Erected in 1923 by the Women's Auxiliary, war veterans and the citizens of Revelstoke, this memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War. A plaque to the memory of the Second World War was added in 1946 and another to the Korean War sometime after that conflict.
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Type
Other
Inscription
[upper plaque/plaque du haut]
CANADIAN LEGION
1939-1945
TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
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THIS PLAQUE WAS ERECTED BY REVELSTOKE BRANCH NO 46 OF CANADIAN LEGION 1946
[middle plaque/plaque du milieu]
KOREA
1950-1953
[lower plaque/plaque du bas]
TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
"TO YOU FROM FAILING HANDS WE THROW, THE TORCH
BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH"
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IF YE BREAK FAITH WITH US WHO DIE WE SHALL NOT SLEEP THOUGH POPPIES GROW IN FLANDERS' FIELDS"
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY, THE GREAT WAR VETERANS AND THE CITIZENS OF REVELSTOKE - 1923
Visitor information
Location
Revelstoke Cenotaph
Revelstoke
British Columbia
Revelstoke Cenotaph
Revelstoke
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 51.0017417
Long. -118.2002395
Lat. 51.0017417
Long. -118.2002395
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