LEST WE FORGET 37 More Photos Carnduff Community Memorial The Carnduff Community Memorial to the soldiers of the district who gave their lives in the Great War was dedicated in May 1933. The memorial consists of three parts – the park, the swimming pool and the cenotaph. One of the chief agitators for the building of the park was Mr. John Griffin. The monument is made of tyndal stone on a concrete base and core. Complete, it stands nine feet high and rises in three steps from the base. The column is two-and-a-half feet square with a threefoot, square cap, carrying a stone ball about one foot in diameter. A marble plaque fastened to the front, contains the names of 27 men in whose honour it was erected. A dedication was held for it, with over 1,000 in attendance. After World War Two, the names of the men who lost their lives in that war were added to the plaque on the face of the monument. In later years, the Legion improved the ground around the cenotaph and put in the paved walkway leading to the cenotaph. In 2005, the Carnduff Legion took on a project of obtaining veterans’ names and placing them on separate boards beside the cenotaph, as well as one for deceased Associate Members and Auxiliary Members’ names. It was dedicated at the homecoming in 2005 by the Legion members. The Town of Carnduff had the cenotaph redone in 2013. They replaced the marble plaque at the front. For Homecoming celebrations in 2015, Carnduff Legion Branch erected the former plaque on a stand at the door of the Legion hall. A plaque is also on the wall of the Legion with its history for a Walk of Remembrance of the Town. Cenotaph before renovations
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