This memorial, a marble shaft topped by a sculptured urn, was erected by the people of Shoal Harbour in memory of Herbert Wiseman and James T. Butler, two local men killed during the First World War.
Shoal Harbour, Newfoundland & Labrador
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ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF SHOAL HARBOR, IN MEMORY OF TWO SOLDIERS WHO WERE KILLED IN THE GREAT WAR
THEY ARE LAID TO REST ON SOME FOREIGN CREST
AND FILL A SOLDIERS GRAVE
WITH DUTY DONE AND HONORS WON,
THE LOYAL, THE TRUE, THE BRAVE
A GLORIOUS DEATH FOR THOSE WHO DIE,
THAT OTHERS MAY FREELY STAND
GOD BLESS THE SONS, THE NOBLE SONS
THOSE BOYS FROM NEWFOUNDLAND
C.H.N.
[left side/côté gauche]
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HERBERT WISEMAN
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT YPRES, FRANCE SEPT. 29TH 1918 AGED 25 YEARS AND 7 MONTHS
WE SHALL SLEEP BUT NOT FOREVER
THERE WILL BE A GLORIOUS DAWN
WE SHALL MEET TO PART NO NEVER
ON THAT RESURRECTION MORN
MOTHER
WISEMAN
[right side/côté droit]
IN LOVING MEMORY OF PTE.
JAMES T. BUTLER
WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT MONCHY, FRANCE APRIL 14TH 1917 AGED 27 YEARS
TILL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
BUTLER
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Shoal Harbour Cenotaph
3 Balbo Drive, Clarenville, NL
Shoal Harbour
Newfoundland & Labrador
Shoal Harbour Cenotaph
3 Balbo Drive, Clarenville, NL
Shoal Harbour
Newfoundland & Labrador
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 48.18667
Long. -53.97731
Lat. 48.18667
Long. -53.97731
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