The Royal Canadian Legion Huntsville Branch 232 and the Town of Huntsville invite the community to join in celebrating the Huntsville Honour Roll’s new home at the Canada Summit Centre.
According to a release from the Town of Huntsville, the Honour Roll commemorates those from Huntsville who served in the Armed Forces during the Second World War. The list came directly from Ottawa and includes the names of 400 men and women, approximately 15 per cent of the population of Huntsville at the time (which was 2,700 residents based on the most recent Census data).
Alf Harper was commissioned in 1945 to build a special display case to house the Honour Roll. The solid oak frame is five feet tall, 13 feet long, and weighs approximately 200 lb.
The Honour Roll was hung in the Huntsville Post Office in November 1947, which was located in the Huntsville Civic Centre at the time. It was moved to the Centre Street entrance of the new Huntsville Post Office in 1955, and featured prominently until the front entrance was moved to Main Street.
Community members are invited to a celebration on October 9, 2024, to celebrate the Honour Roll’s new home at the Canada Summit Centre, 20 Park Drive, Huntsville, ON, where it will once again be on public display in memory of our veterans. Everyone is welcome! Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with official proceedings starting at 7 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time: 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Location: Canada Summit Centre Lobby, 20 Park Drive, Huntsville, ON
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I will be there to honour my father and uncles listed on the Honour Roll for their service.
Thank you.
Betsy Brooks says
A huge thank you and congratulations goes to Jim Simpson, from Royal Canadian Legion Branch 232, Huntsville, for his two year hard work and dedication to enable this to happen. It is wonderful that, thanks to Huntsville, it will,again, be visible to all who care to see it, and remember the people who answered the call.