FERGUSON, Denton Boyne

DIVISIONAL UNIT:         4th Canadian Infantry Division     
                                             11th Infantry Brigade
                                             102nd Battalion  -  North British Columbians
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   925452
RESIDENCE:                    Yellow Grass – Saskatchewan 
DATE OF BIRTH:            July 10, 1899
                                             Wingham – Turnberry Township – Huron County - Ontario

DOVEY, Arthur Thomas

DIVISIONAL UNIT:         29th British Division
                                             88th Infantry Brigade
                                             1st Battalion     Essex Regiment
AWARDS:                          Military Medal + two bars
SERVICE NO:                   4543
RESIDENCE:                    Leytonstone – Essex - England
DATE OF BIRTH:            Leytonstone – Essex - England
DATE OF DEATH:           February 1, 1918
RELATIVES:
CEMETERY:                     Oxford Road Cemetery – Ypres –

DARNELL, William

DIVISIONAL UNIT:        1st Canadian Infantry Division
                                             1st Infantry Brigade
                                             4th Battalion - Central Ontario
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   22653
RESIDENCE:                    Wingham – Ontario.
DATE OF BIRTH:            July 14, 1870
                                             Ilford – Sussex - England
DATE OF DEATH:           December 29, 1915              45 years     5 months

CHETTLEBURGH, Robert

DIVISIONAL UNIT:        1st Canadian Infantry Division
                                             1st Infantry Brigade
                                             1st Battalion - Western Ontario
                                             The Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   491245
RESIDENCE:                    Wingham – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            April 13, 1884
                                             Norwich – Norfolk Island - England

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BUCHANAN, William Percy

DIVISIONAL UNIT:        4th Canadian Infantry Division
                                             11th Infantry Brigade
                                             75th Battalion - Mississauga
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   681365
RESIDENCE:                     Toronto – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            January 12, 1891
                                             Blyth – Morris Township – County of Huron - Ontario

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BROCK, Leonard Roy

DIVISIONAL UNIT:         4th Canadian Infantry Division
                                             10th Infantry Brigade
                                             50th Battalion - Calgary
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   127184
RESIDENCE:                    Wingham – Ontario.
DATE OF BIRTH:            June 9, 1895
                                             Parry Sound District - Ontario
DATE OF DEATH:           November 18, 1916             21 years     5 months

About Us

Huron Remembers
Our goals include:
  • A cenotaph component that provides website access by means of a QR code displayed at each local cenotaph which is linked to specific biographical information. We foresee a day when people will be able to visit any cenotaph in Huron County, and then learn the story for each name etched on the cenotaph stone.
  • The huronremembers.ca website will provide context and understanding of Canada's contribution to the cause of freedom.

HURON COUNTY ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE LANCASTER BOMBER CRASH SURVIVOR

Lancaster Bomber

The story of Jake Cornish of Brucefield

The night of June 12/13, 1943 over the coast of the Netherlands was clear and calm with a trace of the moon visible, and a young 22 year old mid upper gunner was the only man to escape his burning and crippled aircraft after being attacked by a German night fighter.

The Lancaster bomber crashed in flames at Kamperzeeddijk and very close to the village of Grafhorst and it is here in the General Cemetery where six of the crew now rest.