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      This is a picture of the Beamsville Cenotaph that was erected in Beamsville following World War I to honour the young men who had fought in that war and did not return home to their loved ones. Beamsville Women's Institute donated the 2 white cement urns in 1921 and has …

      This is a German Maxium Machine Gun. Many were brought back as 'war trophies' after the First World War, and used as veterans' memorials. This item has since been replaced with a larger field piece from WWII.

 appeared in St. Catharines Standard, 23 Jul 2005, Sports, D12. Date of Event: July 18, 2005     Survivor(s): Bond, Bernice (wife) (nee Johnson); Russell, Barbara (daughter); Bond, Bud (son); Bond, Bruce (son); Wasyleczko, Tish (daughter); Panabaker, Kay (sister) City of Death: Beamsville, Ontario predeceased by Hirst, Noma (sister); predeceased by Hall, Marjorie (sister); He Served in the R.C.A.F. in World War II

      Captain Earl godfrey, centre with can, was commanding Officer until closing of war.

 Porcupine Advance, 31 Jul 1918, Section 1, p. 2     ...

      Dining Room, Officers' Mess

      Plane crash.

      An exterior view of the officers' mess.

      A mobile target towed around Lake Ontario.

      Trap shooting was used to teach pilots/gunners to 'lead the target' when aiming their machine guns.

      Several uniformed men stand around a crashed biplane to have their picture taken.

      Aerial machine guns stored in racks.

      A biplane flies directly over the photographer

      After winter training in Texas, the planes were dismantled, crated, and shipped back to Canada.

      A biplane prepares to land. Hangars can be seen in the background.

      Air troups marching on a muddy field with tents in background.

      Biplane number C202 crashed nose first into the roof of an unidentified building.

      A plane has crashed nose-first into a snowy field.

      Bob Southcott standing in front of a tent.

      Bob Southcott standing in front of a tent.