Service, Courage & Sacrifice
A Digital Exhibit
We wish to introduce Irondale’s service men and women to residents of Haliburton County and beyond. For the size of the village, Irondale has a significant number of individuals that has served Canada in various military aspects. We wish to say Thanks by remembering the sacrifices – providing a strong voice.
We felt it was necessary to honour and remember the individuals that served our country in some military aspect. Our project “Service, Courage & Sacrifice” started honouring our courageous members with flags and displays, each November, starting in 2022.
Each individual featured enlisted for service, had the courage to follow through and some paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country’s freedom. These men and women has a family tie to the Irondale area of Haliburton County, Ontario. The few that paid the ultimate sacrifice are marked with a poppy.
While the magnitude of this event can only be felt when viewing the 50+ flags en masse in person … we felt it was imperative to share these folks with the greater public.
We encourage you to spend some time with these individuals, silently thanking them for their Service, Courage & Sacrifice.
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Allen, James
5 January 1892 - May 1977
WWI - Sergeant, Siberia
Anderson, (Dr.) James Rae
24 April 1920 - 21 February 2022
WWII - Army, Regimental Medical Officer
Bailey, Mark (Bud)
28 March 1902 - October 1986
WWII - Army, Infantry
Bailey, Richard (Dick)
4 July 1933 - 3 June 2020
Korean War - Army, Paratrooper
Bailey, Richard George 🌺
1 May 1881 - 11 June 1944
WWI - Army, Infantry, 180th Battalion
Beteau, Edward
16 June 1878 - 26 May 1956
WWI - Army, Private, 109th Battalion
Bignell, Zachariah
4 May 1996 - 12 June 2022
Army, Infantry, Hastings Prince Edward Regiment
Buckingham, Lorne Sheard
8 August 1926 - 19 November 2017
WWII - Air Force, Logistics, Downsview
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Clark, William Robert
12 September 1918 - 16 January 2004
WWII - Air Force, Pilot Instructor
Coles, Alan Edward
1922 - 2000
WWII - Army, Corporal, Royal Engineers Co. 268
Copeland, E.G.W. (Ted)
11 October 1922 - 9 February 2004
WWII - Air Force, Aircraft Mechanic, 438 Squadron
Curry, Albert George
1 December 1897 - 17 May 1966
WWI - Army, Private
Curry, Andrew James
4 August 1892 - 1980
WWI - Army, Private
Curry, Russell Samuel 🌺
28 September 1896 - 8 September 1917
WWI - Army, Private
Elliott, Henry James
23 March 1916 - 16 July 1984
WWII - Air Force, Stalag Loft 111
Friend, Edwin Dixon 🌺
31 March 1919 - 3 September 1944
WWII - Army, Lieutenant
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Godfrey, William
28 August 1901 - 24 December 1972
WWI & WWII - Army, Private
Gordon, John Hugh
10 February 1910 - 23 February 1993
WWII - Captain, No 2 Cdn Railway
Graham, John William (Jack) 🌺
21 March 1878 - 9 April 1940
WWI
Graham, Joseph Marshall
29 April 1887 - 4 August 1955
WWI
Greenham, Claude
30 May 1918 - June 2000
WWII - Sergeant, Driver Training
Griffin, Frederick
5 March 1889 - 15 January 1946
WWI & WWII, War Correspondent
Griffin, Mary Eleanor
16 May 1923 - 13 December 2005
WWII - Wireless Div. 1942-1945
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Hancock, Edward George
24 December 1906 - 14 January 1971
WWII
Hancock, John
WWII
Hancock, Joseph Henry
26 March 1921 - 1 September 1994
WWII - Navy
Hancock, Sydney Clarence 🌺
3 June 1915 - 22 October 1940
Navy, Bugle Boy to Petty Officer
Hancock, Wilfred Fleming
1924 - 1993
WWII - Navy, Able Seaman
Holness, Robert Edward 🌺
26 April 1920 - 27 September 1944
WWII - Air Force, Flight Lieut., 421 Squadron
Howarth, Harold
15 April 1909 - 21 January 1997
WWII - Army, Corporal, Tank Driver
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Laliberté, Clément 🌺
12 October 1923 - 29 July 1945
WWII - Army, Medical Corps
Maxwell, Herbert Aubrey
17 July 1919 - 3 March 1988
Army, Corporal with Hasty P's
McCormick, Peter Kenneth
19 March 1946 - 23 July 2017
Navy
Mitchell, Lloyd William
20 August 1932 - 13 February 1985
Army, Warrant Officer, Cook
Miller, William E. K.
24 September 1903 - 14 November 1989
Private Army, Sharpshooter
Moorhead, Joseph
1900 - 1962
WWII - Army, Royal Irish Rifles
O'Keefe, Pamplin
1 March 1926 - 26 March 1996
WWII - Served in Officers' Bar
O'Keefe, Harry
13 April 1920 - 22 February 2017
WWII - Navy, Officer
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Pantridge, Dean
1 August 1957 -
Navy
Pantridge, Denis
11 July 1933 - 14 August 2021
Navy
Pantridge, Wayne
1 December 1969 -
Navy
Proctor, Mary Lillian
19 May 1918 - 2 August 2012
WWII - Air Force, Cook/Dietician
Proctor, William Halliday
23 February 1912 - 13 August 1975
WWII - Air Force, Radar Mechanic
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Simmons, Frederick Andrew
31 July 1917 - 7 November 2012
WWII - Army, Gunner, 6th Anti Tank
Simmons, James George
7 September 1912 - 20 February 1993
WWII - Army, Gunner, 6th Anti Tank
Smith, Donald Thomas
19 January 1924 - 17 December 2022
WWII - Air Force, Lancaster Armourer
Stephaniuk, Paul
16 July 1916 - 15 June 2005
WWII - Army, Private, Anti-Aircraft Gunner
Stuart, Bruce Bothwell
23 April 1923 - 22 October 2001
WWII - Navy
Styles, Frederick Lansing 🌺
22 June 1920 - 9 July 1944
WWII - Army, Queen's Own Rifles
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Taylor, Gordon Cecil
20 October 1917 - 1 September 2008
WWII
Thompson, John Jackson, Jr
1926 - 2019
WWII - Navy, Able Seaman
Thompson, John Jackson, Sr 🌺
1894 - 1946
WWI - Army, 36th Div of Royal Irish Rifles
Thompson, John Bruce
6 December 1925 - 26 July 1994
WWII - Navy, Volunteer Reserve
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Wilson, George Matthew
6 October 1897 - 19 July 1960
WWII - Army, Infantry, North Nova Scotia Highlanders
Wilson, Harold Gahan
29 December 1925 - 29 December 1959
WWII - Army, Corporal, 109th Overseas Battalion
Wilson, Robert "Bob" G.
21 February 1923 - 2 February 1977
Canadian Armed Forces, Regular Training Officer
Wilson, William Charles
11 April 1925 - 9 May 1974
WWII - Navy
Witham, Arthur Edward
27 December 1891 - 24 April 1978
Served in WWI and WWII
We wish to thank the following Community Partners:
Haliburton County Development Corporation for providing funding for this project through the LIP (Local Initiatives Program)
Minden Rotary Club
Canoe FM (100.9 & 97.1)
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 636 Minden
County Sign & Display
Autumn Robinson
Various friends and families of Irondale