Rockwood War Memorial This war memorial sits at the corner of Main Street and Guelph Street in Rockwood, Ontario to commemorate the services and sacrifices of our soldiers during World War 1, World War 2 and the Korean War.
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Craftsman Lawrence N. Graham
Lawrence N. Graham was a member of the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 4th Armd. Troops Workshop. He died in service overseas on December 16, 1944 and is buried at the Schoonselhof Cemetery in Belgium.
Lawrence Graham was the only son of John Wingfield Graham and Eliza Nellis Graham, of Rockwood. Lawrence's immigrant ancestor was John W. Graham who came to Guelph from the North of England in 1842. After losing his barn and crop to fire in 1873, the ancestor Graham then settled on Lot 2, Concession 7 of Eramosa Township.