"On July 26, 1933, this memorial Cairn, bearing the names of 8 men killed in action was dedicated to those from Bayfield who served and sacrificed in World War I.  Virtually every eligible man and two nurses volunteered for service.  Of those, one in three would never return to the shores of Lake Huron.  Those who did return where affected for life by their many wounds.

At a re-dedication ceremony on August 10, 1947, the names of those killed in World War II were added to this Cairn.  As in World War I, virtually every able bodied man in the community signed up to serve.  Casualties were fewer but war once more profoundly scarred this village.
 

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EVANS, Victor Raymond

SQUADRON:                     Wing 43
                                             79 Training Squadron                     
                                             Royal Flying Corps
SERVICE NO:                   153457            
RESIDENCE:                    Bayfield – Ontario      
DATE OF BIRTH:            October 1896.           
                                             Bayfield – Township of Stanley – County of Huron - Ontario
DATE OF DEATH:           April 25, 1918                      21 years     6 months

McLEOD, Robert Murray

DIVISIONAL UNIT:         4th Canadian Infantry Division
                                             12th Infantry Brigade
                                             73rd Battalion  -  Royal Highlanders of Canada
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   127501
RESIDENCE:                     Bayfield - Ontario
DATE OF BIRTH:            January 3, 1897
                                             Bayfield – Goderich Township – County of Huron - Ontario

CURRIE, Harvey J.

DIVISIONAL UNIT:        1st Canadian Infantry Division
                                             2nd Infantry Brigade
                                             7th Battalion - British Columbia
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   491304
RESIDENCE:                    Clinton – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            March 11, 1895
                                             Clinton – Goderich Township – County of Huron - Ontario

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ADLEY, Edward Percy

DIVISIONAL UNIT:         3rd Canadian Infantry Division
                                             8th Infantry Brigade
                                             2nd Brigade Canadian Mounted Rifles
                                             4th Canadian Mounted Rifles - Toronto
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO.                   401555
RESIDENCE:                    Clinton – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            February 20, 1887

TOMS, Hugh Wilfred

DIVISIONAL UNIT:         2nd Canadian Infantry Division
                                             4th Infantry Brigade
                                             18th Battalion - Western Ontario
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   654440
RESIDENCE:                    Bayfield – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            February 18, 1898
                                             Bayfield – Goderich Township – County of Huron - Ontario

MacDONALD, Allan Daniel

DIVISIONAL UNIT:        2nd Canadian Infantry Division
                                             4th Infantry Brigade
                                             18th Battalion - Western Ontario
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   654554
RESIDENCE:                    Bayfield – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            September 15, 1896
                                             Bayfield – Goderich Township – County of Huron - Ontario

CURRIE, Kenneth

DIVISIONAL UNIT:        1st Canadian Infantry Division
                                             1st Infantry Brigade
                                             1st Battalion - Western Ontario
                                             Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   654469
RESIDENCE:                    Bayfield – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            April 16, 1898
                                             Clinton – Goderich Township – County of Huron – Ontario

CLARKE, Arthur Edward

NAME:                               CLARKE                       Arthur Edward
RANK:                                Private
DIVISIONAL UNIT:        3rd Canadian Infantry Division
                                             9th Infantry Brigade
                                             58th Battalion - Central Ontario
                                             The Canadian Infantry Corps
SERVICE NO:                   654800
RESIDENCE:                    Hensall – Ontario 
DATE OF BIRTH:            December 1, 1880

Charles Stewart Cann

CANN, Charles Stewart

NAME              CANN          Charles Stewart
RANK              Private         105788                                                                                                                                                    I Canadian Corps - 1st Canadian Infantry Division - 1st Brigade                                                        REGIMENT     Royal Canadian Regiment
                        “for country”

Richard Verdun

WESTON Richard Verdun

NAME                  WESTON      Richard Verdun                                                                                                          RANK                   Warrant Officer 1st / Wireless Operator / Air Gunner     99738                                                                                   Group 1 - RAF Bomber Command                                                                              SQUADRON        RAF   No. 166 
                            “tenacity”
                            RAF Kirmington Airfield in Lincolnshire