British Columbia

This memorial is a stainless steel obelisk on a concrete slab, with a flag pole flying the RCAF Ensign, located on a roadside stop with some picnic tables. It is dedicated to the crew of Norseman 695, and was unveiled September 26, 2009 by 101 Squadron RCAFA.

This memorial is a stainless steel obelisk on a concrete slab placed approximately 400 meters from the crash site of USN Ventura PV-1 28736 on a grassy area near the Pacific Ocean. It is dedicated to the crew of USN Ventura 28736, and was unveiled on September 15, 2006 by 101 Squadron RCAFA.

The Lancaster 940 Memorial is a stainless steel obelisk on a concrete slab. It is dedicated to the crew of Lancaster 940, and was unveiled on June 1, 2008 by 888 Wing Royal Canadian Air Force Association.

This cairn, commissioned by the Comox Valley Branch of the Royal Canadian Naval Association, was erected in November 2000 by the late Carl Kempken. Constructed of beach stone and concrete, the memorial is dedicated to the memory of those who fought in the Battle of the Atlantic. The Cairn was officially dedicated at the Battle of the Atlantic Memorial Service, 6 May, 2001.

In June 2005, the Branch received permission to install a stainless steel replica of a ship’s wheel, fashioned by another local artisan, atop the existing Cairn. 

The Cairn project was headed up by Projects Officer Jim McCaffrey, Don Knight and Bill Murray.

The Canadian Forces Search and Rescue School building is named for Corporal Philip Lloyd Cyril Young, a former Field Engineer. Two granite stones are located at the entrance to the building, and the history of Corporal Philip Young is located inside the doorway.

Corporal Young enlisted in September 1984 and, after completing his Field Engineer training, was posted to 2 Combat Engineer Regiment. His outstanding performance and potential was recognized in his being awarded both the "Sapper of the Year" trophy and the Special Service Forces "Soldier of the Year Award".

In January 1990, Corporal Young was selected for Search and Rescue (SAR) Technician training. Completing the course as the top candidate, he was then assigned to 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron at 19 Wing Comox. Cpl Young’s was killed on 30 April 1992 while on a search and rescue mission with this unit in the Bella Coola, BC area. He was a member of a SAR team being hoisted to a helicopter after completing a ground search in mountainous terrain. As Cpl Young was being hoisted, the helicopter had a catastrophic engine failure and crashed. Corporal Young was the only fatality.

On 4 September 1949, WO II Thomas C. Poelzer fell to his death while a member of an Army Survey Establishment survey party descending a mountain from Survey Station Sheep in the Cassiar District of British Columbia. On 6 May 1954, a 2,169-metre peak three kilometres north-west of the accident site was named Mount Poelzer.

The “Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School” in Courtenay, BC is named for Master Corporal Mark Robert Isfeld. This is believed to be the first time that a school has been named after a Canadian peacekeeper. MCpl Isfeld was a member of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment who was killed on 21 June 1994 by a mine while serving with the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia.

This memorial is dedicated to those who fought in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean Conflict. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 270.

This memorial is dedicated to Kenneth Bell-Irving. He was born in 1892, served in the army and was killed in the war in 1914.

This memorial is dedicated to FLT/SGT Pilot George Henry Ellis.