/harvey-cenotaph

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