Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George William Oxborough
In memory of:
Leading Seaman George William Oxborough
February 10, 1942
Military Service
3009
21
Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
H.M.C.S. Spikenard
Additional Information
Son of William Madden Oxborough and Marie Oxborough, of Banff, Alberta.
Commemorated on Page 104 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
HALIFAX MEMORIAL
Nova Scotia, Canada
Panel 5.
The HALIFAX MEMORIAL in Nova Scotia's capital, erected in Point Pleasant Park, is one of the few tangible reminders of the men who died at sea. Twenty-four ships were lost by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War and nearly 2,000 members of the RCN lost their lives. This Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and was unveiled in November 1967 with naval ceremony by H.P. MacKeen, Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, in the presence of R. Teillet, then Minister of Veterans Affairs. The monument is a great granite Cross of Sacrifice over 12 metres high, clearly visible to all ships approaching Halifax. The cross is mounted on a large podium bearing 23 bronze panels upon which are inscribed the names of over 3,000 Canadian men and women who were buried at sea. The dedicatory inscription, in French and English, reads as follows:
1918-1945
IN THE HONOUR OF
THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE NAVY
ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY
OF CANADA
WHOSE NAMES
ARE INSCRIBED HERE
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN
BUT THEIR MEMORY
SHALL ENDURE.
On June 19, 2003, the Government of Canada designated September 3rd of each year as a day to acknowledge the contribution of Merchant Navy Veterans.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Photo of GEORGE WILLIAM OXBOROUGH – Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me -
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Banff War Memorial – Banff (Alberta) War Memorial. Erected by the Mount Rundle chapter of the I.O.D.E. and unveiled September 2nd, 1923 near the Great War Veterans' Association Memorial Hall on Banff avenue. It was made of stone from Mount Rundle. The current memorial includes a pair of World War Two panels with 29 names on either side of a central panel listing 52 World War One names. It is now located at the front wall of the Royal Canadian Legion, Colonel Moore Branch #26, on Banff avenue. -
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Banff, Alberta – View of Banff avenue showing the location of the Royal Canadian Legion building - near the Canadian flag. The Banff (Alberta) War Memorial is located outdoors on the front wall of this building.
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