August 8, 2015
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The Walker House: Kincardine’s Heritage Centre, and the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 183, Kincardine, have received a grant in the amount of $3,700 from the World War Commemorations Community Fund, through the Government of Canada, to continue the Kincardine Veterans Memorial Banner Project that began late last year.
The aim of the project is to have banners made, featuring photographs of the soldiers who died in the First World War, from the communities of Kincardine, Tiverton and Bruce Township.
“There are already a number of photographs of the fallen that were made into banners and hung up in downtown Kincardine last November in honour of the centennial of the beginning of the First World War,” said Sarafina Pagnotta of the Walker House, “and we are now enlisting the public’s help in sending us more photos of these fallen boys.”
These banners will be displayed during the lead-up to Remembrance Day. After last year’s successful launch, photographs started to come in and this year, Tiverton will also be part of the project.
Stew Neeley, chairman of the Kincardine Legion’s poppy campaign, said the goal is to have 90 per cent of the soldiers who died in the First World War, honoured with a banner by the centenary of the Armistice in 2018.
“Our partnership with the Paddy Walker Heritage Society has been instrumental in researching the history of these fine young men,” said Neeley. “If you have a photograph of one of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, please send it to the Legion or drop it off at the Legion on Lambton Street or at the Walker House.”
Holding up a banner, honouring Thomas Sinclair, who died in the First World War, are project co-ordinators Carolyn Diemert (L), Deanna Gleeson and Sarafina Pagnotta of the Walker House, with Stew Neeley of the Kincardine Legion; photo by Laura Haight
A list of the soldiers who died, and for whom there is no photographic record, can be found on the Walker House Facebook page.
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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