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The Wingham Cenotaph was unveiled by retired General Sir Arthur Currie on 26 August 1924 and dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War. By mid-September, the entire cost and more was raised for the cenotaph.
May 20, 2020 · The Wingham soldier cenotaph, erected in 1924 to memorialize the Wingham area’s war dead, is one of the most distinct commemorative monuments anywhere in Canada and, a fitting tribute to those from the area who made the Supreme Sacrifice.
Constructed in 1924 in memory of those who lost their lives in World War I and World War II. On August 26, 1924, the unveiling and dedication service was held at 1:30 p.m. in Memorial Square, Wingham, Ontario.
The memorial was unveiled in August 1924, by none other than retired General Sir Arthur Currie, one of the greatest military leaders Canada has ever produced. The memorial is dedicated the the dead of the First World War, the names engraved in stone for all to remember.
In 1922, the people of Wingham voted on how they would like to commemorate their young men and women who fought in World War I. The majority of the town voted for a monument. They created a cenotaph at the centre of town, where their community's participation in defense of their nation could never be forgotten.
War memorial of Huron County's heroes and heroines Published Wingham, Ont. : Wingham Advance, [1919?] Identifier oocihm.78030 78030 Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Registers of dead -- Ontario--Huron (County).
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This memorial is a German field artillery piece, a 77-mm gun, captured by the 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the Battle of Drocourt-Queant on 2 August 1918. It was given to the town of Wingham as part of the post-First World War trophy redistribution program.
