The cenotaph is located in Memorial Peace Park just off of 224 Street in Maple Ridge, BC. It commemorates the war dead from WWI and WW2 for Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.
Maple Ridge includes the communities of Albion, Port Hammond, Port Haney, Ruskin, Webster's Corners, Whonnock and Yennadon.
Updated: February 18, 2017 and 2023
To locate copies of service records for WWI soldiers go to Personnel Files of the First World War
To obtain copies of service record for soldiers who died during WW2 go to Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead
To view the Veterans' Affairs Commemoration for WWI soldiers to go Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Updated: February 18, 2017 and 2023
To locate copies of service records for WWI soldiers go to Personnel Files of the First World War
To obtain copies of service record for soldiers who died during WW2 go to Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead
To view the Veterans' Affairs Commemoration for WWI soldiers to go Canadian Virtual War Memorial
To view photos of soldiers from Maple Ridge, check out Wartime Memories from the Maple Ridge Community Archives at Flickr.
WWI 1914-1918
Charles Percy BLAKE, 1891-1916
Regimental # 629549
Son of Robert Blake and Effie Boyd of Yennadon, BC.
Son of Robert Blake and Effie Boyd of Yennadon, BC.
Buried at Aldershott Military Cemetery in Hampshire, England.
Click here to view the Memorial Plaque issued to the Blake family.
Leo BUCHANAN, 1885-1916
Regimental # 899; Lieutenant
A barrister from the firm of Buchanan & Bull, Vancouver. BC
Son of George Owen Buchanan and Mary Nelson. Father lived in Haney, BC after he remarried in 1914.
James Lindsay CAMPBELL, 1894-1916
Regimental # 75191
Son of Peter Campbell and Mina/Minnie Cowie of Haney, BC
Harry Louis Walter CARTER, 1886-1917
Regimental # 790236
Harry Louis Walter CARTER, 1886-1917
Regimental # 790236
Son of Nelson Carter and Ellen Hopkins, husband of Leila Louisa Hancox of Haney, BC
Roy CROMARTY,(aka Sam Roy GARNER ), 1883-1917
Regimental # 790949 & 646125,
To read Whonnock historian Fred Braches' excellent article about Sam Garner/Roy Cromarty click here
Hugh Scott DAVIE, 1886-1918
Regimental # 500192
Roy CROMARTY,(aka Sam Roy GARNER ), 1883-1917
Regimental # 790949 & 646125,
To read Whonnock historian Fred Braches' excellent article about Sam Garner/Roy Cromarty click here
Regimental # 500192
Son of Matthew and Elizabeth Davie of Hollyburn, West Vancouver, formerly of Port Haney, BC.
William Maurice DAVIN, 1893-1917
Regimental # 629592
William Maurice DAVIN, 1893-1917
Regimental # 629592
Son of George Davin and Elizabeth Ann Stewart of Londonderry, N. Ireland. He lived in Whonnock, BC.
G DICKINSON,
G DICKINSON,
Regimental #
Robert FLETCHER, 1876-1917
Regimental # 464538
Horace Gilbert FRASER, 1895-1918
Regimental # 129907
Leacroft Howard FREER, 1884-1915
Regimental # 5089
Reginald George GOFFIN, 1895-1918
Regimental # 75917 Lieutenant
Son of Benjamin Goffin and Lizzie R Durrant of Port Haney, BC.
Robert FLETCHER, 1876-1917
Regimental # 464538
Horace Gilbert FRASER, 1895-1918
Regimental # 129907
Leacroft Howard FREER, 1884-1915
Regimental # 5089
Reginald George GOFFIN, 1895-1918
Regimental # 75917 Lieutenant
Son of Benjamin Goffin and Lizzie R Durrant of Port Haney, BC.
Click here to view a photo of him at Flickr (far left)
Click here to read about him in the British Columbian newspaper
Reg's brother Arthur is also listed on the cenotaph. He died in Point Grey (Vancouver) after the war.
L GRIFFIN, Regimental #
Arthur Norman HACKNEY, 1880-1918
Regimental # 2030304
Charles Edward Russell HALL (E HALL), 1896-1918
Regimental # 50486
Click here to read about him in the British Columbian newspaper
James Henry HAMPTON, 1897-1918
Regimental # 628701
Son of William Hampton and Amanda Oliver, of Hammond, BC.
Click here to view a photo of him at Flickr. He is seated on the left.
Robert Hugh HARRIS, c1877-1916
Duke of Wellington, West Riding Regiment
WWI Medal Card from British Archives
Click here to read about him in the British Columbian newspaper
Reg's brother Arthur is also listed on the cenotaph. He died in Point Grey (Vancouver) after the war.
L GRIFFIN, Regimental #
Arthur Norman HACKNEY, 1880-1918
Regimental # 2030304
Charles Edward Russell HALL (E HALL), 1896-1918
Regimental # 50486
Click here to read about him in the British Columbian newspaper
James Henry HAMPTON, 1897-1918
Regimental # 628701
Son of William Hampton and Amanda Oliver, of Hammond, BC.Robert Hugh HARRIS, c1877-1916
Duke of Wellington, West Riding Regiment
WWI Medal Card from British Archives
Husband of Annette C Brown Clayton of Whonnock, BC
Fred HART, 1894-1917
Regimental #183488
Son of George Hart of Port Hammond, BC.
He died of Tuberculosis in Hamilton, Ontario.
William Ernest HOWE, 1897-1918
Fred HART, 1894-1917
Regimental #183488
Son of George Hart of Port Hammond, BC.
He died of Tuberculosis in Hamilton, Ontario.
William Ernest HOWE, 1897-1918
Regimental # 703733
Son of George Howe and Louisa Carter
Albert Robert KENDRICK, 1893-1916
Regimental # 75502
Albert Robert KENDRICK, 1893-1916
Regimental # 75502
Son of Robert Albert Kendrick and Agnes Baillie of Port Haney, BC
He enlisted with his brother Edwin Marklin Kendrick
Thomas Henry LAITY, 1894-1917
Regimental # 790712
Son of John Henry Laity and Mary Jane Pope, of Port Hammond, BC.
His cousins John Oxnam and John Pope also died during WWI.
Wilfred John MACKRETH (MACKREATH), 1891-1918
Regimental # 463326
Edwin Arnold MCVEETY, 1886-1916
Regimental # 75509
Son of William McVeety and Mary Currie, of Port Haney, BC.
Click here to view a photo of him at Flickr.
Frank Leslie MCWHINNIE, 1894-1918
Regimental # 75995
Click here to view a photo of him at Flickr.
Thomas Gordon NEWITT, 1896-1918
Regimental # 790340 (Lieutenant)
Son of Walter and Emma Newitt of Port Haney, BC.
Click here to view photo from the British Columbian newspaper
Thomas Gordon Newitt was awarded a MC and MM for his actions during WWI. Here are the details for his entries in the London Gazette:
Issue 31480, 29 July 1919, page 9795 citation for MM
Issue 30573, 12 March 1918, page 3252 for MM
Issue 31183, 14 February 1919, page 2383 for MC
W NICHOLL,
John OXNAM, 1897-1916
Regimental # 629559
Click here to read about him and view his photo in the British Columbian newspaper
His cousins John Pope and Thomas Henry Laity also died during WWI.
Stanley Carpenter PARKER, 1897-1918
Regimental # 2137934
Son of Ebenezer Thomas and Anna Marie Parker, of Ruskin, BC.
Peter John PATERSON, 1896-1917
Regimental # 428752
Click here to read about his death in the British Columbian newspaper and here to view a photo of him.
Peter Paterson was awarded a MM during WWI. Here is the details for his entry from the London Gazette: Issue 29873, 19 December 1916, Page 12448
John Arnold POPE, 1891-1916
Regimental # 628702
He was the son of Chief Constable Edmund Pope and Eleanor Laity of Port Hammond, BC; husband of Effie Mae (nee Anderson).
Click here to read the first part of a newspaper clipping about him in the British Columbian newspaper and here for the remainder of it, which also includes his photo.
His cousins Thomas Henry Laity and John Oxnam also died during the war.
Clifford Edward POWERS, 1897-1919
Regimental # 629561
N SOMERVILLE,
Alfred SORENSEN (SORENSON), 1895-1917
Regimental # 294372
Son of Andrew E. and Sebina E. Sorensen, of Whonnock, BC.
Basil THOMSON (THOMPSON), 1891-1916
Regimental # 428035
Son of Edwin Jay Thomson and Abigail Clarissa McCallum of Barnston Island, BC
Regimental # 428035
Son of Edwin Jay Thomson and Abigail Clarissa McCallum of Barnston Island, BC
Walter Gilbert WHALLEY, 1886-1918
Regimental # 463392
Thomas Cripwell WILSON, 1881-1917
Regimental # 464349
Bottom of Cenotaph 1914-1918
Arthur Frederick GOFFIN, 1890-1922
Regimental # 35218
Son of Benjamin Goffin and Lizzie R. Durrant of Port Haney, BC.
Arthur died in Point Grey (Vancouver) after the war. His brother Reginald is also listed on the cenotaph.
Arthur died in Point Grey (Vancouver) after the war. His brother Reginald is also listed on the cenotaph.
Edward BUST, 1885-1917
Regimental # A29515/429515
Son of Thomas Bust and Elizabeth Plumtree of Nottingham, England
John William SAYERS, 1895-1917
Regimental # 645154
John William SAYERS, 1895-1917
Regimental # 645154
Son of George Sayers and Susan Poet
More names from the side panel - WWI
1914-1918
John Maxwell BECKETT, 1888-1917
Lieutenant
Son of Ernest William Beckett and Mary McSwiggin, of Haney, BC; husband of Elizabeth Beckett, of 663, Mulvey Avenue, Winnipeg.
Harry Morris BLOIS,
1890-1917
Lieutenant
Son of William H. Blois and Mary M Sterling, of Whonnock, BC.
Rupert William EATON,
1896-1918
Lieutenant
Son of Mrs. Agnes Eaton, of Yennadon, BC.
John Thomas FINNIE, 1898-1917
Regimental # 234690
Son of James and Mary Ann Finnie, of Port Hammond, BC.
Basil Haviland HERTSLET, c1872-1918
Regimental # 1037141
Son of the late Sir Edward Hertslet, Librarian of the Foreign Office, and Lady Eden (Bull) Hertslet, of Belle Vue House, Petersham Rd., Richmond, Surrey, England; husband of Helen Annie Hertslet, of Port Haney, BC. Updated May 9, 2023
Thomas LITTLE, 1888-1918
Regimental # 2380377
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Little, of Port Hammond, BC; husband of Gladys Pearl Little, of Whitemouth, MB.
J MCKENZIE,
John Donald MCPHERSON, 1897-1917
Regimental # 911412
Son of John and Mabel E. McPherson, of Hammond, BC.
William Dunbar REID, 1894-1917
Regimental # 883731
Son of the Rev. William M. Reid, and Isabella Jane Rae Reid, of Port Haney, BC.
Roland Francis Croasdaile THOMSON (THOMPSON), 1875-1916
Regimental # 629566
WWII
1939-1945
Stephen Otto ADAMS,
1921-1944
Service # K49236
Son of Alfred and Irma Melissa Adams of Websters' Corners, BC; husband of Jessie Arulai Adams also of Websters' Corners.
Mervin Clayton BOND, 1923-1944
Service # K100045 RCA
Son of Albert Edward and Edna May Bond of Whonnock, BC.
J DOUGLAS,
George FAIRWEATHER, 1910-1943
Service # K29031
Arthur Baker FOSTER,
1916-1943
Service # J22793
Clergyman/Pilot
Son of Clergyman Alexander Ledgerwood and Janet (nee Porteous) Foster of Port Hammond, BC; husband of Alice Worth Foster of Vancouver.
Peter GATEY, 1920-1944
Service # K100074
Private Gatey has a mountain named after him in Golden Ears Park. See Mount Gatey from BC Geographical Names website. He is also listed on the Saskatchewan War Memorial website: Private Peter Gatey
Edward James HARRIS, 1922-1942
Service # R128563
Robert William HIGGINS, 1924-1945
Service # K499
Olavi Leonard JACKSON, 1915-1944
Service # J25847
Raymond Marinus KREFTING, 1918-1942
Service # J7530
Robert Lloyd MAGEE, 1924-1945
Service # K51268
Gordon K MCKEE, 1916-1943
Shirley William MORRIS, 1917-1945
Service # J22813
Percy James MOYER, 1905-1944
R MCLEOD,
Mathew James NEILL, 1913-1944
Service # K47474
John PASTOREK, 1921-1943
Service # V46082
Thomas George Frederick ROCK, 1924-1944
Service # K225
Derwood William SMITH, 1905-1944
Service # K48695
He is listed on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial website: Derwood William Smith
Eric Edwin STEEN, 1914-1944
Service # K65900
Stewart James Nessfield THIRSK, 1923-1944
Service # K50809
James Robert THOMSON, 1915-1945
Service # K1853
W VANDEVEN,
William Alfred WHITE, 1914-1942
Service # J5096
Keith Reginald WILLIAMS, 1920-1944
Service # K47884
Reginald Frank WILLIAMS, c1920-1943
Service # 43262
William J JARVIS, 1922-1944
Service # K46225
More names from side panel - WW2 1939-1945
Gerrard Roy BING, RCAF
1917-1942
Service # J8610/R85405
Son of Gerrald Andrew and Florence Gladys Bing of Port Hammond, BC (formerly Regina, SK). He is listed on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial: Gerrald Roy Bing
Virgil John FERNQUIST, 1924-1945
Ralph William FISHER, 1921-1944
Service # M10760
Son of Ralph Palmer and Daisy Beatrice Fisher of Calgary; husband of Phyllis Kathryn Fisher of Haney, BC
James Clark HAY,
1922-1943
Service # V14886
Archie Walker JONES, 1895-1942
Service # R139598
Son of Joseph M. Jones and Margaret Walker; husband of Mariette Jones of Port Hammond, BC.
Archie Jones also served during WWI: Archie Walker Jones
He is commemorated on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial Archie Walker Jones
Ivan Lee LAMBRIGHT, 1916-1945
Service # K52816
Robert Arnold Samuel LASSER, 1921-1944
Service # J7477
H LYONS
H MCTAVISH
Franklin Miles MURRAY, 1909-1944
Service # H70574
Benjamin Ernest NORMAN, 1914-1944
Service # K711
S ROSS
H ROBINSON
Samuel Ferrier SANTY, 1915-1942
Service # R70915
Leonard Allan SCUTT, 1923-1944
Ernest Alfred TAYLOR, 1920-1944
Updated: March 14, 2017
More names from the side panel - WWI
1914-1918
John Maxwell BECKETT, 1888-1917
Lieutenant
Son of Ernest William Beckett and Mary McSwiggin, of Haney, BC; husband of Elizabeth Beckett, of 663, Mulvey Avenue, Winnipeg.
Harry Morris BLOIS,
1890-1917
Lieutenant
Son of William H. Blois and Mary M Sterling, of Whonnock, BC.
Rupert William EATON,
1896-1918
Lieutenant
Son of Mrs. Agnes Eaton, of Yennadon, BC.
John Thomas FINNIE, 1898-1917
Regimental # 234690
Son of James and Mary Ann Finnie, of Port Hammond, BC.
Basil Haviland HERTSLET, c1872-1918
Regimental # 1037141
Son of the late Sir Edward Hertslet, Librarian of the Foreign Office, and Lady Eden (Bull) Hertslet, of Belle Vue House, Petersham Rd., Richmond, Surrey, England; husband of Helen Annie Hertslet, of Port Haney, BC. Updated May 9, 2023
Thomas LITTLE, 1888-1918
Regimental # 2380377
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Little, of Port Hammond, BC; husband of Gladys Pearl Little, of Whitemouth, MB.
J MCKENZIE,
John Donald MCPHERSON, 1897-1917
Regimental # 911412
Son of John and Mabel E. McPherson, of Hammond, BC.
William Dunbar REID, 1894-1917
Regimental # 883731
Son of the Rev. William M. Reid, and Isabella Jane Rae Reid, of Port Haney, BC.
Roland Francis Croasdaile THOMSON (THOMPSON), 1875-1916
Regimental # 629566
1939-1945
Stephen Otto ADAMS,
1921-1944
Service # K49236
Son of Alfred and Irma Melissa Adams of Websters' Corners, BC; husband of Jessie Arulai Adams also of Websters' Corners.
Mervin Clayton BOND, 1923-1944
Service # K100045 RCA
Son of Albert Edward and Edna May Bond of Whonnock, BC.
J DOUGLAS,
George FAIRWEATHER, 1910-1943
Service # K29031
Arthur Baker FOSTER,
1916-1943
Service # J22793
Clergyman/Pilot
Son of Clergyman Alexander Ledgerwood and Janet (nee Porteous) Foster of Port Hammond, BC; husband of Alice Worth Foster of Vancouver.
Peter GATEY, 1920-1944
Service # K100074
Private Gatey has a mountain named after him in Golden Ears Park. See Mount Gatey from BC Geographical Names website. He is also listed on the Saskatchewan War Memorial website: Private Peter Gatey
Edward James HARRIS, 1922-1942
Service # R128563
Robert William HIGGINS, 1924-1945
Service # K499
Olavi Leonard JACKSON, 1915-1944
Service # J25847
Raymond Marinus KREFTING, 1918-1942
Service # J7530
Robert Lloyd MAGEE, 1924-1945
Service # K51268
Gordon K MCKEE, 1916-1943
Service # K52203
John Reid MARTYN, 1918-1943
Service # R133280
Shirley William MORRIS, 1917-1945
Service # J22813
Percy James MOYER, 1905-1944
R MCLEOD,
Mathew James NEILL, 1913-1944
Service # K47474
John PASTOREK, 1921-1943
Service # V46082
Thomas George Frederick ROCK, 1924-1944
Service # K225
Derwood William SMITH, 1905-1944
Service # K48695
He is listed on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial website: Derwood William Smith
Eric Edwin STEEN, 1914-1944
Service # K65900
Stewart James Nessfield THIRSK, 1923-1944
Service # K50809
James Robert THOMSON, 1915-1945
Service # K1853
W VANDEVEN,
William Alfred WHITE, 1914-1942
Service # J5096
Keith Reginald WILLIAMS, 1920-1944
Service # K47884
Reginald Frank WILLIAMS, c1920-1943
Service # 43262
William J JARVIS, 1922-1944
Service # K46225
More names from side panel - WW2 1939-1945
Gerrard Roy BING, RCAF
1917-1942
Service # J8610/R85405
Son of Gerrald Andrew and Florence Gladys Bing of Port Hammond, BC (formerly Regina, SK). He is listed on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial: Gerrald Roy Bing
Virgil John FERNQUIST, 1924-1945
Ralph William FISHER, 1921-1944
Service # M10760
Son of Ralph Palmer and Daisy Beatrice Fisher of Calgary; husband of Phyllis Kathryn Fisher of Haney, BC
James Clark HAY,
1922-1943
Service # V14886
Archie Walker JONES, 1895-1942
Service # R139598
Son of Joseph M. Jones and Margaret Walker; husband of Mariette Jones of Port Hammond, BC.
Archie Jones also served during WWI: Archie Walker Jones
He is commemorated on the Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial Archie Walker Jones
Ivan Lee LAMBRIGHT, 1916-1945
Service # K52816
Robert Arnold Samuel LASSER, 1921-1944
Service # J7477
H LYONS
H MCTAVISH
Franklin Miles MURRAY, 1909-1944
Service # H70574
Benjamin Ernest NORMAN, 1914-1944
Service # K711
S ROSS
H ROBINSON
Samuel Ferrier SANTY, 1915-1942
Service # R70915
Leonard Allan SCUTT, 1923-1944
Service # J40067
R SHARPE
Ross Fraser STEELE, 1920-1944
Service # M2038
Ernest Alfred TAYLOR, 1920-1944
Service # J85317
James Murray WILSON, 1919-1942
Service # R59976
Updated: March 14, 2017
