This memorial is in memory of six hundred and seventy officers and men of the 102nd Battalion (North British Columbians) who gave their lives in the First World War. The colours of the Battalion were deposited in the Christ Church Cathedral on September 22nd, 1919.
102nd Battalion First World War Memorial Plaque
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Inscription
[plaque/plaque]
[battles listed on around borders/liste des batailles sur les côtés]
[102 badge/102 insignes]
1914 - 1918
IN GRATITUDE
TO
ALMIGHTY GOD
BY WHOM ALONE VICTORY IS
SECURED AND IN MEMORY OF
SIX HUNDRED & SEVENTY SIX
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
102ND BATTALION
NORTH BRITISH COLUMBIANS
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
TELL CANADA YE
WHO PASS THIS WAY
WE REST CONTENT
THE COLOURS OF THE BATTALION WERE DEPOSITED
IN THE CHURCH ON SEPT. 22ND 1919
Street View
Location
102nd Battalion First World War Memorial Plaque
690 Burrard Street
Vancouver
British Columbia
102nd Battalion First World War Memorial Plaque
690 Burrard Street
Vancouver
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.2846049
Long. -123.1209346
Lat. 49.2846049
Long. -123.1209346