Arden Legion Planning Memorial Booklet for 2017 Rembrance Day

May 10, 2017

When the clocks all strike 11:00 am on November 11, 2018, it will mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One, the supposed “War to end all Wars.”

By November 11, 1918, it has been estimated that there had been approximately 8 million military/service deaths and up to 21 million wounded around the world.

Arden Legion, Gordon Gaylord Branch #334, is hoping to have ready for November, 2018, a booklet listing all members, of all services from the area including Arden, Mountain Grove, Henderson, Harlow, Kaladar, and locations in between who fought and died for Canada.

The Legion is hoping to collect knowledge on every known participant including any photographs, history, personal information and current descendents.

Obviously, to achieve this, we need to appeal to the general public and make this booklet a community effort. We are also requesting information from anyone who had grandmothers or great grandmothers who served as nurses etc., or who served in the forces. Also, if any now local residents had relatives who served, we would love to hear from you.

To get the ball rolling, we have prepared a list of all service members’ names taken from the cenotaphs and plaques currently in both Arden and Mountain Grove. They are as follows:

Arden: Andrew Hayes, Roy Loyst, John Monds, Russell Monds, Ernest Mouck, Manley Wood, Milton Woodcock, Harry Alexander, Willard Boomhower, Allan Detlor, Dow Fraser, Charles Gaylord, Sandford Gaylord, Oscar Hayes, William Hogan, James Hughes, Norman Hughes, John Kellar, W.C. Morgan, Rockwell Newton, Benson Scott, Earl Scott, Sandy Scott, Curtis Selman, Frank Shorts, Durland Steele, Morris Thompson, Wellington Thompson, Edward Wilkes, Edward Wood, Oscar Wood, Ervin Woodcock, Murray Woodcock, Ellias Wormworth, E. Barker, W.J. Gaylord, F. Hugh, A. Hughes, A. Parker, C. Parkes and L. Woodcock.

Mountain Grove: H.R. Abbott, A, Lewis, H.R. Cronk, E.P. Lewis, G.E. Snider, C. Parker, J.M. Wood, R.M. Barr, G.F. Beverley, T. Beverley, B. Bradly, R. Bradly, G. Conboy, J. Dawson, C. Drew, A. Enbry, R. Flynn, A. Godfrey, T. Godfrey, W. Grant, H. Gray, J. Hawley, R. Hawley, O.A. Hayes, J. Kellar, Z. Kellar, C. Lockwood, D. MacCrimmon, D. MacDonald, S. Mills, E.R. Price, l.E. Raymond, C. Shorts, A. Smith, F. Smith, O. Smith, F. Soles, H. Somers, F. Tryon and J. Veley.

These are the names being used for the Legion's starting point. lf anyone recognizes a name of a great grandparent, grandparent or other relative, please contact one of the following: Malcolm Sampson (613-335-3664), Ronda Noble (613-335-4517), Marilyn Meeks (613-335-4531) or Jean Brown (613-336-2516) or call the Legion (613-335-2737) and leave a name and phone number.

It is also very probable that at a later date, more volunteer help will be needed, so if you are interested in helping out, please let one of the individuals listed above know.