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City/Municipality
Rhone
Memorial Number
59033-026
Type
Other
Address
3505 Blythe-Rhone Road
Location
Cyclist's Rest
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.2254042, -119.0187183
Submitted By
Paul Lautard
Inscription

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ERECTED IN MEMORY OF
COLIN HARROW
AND 
DONALD MITCHELL

KILLED IN ACTION
1939 - 1945

ALSO FROM RHONE WHO SERVED OVERSEAS

PAUL LAUTARD
DENNIS MELLOR
PATRICK MELLOR
THELMA MELLOR

SERVED IN CANADA

DANIEL HARROW
EMILE LAUTARD

"LEST WE FORGET"

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War or Conflict Term
Second World War
Province
British Columbia
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This memorial to the local residents who served during the Second World War was constructed by Paul Lautard in May 1991. A bronze plaque is affixed to the twenty-eight ton granite boulder and bears the names of those who volunteered in the war. The memorial is located a little more than two kilometres off Highway 33 on Blythe-Rhone Road. The settlement of Rhone was named after the early settlers who came from the Rhone Valley in France. The population of Rhone has remained around 40 people since as far back as the Second World War. There are planted flowers which surround the monument and it is a popular stopover for cyclists passing through.

City
Rhone
Country
Canada
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Granite slab; concrete base; flagpole
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2678
City/Municipality
Phoenix
Memorial Number
59033-025
Type
Other
Address
Phoenix Way and Phoenix Road
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.0994751, -118.5914887
Submitted By
Paul Lautard. Miranda McKenzie.
Inscription

[front/devant]
DULCE ET DECORUN
EST PRO PATRIA
MORI

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
THIS
MEMORIAL
WAS ERECTED
IN HONOR OF
PHOENIX MEN
WHO PAID THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

[back/arrière]
JAMES COCHRANE
JOSEPH FLEMING
ELMO R. GEDDES
OSCAR GUSTAFSON
SYDNEY JENNINGS
ANTON JOHNSON
JAMES C. KEMPSTON
JOHN LINDSAY
ROY A. MACDONALD
DUDLEY MACMILLAN
THOMAS MONAHAN
JOHN A. PARRY
D.M. PITTENDRIGH
JAMES PITPLADDY
FRED WILKINSON

 

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Victoria Edwards
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Cenotaph in 1937.
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War or Conflict Term
First World War
Province
British Columbia
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Incorporated as a town in 1898, Phoenix was owned by Granby Consolidated Mining. As many as 100 men from Phoenix and the surrounding mining camps (most employees for the Granby Consolidated) enlisted with the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force from 1914 to 1918.

After the war, when the company announced its shutdown, the citizens were already planning a cenotaph to honor the 15 people from Phoenix who died in the First World War. The lumber and iron were sold from the skating rink to raise $1200, enough to build the cenotaph and pay the Royal Canadian Legion branch in Grand Forks $400 to look after it. The demolition of the rink claimed a boy's life - on September 1, 1920, when the rink collapsed, seven-year-old Jackie Mattocks and two horses were killed.

The 8 ½ feet high cenotaph was erected in October of 1920 by Patterson, Chandler, and Stephen Ltd. of Vancouver. It weighed 4 ½ tons and was mounted on an outcrop of rock adjoining the former Phoenix CPR depot, which was about the highest point in the city — elevation 4,700 feet on the divide between Twin Creek and Fourth of July Creek, It stood along the main highway between Grand Forks and Greenwood. In 1956, when the Granby company resumed mining, the cenotaph was moved to its present location.

For many years Phoenix was not accessible, so a bronze plaque bearing the same names on the cenotaph was mounted on the Kettle Valley Cenotaph. Phoenix is now a ghost town, with only the cenotaph and a graveyard remaining.

City
Phoenix
Country
Canada
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Pillar - granite
Memorial CF Legacy ID
121
City/Municipality
Osoyoos
Memorial Number
59033-024
Type
Other
Address
8707 Main Street
Location
Osoyoos Town Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.03273, -119.4686439
Submitted By
Don Johnson, Director
Inscription

[front/devant]

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHOSE LIVES WERE LOST IN WWII AND KOREA

[Names are listed, but not clear in the photo./Des noms sont inscrits, mais ils ne sont pas clairs sur la photo.]
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945

KOREA
1950 - 1953

LEST WE FORGET

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British Columbia
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This memorial dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 173 in 1962.

City
Osoyoos
Country
Canada
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Cement cairn
Photo Credit
Don Johnson, Director
Memorial CF Legacy ID
116
City/Municipality
New Denver
Memorial Number
59033-023
Type
Other
Address
702 Eldorado Ave
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.9907166, -117.378425
Submitted By
Carol Gordon
Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

CANADIAN LEGION B.E.S.L.
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
HAVING SERVED THEIR COUNTRY
UNDER ARMS HAVE PASSED ON

 

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obelisk (front)
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War or Conflict Term
First World War
Province
British Columbia
Body Content

Unveiled on 14 August 1938, this memorial was erected by local citizens in honour of the local war dead and deceased veterans of the First World War. It was built with funding raised by New Denver-Silverton Branch #101. Trail Branch #11 of Trail, British Columbia, donated the bronze plaque. Annual Armistice and Remembrance Day Services held annually. Upkeep, maintenance, flowers and care done by the Legionaries, supported by the local village council.

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New Denver
Country
Canada
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Concrete obelisk
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1300
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-022
Type
Other
Address
310 Ward Street
Location
Nelson City Hall Council Chambers
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4932075, -117.2952181
Inscription

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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray
V.C., B.S.C., R.C.N.V.R.
Royal Canadian Fleet Arm Fighter Pilot
Born November 2, 1917
Died courageously in defense of his country on August 9th, 1945

A Nelson boy who gave his life for freedom and earned the Empire's highest decoration, the Victoria Cross, for courage in the Second World War.

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Second World War
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British Columbia
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This memorial is dedicated to Canada's last recipient of the Victoria Cross, Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, who was originally from Nelson.

City
Nelson
Country
Canada
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Framed photograph and wooden plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2693
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-021
Type
Other
Address
454 Ward Street
Location
Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4925722, -117.2945732
Inscription

In Affectionate Memory of
MAJOR PERCY RIGBY,
OF THE SEVENTH BATTALION, FIRST CONTINGENT,
CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE,
WHO WAS KILLED AT FLEUX BAIX, FRANCE,
ON MARCH 10, 1915.

THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY CERTAIN OF THE MEN OF
HIS BATTALION, IN MEMORY OF A GALLANT OFFICER,
A BRAVE SOLDIER, AND A TRUE FRIEND.

"One who never turned his back but marched breast
forward."

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First World War
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British Columbia
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This memorial, erected by surviving members of the 7th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, is dedicated to the memory of Major Percy Rigby, an officer with the battalion killed in the First World War.

City
Nelson
Country
Canada
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Plaque - marble
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2697
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-020
Type
Other
Address
502 Vernon Street
Location
Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4928548, -117.2945054
Inscription

[plaque]
IN MEMORY OF

LIEUT.
R. HAMPTON GRAY
V.C. D.S.C.

R.C.N.V.R.

KILLED IN ACTION

AUGUST
9TH
1945

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Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery
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Erected in Gyro Park by the City of Nelson, a bridge was dedicated on July 19, 1952, in honour of Lieutenant R. Hampton Gray, Second World War Victoria Cross recipient. In 2023, the bridge was dismantled due to failing structural integrity. The plaque from the stone pillar was moved to the Nelson Museum, Archive and Gallery in March 2023.

City
Nelson
Country
Canada
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Bridge, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2696
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-019
Type
Other
Address
523 Mill Street
Location
St. Joseph's School
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.489206, -117.2905767
Inscription

(needs further research/recherche incomplète)

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War or Conflict Term
Second World War
Province
British Columbia
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Erected by St. Joseph's School, this memorial is dedicated to four former students - James Eccles, Michael Prestley, Robert Main and John Kubin - killed in military service during the Second World War.

City
Nelson
Country
Canada
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
2694
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-018
Type
Other
Address
402 Victoria Street
Location
Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 51
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4906588, -117.2947139
Inscription

[plaque]

LT. R.H. GRAY, V.C., D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R.
1917-1945
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY, V.C., D.S.C.,
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
THE LAST CANADIAN TO BE KILLED IN ACTION DURING
THE SECOND WORLD WAR, LIEUTENANT GRAY,
FROM NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, DIED WHEN
HIS CORSAIR AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN AS HE
FEARLESSLY LED A CARRIER AIR STRIKE AGAINST
THE SHIPS OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
AT ONAGAWA BAY, ON AUGUST 9TH, 1945.

 

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Second World War
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British Columbia
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City
Nelson
Country
Canada
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Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2698
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-017
Type
Other
Address
310 Ward Street
Location
Nelson City Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4932833, -117.2952852
Inscription

[upper plaque/plaque du haut]

ERECTED
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN OF
NELSON AND DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
AND
1939-1945

[lower plaque/plaque du bas]

KOREA
1950 - 1953

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HONOUR ROLL

WAR 1914-1918

S. ALLAN
R.B. ALLAN
L.C. AMAS
H. ANDREWS
R. ANDERSON
C. ANTHONY
L. APPLETON
J.R. ARMSTRONG
P.J. AUDY
A. BARISINA
W. BARNES
B. BAILY
A.E. BAYLEY
F.C. BASFORD
A. BEER
W. BEATTIE
H. BEAUMONT
G. BELL
H. BENTON
G.W. BENNETT
R. BERE
J. BERNARD
R. BERUK
H. BIRD
T.C. BLAND
A. BLAKE
W.F. BLONDIN
M. BOSTOCK
W. BOWYER
C.J. BREWSTER
G.C. BROWN
A. BROUGHTON
M. BURROWS
A.C. BUTLER
A. CAMPBELL
M. CAMPBELL
K.B. CARRUTHERS
H.W. CARTER
S. CHAPMAN
T. CHRISSOP
E. CHRISTENSON
J.B. CHRISTISON
C. COUGHLAN
J. COWAN
J. COWAN
W.A. COWIE
W. COOK
A. COOMBER
B. CROWTHERS
H. CUNNINGHAM
E.T. DALLEN
D.G. DAVIES
E.O. DAVIS
J. DAWSON
F. DAY
J. DEFERRO
P.S. DEWAR
DEAN
W. DOWAR
W. EBBS
F.F. ELLIOTT
W. ENDICOTT
J. ENGLAND
A. EVANS
J. EVANS
A.J.L. EVANS
R.M. FERGUSON
E. FITTON
J. FOSTER
W.G. FOSTER
P. FOTHERGILL
J. FRAME
G. FYFE
R. GEORGES
G. GIBSON
D.B. GILLESPIE
F.J. GOLDSMITH
W.H. GOODWIN
J.E. GOULDING
J.H. GRANT
C.W. GRENTLEY
R.A. GRIFFITHS
W.G. GRIFFITHS
H. GUILLE
F. GUILHAMOULIE; C.E.H. HALES; E.T. HALL; J.G. HALLIDAY; R.J. HALLIDAY; J. HANNAH; F. HANNEL; E.S. HART; C.I. HAZEN; R. HEPPELL; W. HEPPELL; F. HENLEY; T. HIND; W. HILL; C.H. HILL; W.H.O. HILL; W. HOARE; P. HODGE; T. HOLT; T.H. HUME; M.C. HUNT; R. HUGHES; C. INCHES; R.C. INGLIS; R.F. INGLIS; J.A. INGRAM; R.F. IRVINE; A. ISAAC; A. JAMES; R.A. JAMES; E. JACKSON; F. JEFFREYS; A. JENNINGS; H. JENKIN; C.M. JOHNSON; B. JOHNSTONE; W. JONES; B.H. JORDAN; A.J. KENNEAR; J. KESSON; A.J.A. KILLOUGH

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HONOUR ROLL

WAR 1914-1918

H. KIRBY; A.C. LANDRETH; R.L. LANGILL; F. LANGHORNE; H. LAYCOCK; F. LEBERGE; J. LEHMAN; J. LOEWEN; T. LLEWELLYN; S. LONG-INNES; W.A. LUFF; W. LYNCH; W. MCAULEY; D.J. MCASKILL; J.H. MCANDREW; J. MCDAVID; H. MACDONALD; J.A. MCDONALD; H.D. MCDONALD; P. MCDONALD; R. MCDONALD; R.G. MACFARLANE; G.R. MCFARLAND; J.D. MCINNES; N. MCIVOR; M. MCIVOR; W. MCKAY; K. MCKAY; D. MCKENZIE; W.C. MCLELLAN; F. MACMAHON; L. MCKILLAN; J. MCPHAIL; D.A. MCQUARRIE; D.N. MCVICAR; W.J. MCVICAR; D. MALLOCH; J. MANKIN; R.R. MARTIN; W.F. MAWDSLEY; H.ST.C. MARLATT; H.C. SMITH; J. MATHESON; F.J. MAY; F.B. MILLAR; F.S. MILLER; J.K. MIDDLETON; T.W. MONTGOMERY; H. MORRISON; F. MORRISON; D.J. MORRISON; J. MORRISON; J.A. MORGAN; J. MURRAY; T.P. NICKLEBY; F.S. OLIVER; W.E. OLIVER;

A.T. PARK
A.S. PATTERSON
O.B. PAULSON
A. PEEL
G. PHILLIPS
A. PORTER
C. PRITCHARD
G.H. ROWLING
S. RATCLIFF
E.G. REVELL
H. REEKIE
S. READ
S. REED
C. REEVE
P. RIGBY
E. ROCKWOOD
E. ROBINSON
G. ROE
H. ROE
G. ROWELL
H. ROWELL
A. SAMUEL
W.G. SAVAGE
D. SKELLEY
H.G. SLATER
L.C. SMITH
J.T. SMITH
D. SMITH
G. SMITH
N. SMITH
R. SMITH
A.T. STIRLING
F.E. STANTIAL
A.W. STATTERD
B. STRATTON
J.W. STEWART
H. STEPHENSON
H. STEVENS
R.S. STEVENS
C.E. SWANNELL
T. TATTERSALL
W. TATTRIE
J. TAYLOR
R. TAYLOR
J. TENNANT
R.E. THOMPSON
S.A. THOMPSON
W.J. THOMPSON
G. THOMPSON
J. THOMPSON
S. THOMPSON
A. THOMAS
F. TOMPKINS
E.A. TOWGOOD
J.E.K. VINCENT
J. WADE
N. WARD
C.L. WALES
A. WALDIE
S. WATERS
K. WEIR
W. WESLEY
W. WELLSPRING
J. WHITE
R. WILTON
W. WILLIAMSON
A. WILLIAMS
J. WOOD
R. SJOBO

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HONOUR ROLL

WAR 1939-1945

W. ALLEN
E.M. ANDREW, BOB
R. ARMSTRONG
M. AYLMER
A. BAIN
W.D. BARWIS
J.L. BEATTIE
N.H. BOSS
A.J. BRENNAN
R.C. BURGESS
J.A. CAMPBELL
S.F. CASTLE
J.E. CLARK
R.S. CLARK
B. CLEATON
E.A. CORNFIELD
R.C. CRAUFORD
A.E. DALGAS
J. DINGWALL
O.A. DORVAL
J.J. ECCLES
G. FLEGEL
F.L. FLYNN
D.E. GIBBON
J.W. GRANT
J.B. GRAY
R.H. GRAY, V.C.
R. GREAVISON
G.A. GREENWOOD
G.E. GREENWOOD
J.C. HARLOW
J.E. HOOVER
H. HARTRIDGE
R.E. HALL
S.R. HORSWILL
J.R. HUGHES
R.S. JARDINE
R.B. JONES
J.R. KUBIN
M.C. LATORNELL
C.H. LEQUEREUX
R.G. LUDLOW
R.L. MAIN
F.J. MILLER
D.C. MOTLEY
K.G. MCBRIDE
C.F. MCDOUGAL
H. MCKEAN
M.T. PRESTLEY
G.H. RASMUSSEN
J.M. ROUTH
E.D. ROGERS
T.B. ROWLEY
I.F. RUPPEL
E.G. SHARDELOW
S.A. SPIERS
R.W. SMITH
C.W. STEELE
L.J. STEWART
J.H. STUBBS
T. WALLACE
W.C. WALLACE
H.D. WARNER
J.W. WILSON
W.P. WOODS
W. SWIFT
W.S. SMITH

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The Nelson War Memorial was constructed in 1922 in memory of local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War. At a later date the Cenotaph was dedicated to include tributes to the local servicemen who lost their lives in the Second World War. Originally the Cenotaph was placed near the North East end of Vernon Street Boulevard on the 400 block of Vernon Street. In the early 1980's the Cenotaph was moved to the British Columbia Government Office Building courtyard on Ward Street. As a salute to those whose lives were lost in the Wars, the Nelson Pilots Association on each November 11th, honour the occasion with a fly past. Several aircraft and helicopters fly in loose formation over the Cenotaph as the ceremony on the ground is ending. It now includes a tribute to the memory of the Korean War.

City
Nelson
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Canada
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
112
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