Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, October 2001
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Heritage Minister, Sheila Copps recently announced that Canada will finally have a National cemetery, located in Ottawa near the War Museum, where Canadian veterans and soldiers may be buried. Like other large Canadian cities, such as Hamilton, monuments and memorials to soldiers and service men can also be found in the Waterdown area. These memorials may be found on a gravestone or by plaques inside churches. In many municipal cemeteries a traditional plain white stone marks the memory of former soldiers. Below are some names of Waterdown area soldiers whose courage has been recorded and are dearly remembered.

In Grace Anglican Church, Waterdown the following memorials to former soldiers are to be found:

In the cemetery:

• James W. OGILVIE Lieutenant died November 1987 Age 68
• Robert RICHMOND RCAF 1942-45 Air Gunner
• James V. SPARLING Private R.C.A.S.C. died 30 March 1978 Age 64
• Francis PARKER A SGT C.M.G.C. CEF 1914-1918 29 January 1885-28 August 1979
• Augustus J. RUST Private 2 C.M.R. (S. Africa) 18 May 1958 Age 83
• Colonel John PAGE husband of Joan McCOLL BRADEN
• Charles S. McCULLY Private P.P.C.L.I.-C.E.F. 29 July 1961 Age 78
• Samuel E. COOK Private 19 Battn. C.E.F. 19 August 1953 Age 59
• Lieutenant Colonel Joseph C. EAGER M.B.M. C.E.D. 1884-1948
• Cecil NICHOLSON Captain 129 Battn. CEF 31 January 1965
• Thomas J. McDONALD Sapper Can. Engrs C.E.F. 15 December 1951 Age 65

In the church:

• Plaque – Young People’s War Memorial to Pte. Thomas FLINTOFT
• Plaque – ILM of Kenneth Charles LINGEN
  company sergeant Major RHLI CAO
  Killed in action Oct 17 1944
  aged 23 years
  buried at Issendrecht, Holland
  youngest son of
  George and Martha Ann LINGEN

In Union cemetery, Waterdown the following memorials to former soldiers are to be found:

• In memory of Capt. DAVID BASTEDO born November 20, 1764 died September 5, 1854 Aged 90 years
• Captain WM SPENCE died Sept 9, 1892 aged 70 years a native of Dundee, Scotland
• ALFRED WURTS EGGE killed in action at Passchendaele Nov 5, 1917 aged 19 years
• IRVING EARL SAMS Iowa PHM 2 US Navy World War 1 April 29 1895 November 13 1965
• GEORGE A. CHILDS Private R.C.A.S.C. 13 Mar 1976 age 64
• WILLIAM H. PROWSE Private C.M.G.C. C.E.F. 4 Oct 1957 age 68
• ALEXANGER GRAY Sergeant C.F.A. C.E.F. 2 Feb 1953 age 70
• WILLIAM E. JONES Gunner C.F.A. C.E.F. 2 Feb 1953 age 70
• 10th Battery R.C.A. Gnr. ERNEST BOROWSKI 1911-1956
• 67th Btn. R.C.F.A. Pts. STANLEY H. BALSON 1900-1958
• 18 Battn. C.E.F. Pte. SANFORD E. BOYLE 1893-1960

In Millgrove Municipal Cemetery, the following memorials to former soldiers are to be found:

Erected in memory of these fallen heroes of the War 1914-1918

• Corp IVAN M. CRULL
• Pts. ELIAS FRANK CUMMINS
• Pte. JOHN H. DeJERSY
• Pte. ROBERT DUNBAR
• Pte. RICHARD FENNING
• Pte. ALBERT HARRIS
• Pte. SYDNEY HADLEY
• Pte. WILLIAM RISBY
• Pte. JOHN A SPRINGER

Also our heroes of 1939-1945

• Corp. HUGH C. DRUMMOND
• A. B. JOHN ROWLAND

• Our laddie IVAN M., SON OF G.F. & ROWENA CRULL. Killed at battle of Passchendaele, Belgium Nov 16, 1917, aged 23 years. We know the loss but not the gain of those who sleep in Flanders.
• Pte. JOHN SPRINGER 102nd BATT. Inf Killed in action Canal-du Nord. Sept. 4, 1918 aged 27 years
• FREDERICK LLEWELLYN son killed in action Courcelette, France Sept. 25, 1916 aged 33
• HERBER HAVELOCK MOSHIER, Professor, Alberta University, Edmonton.
  Lieut. Colonel – 11th Can. Field Ambulance. Killed in action near ARRAS, France Aug. 29, 1918, aged 29 years, 7 months. Interred – Villers-du Bois cemetery, France
• Pte. E.F. CUMMINS killed at ARRAS March 18, 1918 aged 23 years.

In St. James Church, Waterdown there is a Memorial book of all the brave soldiers and servicemenwho served in the Wars.

MAY PEACE BE WITH THEM ALL.

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