Sto:lo First Nation War Memorial

On November 11, 1993, a memorial pole was erected in the back of the Coqualeetza complex in Sardis to recognize the wartime contribution of Sto:lo Veterans. The Sto:lo people identified more than 100 Fraser Valley Sto:lo Veterans that had served in the South African War, the First and Second World Wars as well as Korean War and peacekeeping duties with United Nations.

Sto:lo carver Stan Greene carved the post. The main figure is that of a Sto:lo warrior from the past holding a spear. The spear signifies the man taking up arms and being willing to fight to protect himself and his culture. Above him is an eagle that represents his guardian spirit which protected him during the war. The salmon in the background represent Fraser River and Sto:lo culture. The site of the memorial was picked by their Veterans. The post was placed amongst two large deciduous trees that provide shade and gave the site, by its overhead canopy, a cathedral appearance. The Veterans hoped that the placing of benches around the memorial would make it a place of quiet contemplation throughout the year. 

[large plaque/grande plaque]

STO:LO VETERANS
THEIR SERVICE & SACRIFICES, NOT FORGOTTEN

(column 1/colonne 1)

BOER WAR

FISHER, JAMES CLARENCE

WWI

ALLARD, WILLIAM* - FORT LANGLEY
ALLARD, GEORGE* - FORT LANGLEY
ANGLEO, ALPHONSE*, KIA
CROMARTY, SAMUEL, E.*
GARNER, JOE* - UNION BAR
GARNER S.R.* - CHILLIWACK
NELSON, CHARLES* - CHEAM, WWI/WWII
SEYMOUR, NOEL* - CHEAM / SEABIRD
PETTIS, JAMES - SEABIRD

WWII

ALLARD, OVID* - FORT LANGLEY
ALLARD, LAWRENCE - FORT LANGLEY
BOBB, HAROLD - SEABIRD
CHARLES, ARCHIBALD* - SEABIRD
CHARLES, DAVID - SEABIRD
CHARLES, SAM - SUMAS
COMMODOR E., WALTER - SOOWAHLIE / CHEHALIS
CROMERTY, ROBERT M.*
CROMERTY, ROY*
DEROCHE, THOMAS* - LAKAHAHMA
FIDELE, JAMES ACHILLE* - FORT LANGLEY
FILLARDEAU, JAMES - FORT LANGLEY
FILLARDEAU, EARL - KATZIE
FILLARDEAU, THOMAS - FORT LANGLEY / KATZIE

(column 2/colonne 2)

WWII

FISHER, CHARLES* - TZBACTHEN
FRANCIS, VINCINT - CHEHALIS
FLORENCE, KENNETH RALPH - KATZIE
GABRIEL, WILFRED* - FORT LANGLEY
GARNER, CLARENCE* - UNION BAR
GARNER, EARL - UNION BAR
GARNER, KENNETH - UNION BAR
GUTIERREZ, ALAN* - CHAWATHIL
HALL, GORDON* - SKOWKALB
HALL, LEONARD - SWOWLITZ
HERRLING, JAMES
HOPE, LAWRENCE* - YALE
IG, DOROTHY* (NEE CLARK)
JAMES, GORDON* - SKWAH
JASPER, DAVID - LAKAHAHMAN
JASPER, PATRICK - LAKAHAHMAN
JIM, ROBERT
JOE, BENEDICT HARRY* - SEABIRD
JOE, CHARLES - CHAWATHIL
JOE, STANLEY* - TZBACHTEN
JOE, WILLIAM - CHAWATHIL
KELLY, FREDDY* - SUMAS
KELLY, GEORGE FRANCIS - SOOWAHLIE
KELLY, HENRY - SUMAS
KELLY, JAMES - CHEHALIS
KELLY, PATRICK AUGUST - LAKAHAHMAN
KELLY, RUSSELL - SOOWAHLIE
KELLY, THOMAS* - SOOWAHLIE
KENDRICK, LLOYD* - SKAWHALOOK
LEON, JOHNNY* - CHEHALIS
LOUIS, SANDY - SEABIRD

[column 3/colonne 3]

WWII

MCINTYRE, ALEXANDER - SEABIRD
MORGAN, CLARENCE - CHEHALIS
MURPHY, HENRY* - CHEAM
MURPHY, WILFRED* - CHEAM
MUSSELL, WILIAM* - SKWAH
NELSON, ALBERT - CHEAM / SEABIRD
NELSON LENARD*, KIA
PAUL, ARTHUR - SKWAH
PAUL, JOWARD* - SKWAH
PAUL, JOHN* - CHEHALIS
PAT. ARTHUR* - CHAWATHIL
PAT. FRANK* - UNION BAR
PAT. WILLARD* - CHAWATHIL
PETE, PETER - CHAWATHIL
PETTIS, HENRY - SEABIRD
PETTIS, JOSEPH - SEABIRD

PETERS, FRANCIS* - PETERS
PETERS, MARTIN - PETERS
PETERS, OLIVER* - PETERS
PHILLIPS, JOHNNY - SCOWLITZ

PREST, EDWARD ALLAN
SAM, WESLEY* - SOOWAHLIE
USLICK, OLIVER J* - SKOKALE
VICTOR, FELIX* - CHEAM
VICTOR, MICHAEL* - CHEAM
WELLS, BENJAMIN* - UNION BAR
WELLS, HAROLD* - UNION BAR
WELLS, JAMES*, KIA - UNION BAR

(column 4/colonne 4)

WWII

WELLS, ROY* - UNION BAR
WELLS, WILFRED L.O.* - UNION BAR
WICKS, ALBERT* - FORT LANGLEY
WILLIAMS, EDWARD JOHN - SUMAS
WILLIAMS, ERNEST - SKWAE

KOREAN WAR

PHILLIPS, REYNOLD G.* - LAKAHAHMAN

PEACE TIME & UNITED NATIONS SERVICE

FISHER, LEONARD, ALLEN* - CHILLIWACK
GEORGE, HENRY* - CHILLIWACK
GUTIERREZ, FRISCO* - CHAWATHIL
NED, KENNETH* - SUMAS

UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES

CHAPMAN, VERNON* - SKAWAHLOOK, VIETNAM
JIMMIE, TROY R.* - SQUIALA
JULIAN, RALPH* - LAKAHAHMAN, WWII
JULIAN, RICHARD* - VIETNAM
LOUIE, JOE* - LAKAHAMAN, WWI/WWII
MICHELLE, STANLEY* - CHEHALIS, WWII
PHILLIPS, REYNOLD* - LAKAHAHMAN, WWII
WILLIAMS, ERNEST* - SOOWAHLIE, VIETNAM

[bottom/bas]

"*" INDICATES OVERSEAS SERVICE

[first bottom plaque/plaque du premier fond]

ALEX JOSEPH - UNION BAR, SERVED CYPRESS UNO GERMANY, NATO
BOBB, RAY
CASIMIR, EUGEN
CHARLES, PERCY
COMMODORE, CLIFFORD - SOOWAHLIE SERVED US MARINE CORP
DOUGLAS, WALLACE ALEC
EWEN, GILBERT
FELIX, LAWRENCE - SERVED CANADIAN ARMY

[second bottom plaque/plaque du deuxième fond]

FRANCIS, NORMAL – CHEHALIS
GREEN SR., STAN B. – SERVED WWII KOREAN WAR
KELLY, ROBERT
LOUIS, ARTHUR – YAKWEAKWIOOSE SERVED WWII
LOUIS, JAMES – YAKWEAKWIOOSE SERVED WWII
LOUIS, JOHNNY
LOUIS, WILLIAM BOB

[third bottom plaque/troisième plaque inférieure]

SPARROW, JIM
TAYLOR, CHARLES
WELLS, HAROLD
THOMAS, JAMES - SEABIRD
WICKS, CLARENCE
WILLIAMS, WALTER

[fourth bottom plaque/quatrième plaque inférieure]

MACK, JOHN CHILLIWACK – SERVED US MARINES IN VIETNAM
MAYDAYAY, ADRIANNA T.
MAYDAYAY, TORIBIO P.
PETERS, ERNEST – CHAWATHIL, SERVED WWII GERMANY
PETERS, LEONARD – CHEHALIS, SERVED WWII GERMANY
PETERS, LEONARD – CHAHALIS, SERVED BELGIUM
PHILLIPS, RAYMOND
POINT, IRVING
POINT, JOHNNY