Other

TO THE
MEMORY
OF THOSE WHO
DIED FOR KING
AND COUNTRY
IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945

[plaque on base/plaque sur base]

THIS TABLET IN MEMORY OF THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA INDIANS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
WORLD WARS 1914 1918 – 1939 1945
WAS ERECTED BY THE
B.C. INDIAN ARTS & WELFARE SOCIETY

[stone plaque/plaque de pierre]

WORLD’S TALLEST TOTEM POLE
127 FEET, 7 INCHES
CARVED BY
MUNGO MARTIN, DAVID MARTIN, HENRY HUNT
DEDICATED JULY 2, 1956

• PEROY B. SCURRAH
• MAYOR OF VICTORIA
• HON. RAY WILLISTON
• MINISTER OF EDUCATION

STUART KEATE
SPONSOR

RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION THROUGH THE
VICTORIA DAILY TIMES

[stone plaque/plaque de pierre]

THE LEGEND OF THE TOTEM
"MEMENTO OF THE NATION'S INFANCY, SYMBOL OF A PROUD RACE, MONUMENT
TO A RARE NATIVE ART, PROOF OF A UNITED COMMUNITY INTEREST
AND THE PUREST FORM OF CANADIANA." (VICTORIA DAILY TIMES)

• THE ANCESTRAL FIGURES ON THE WORLD'S TALLEST
• TOTEM POLE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GEE-EKSEM
• CLAN OF THE KWA-KIUTL TRIBE OF COAST INDIANS FROM
• FORT RUPERT, NEAR PORT HARDY, BRITISH COLUMBIA.
• BOTTOM FIGURE IS GEE-EKSEM, DECENDARY "FIRST MAN"
• OF THE TRIBE, SAID TO HAVE BEEN CREATED AT GOLD
• BEACH ON THE NORTH END OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.
•   
• GEE-EKSEM ONE DAY SAW A STRANGE SIGHT. A TOTEM
• POLE GRADUALLY ROSE OUT OF THE BEACH. ON THE
• POLE WERE ALL THE ANIMALS NOW CARVED ON THE
• POLE, EACH MAKING ITS OWN REGULAR CRY. THE
• BOTTOM FIGURE WAS THAT OF A MAN WHO SAID TO HIM,
• "THESE BE YOUR CRESTS TO BE DSIPLAYED BY YOU
• AND YOUR DESCENDANTS." THE POLE THEN DISAPPEARED.
• AT NO TIME DURING THE LONG HISTORY OF THE TRIBE
• HAVE ALL THE FIGURES BEEN DISPLAYED ON ONE POLE
• UNTIL THIS ONE WAS CARVED BY CHEIF MUNGO MARTIN
• AND HIS ASSOCIATES.
•   
• NEXT ABOVE GEE-EKSEM ON THE TOTEM POLE IS
• HOHOO THE CANNIBAL BIRD. NEXT IS MUKINOOKW THE
• KILLER WHALE, THEN KLE-AKIN THE SEA LION WITH
• THE BROWN BACK, KWIKW THE EAGLE, THE GREY
• COLOURED SEA OTTER WITH A HALIBUT IN HIS MOUTH, 
• GWOY-IM THE WHALE WITH A MAN ON HIS BACK, THE
• MOUTH BEING THE WHALE'S BLOW-HOLE WITH A
• MAN'S FACE AT THE TAIL, BOTH ADDED DECORATIONS.
•   
• THEN COMES T-SOW THE BEAVER WITH TWO PROM-
• INENT FRONT TEETH, LAK-TOTE-PIS, THE SERVANT-MAN OF
• GEE-EKSEM, THEN MIQUAT THE SEAL WITH THE SPOTTED
• BACK, ULI-GUN THE BLACK WOLF, AND HOSAGAMI
• GEE-EKSEM'S POTLATCH RECORD-KEEPER.
•   
• THE TWO MEN AT THE TOP ARE "FIRST MAN" OF OTHER
• CLANS OF THE TRIBE. LA-LOX-UNDYU, WHO WAS BORN A
• KOLUS, A MYTHICAL BIRD WHICH WAS COVERED WITH
• DOWN AND NEVER GREW FEATHERS, AND SINKLAH-EE,
• WHO WAS FIRST CREATED AS KLESELA, THE SUN.
•   
• THE CEDAR POLE WAS CARVED WITH ANTIVE ADZE
• AND KNIFE, TAKING SIX MONTHS FROM THE TIME IT
• WAS FELLED AT MUIR CREEK, UNTIL ERECTION IN 1956.
•   

SPELLING IS PHONETIC, TO GIVE THE APPROXIMATE
PRONUCIAITON.

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IN MEMORIAM
H.M.C.S. "GALIANO"
30. OCT. 1918
LIEUTENANT R.N.C.V.R. POPE, ROBERT MAYES
BOATSWAIN GILBERT, JOSEPH
CHIEF ARTIFICER ENGINEER GREENSHIELDS
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
NEARY, MICHAEL JOHN

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IN MEMORIAM
H.M.C.S. "GALIANO"
30. OCT. 1918
V.R. 5893 ABLE SEAMAN AITKIN, PETER
V.R. 7057 STOKER DOBBYN, MATTHEW
V.R. 1247 " HANBURY, CHARLES R.
V.R. 5284 ABLE SEAMAN JEWKES, ARTHUR L.
V.R. 5904 " " JONES, ALAN O.
V.R. 5921 " " KING, WILLIAM J.
V.R. 6733 STOKER MUSTY, GEORGE H.
V.R. 6159 ABLE SEAMAN ORANDO, AUSTIN R.
V.R. 6147 " " STAFFORD, WILLIAM J.
V.R. 6728 STOKER STIRRUP, HAROLD
V.R. 7020 " THERIAULT, WILLIAM G.
V.R. 974 " YOUNG, JOHN
V.R. 6194 ORDINARY SEAMAN MC GUFFIN, HUDSON J.
V.R. 6161 BOY MC LEOD, RODERICK
V.R. 6187 " NEWTON, ROY E.
V.R. 7016 “ PETERS, FREDK. G.
V.R. 6193 " WALLACE, WILLIAM

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IN MEMORIAM

H.M.S. “VICTORY”
V.R. 2943 ORDINARY SEAMAN
DODDS, GORDON 18 MAY 1917
V.R. 3003 STOKER
LANCASTER, JAMES 6 DEC. 1917
H.M.S. “PEMBROKE”
V.R. 3269 ORDINARY SEAMAN
JONES, WILLIAM JOHN 17 JUNE 1917
V.R. 3298 ORDINARY SEAMAN
WALKER, FRED K. HENRY 21 JULY 1917
H.M. SUBMARINE “H.10”
SUB-LIEUTENANT
MAITLAND-DOUGALL, W. McKAY 15 MARCH 1918

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IN MEMORIAM

H.M.C.S. “GALIANO”
30 OCT. 1918

H.M.C.S. “GALIANO”
30 OCT. 1918

V.R. 5725 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER VINNICOMBE , JAMES
V.R. 5723 ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICER EDMONDS, PETER W.
V.R. 6418 ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICER MERCER, HAROLD
V.R. 2713 ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICER WATSON, PHILIP ALEX
V.R. 6117 SHIP’S COOK BATE, GEORGE D.S.
V.R. 6318 LEADING STOKER KANEEN, THOMAS F.
V.R. 5654 LEADING STOKER PRICE, NOEL G.
V.R. 199 COOK REEVES, ALFRED JAS.
V.R. 4785 VICTLEG. PETTY OFFICER TABONE, MICHAEL
V.R. 5416 VICTLEG. PETTY OFFICER WILLIAMSON, GEORGE
V.R. 5046 LEADING STOKER WHITEWORTH, FREDK.
V.R. 5672 LEADING SEAMAN BENTLEY, WILLIAM JAS.
V.R. 5727 LEADING SEAMAN MUNROE, ALEX E. PAUL
V.R. 5016 LEADING SEAMAN MCLEAN, NEIL
V.R. 5344 LEADING SEAMAN POERE, EDWARD C.

THIS PLAQUE ERECTED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION 800

(PACIFIC) WING AND THE AIR FORCE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE SERVING ON THIS BASE.

DURING WORLD WAR II THIS SITE WAS KNOWN AS “ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE

STATION PATRICIA BAY”. IT SERVED AS AN OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITY

FOR THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND OTHER ALLIED

FORCES

DEDICATED SEPT. 12, 1987.

CETTE PLAQUE A ÉTÉ ÉRIGÉE PAR LA DIV. 800 DE L’ASSOCIATION DE L’AVIATION

ROYALE DU CANADA ET L’ASS. DES OFFICIERS DE L’AVIATION DE L’ÎLE DE VANCOUVER,

À LA MÉMOIRE DE CEUX QUI ONT PERDU LEUR VIE PENDANT QU’ILS ÉTAIENT BASÉS

À CET ENDROIT.

DURANT LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE, CE LEIU ÉTAIT CONNU COMME LA

“BASE PATRICIA BAY DE L’AVIATION ROYALE DU CANADA”. CET ENDROIT SERVAIT DE

BASE OPÉRATIONNELLE ET D’ENTRAÎNEMENT POUR L’AVIATION ROYALE DU

CANADA POUR LA ROYAL AIR FORCE ET POUR D’AUTRES FORCES ARMÉES ALLIÉES

DÉDIÉE EN SEPT. 12, 1987

BAY STREET ARMOURY
LE MANÈGE MILITAIRE DE LA RUE BAY
CANADA
When constructed by the federal government in 1914-1915,
this armoury was one of the largest and most up-to-date in
the country. Its scale reflects the dramatic increase in
military participation following Canada’s strong performance
during the South African War, while the exuberant design
expresses the city’s long and enthusiastic support of the
volunteer militia. Its highly functional interior plan is
combined with an imposing exterior, reminiscent of a
medieval fortress. An important training and recruitment
centre, the Bay Street Armoury has served continuously
since the First World War.

Construit par le gouvernement fédéral en 1914-1915, ce
manège militaire était alors l’un des plus grands et des plus
modernes du pays. Sa taille reflète l’augmentation
spectaculaire de l’engagement militaire au lendemain de
l’importante participation du Canada à la guerre des Boers,
et son dessin exubérant traduit l’appui enthousiaste accorde
de longue date par la ville à la milice volontaire. Son plan
intérieur très fonctionnel s’allie à un extérieur imposant qui
rappelle une forteresse du Moyen Âge. Important centre de
formation et de recrutement, il sert de façon ininterrompue
depuis la Première Guerre mondiale.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada

Government of Canada - Gouvernement du Canada

[round plaque/plaque ronde]
TO THE MEMORY
OF THE
OFFICERS, N.C.O.’S AND MEN OF THE
2ND C.M.R. (B.C.H.)
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
FOR KING AND COUNTRY
IN
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
THIS PLAQUE WAS UNVEILED BY
THE HONOURABLE GEORGE RANDOLPH PEARKES
VC, PC, CB, DSO, MC, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR
OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
UNVEILED 1965

[square plaque/plaque carrée]
1914 1918
1939 1945
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE OF THE
CIVIL SERVICE
OF BRITSH COLUMBIA
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE GREAT WAR
FOR KING AND COUNTRY

THE
"CANADIAN SCOTTISH"
16TH BATT: CANADIAN E. F.
FORMED 2ND SEPTEMBER 1914
OF CONTINGENTS FROM
50TH (GORDON’S) VICTORIA
72ND (SEAFORTHS) VANCOUVER
79TH (CAMERONS) WINNIPEG
91ST CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS
(A&SH) HAMILTON ONTARIO
FRANCE & FLANDERS 1915-19
THERE FELL 1305 OF ALL RANKS
ST JULIEN : FESTUBERT 1915
MOUNT SORREL : SOMME 1916
VIMY 1917 : HILL 70
PASSCHENDAELE : AMIENS
DROCOURT-QUEANT : CANAL DU NORD

[plaque]

THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED
TO THE MEMORY OF 55 MEN
OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND
ONE CITY OF VICTORIA
POLICE CONSTABLE WHO DIED
WHILE SERVING THE CROWN
DURING THE YEARS 1846-1868

WE SHALL REMEMBER

COMMISSIONED ERECTED AND
DEDICATED BY THE ROYAL
CANADIAN NAVAL ASSOCIATION;
VICTORIA BRANCH 12 SEPT. 1993

[first column/première colonne]
WILLIAM BELL
HMS SATELLITE 1858
JOHN BLACKLER STOKER
HMS SATELLITE MAR 25 1859
ALEXANDER BORTHWICK ENG
HMS SUTLEJ NOV 11 1866
WILLIAM BREWER ORD/SEA
HMS SATELLITE DEC 28 1856
RICHARD BROWN
HMS SATELLITE 1857
JOHN AUGUST BULL CAPTAIN
HMS SATELLITE JUNE 6 1860
MICHAEL OHARLTON ASST/ENG
HMS TOPAZE SEPT 30 1861
JOSEPH CLANCEY
HMS SCOUT JUNE 15 1866
JOHNSTON COCHRANE CST
VICTORIA POLICE JUNE 2 1859
EDWARD COLLINS
HMS CHARYBDIES JAN 9 1865
ROBERT COOMBES MUSICIAN
HMS PLUMPER JAN 2 1861
GEORGE KENT CRUTE CII
HMS SUTLEJ SEPT 11 1864
BENJAMIN DAVIE
HMS TRIBUNE MAR 15 1866

[second column/deuxième colonne]
THOMAS DAWSON
HMS SPARROWHAWK APR 20 1867
JOHN DEARDON CH/ENG
HMS SPARROWHAWK APR 22 1866
THOMAS DEPNALL AB
HMS SUTLEJ AUG 14 1864
WILLIAM DOUGLAS BAND
HMS SUTLEJ JULY 6 1865
ANDREW EMERY LDG/STKR
HMS TRIBUNE DEC 2 1865
H T W ENGLISH PAYMASTER
HMS DEVASTATION AUG 21 1864
DANIEL EVANS ORD/SEA
HMS SATELLITE JUNE 16 1860
JAMES FARRELLY SURG
RN HOSPITAL JAN 1865
ALBERT GILBERT CL
HMS SUTLEJ 1865
CHARLES GLIDDON SEAMAN
HMS FORWARD APR 25 1865
JOHN GUFF
HMS SUTLEJ 1864
JOHN HANNAFORD
HMS ZEALOUS SEPT 27 1867
WILLIAM HURD
HMS FORWARD APR 22 1867
ALEXANDER JEFFRYS OFFICER
HMS PYLADESAPR 28 1859

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IN MEMORY
OF
OFFICERS
N.C.O.S & MEN. CANADIAN
SCOTTISH
WHO FELL IN ACTION
VIMY RIDGE
9.4.17

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• 420049 CSM EYDEN F.S.
• 29257 CSM MIDDLEMASS T.
• 420819 PTE ALLEN H.W.
• 736569 PTE ATTWOOD L.M.
• 625286 PTE ARMITAGE J.A.
• 700410 PTE BALL E.V.
• 736746 PTE BETTS E.E.
• 736108 L.CPL BLAIK T.
• 160741 PTE BROWN J.M.
• 718192 PTE BAGULEY F.
• 871504 PTE BONIVER L.
• 718661 PTE BROWN J.
• 736263 PTE BAXTER J.
• 43945 PTE BRADSHAW
• 721564 PTE CLEMONS W.
• 258460 PTE CURLEY H.W.
• 28823 CPL CHANDLER R.
• 872090 PTE COOK J.R.
• 871443 PTE COOPER J.
• 427642 L.CPL COCKETT H.
• 718675 PTE DUNCAN F.
• 160168 PTE DICKSON W.M.
• 736317 PTE GOODING C.A.
• 718755 PTE GORRIE J.
• 722078 PTE GLASSFORD R.A.
• 624801 PTE GIBBONS J.H.P.
• A20408 SGT HAMILTON W.
• 736103 PTE HAWKINS A.J.
• 105644 PTE HENDERSON W.A.
• 628188 L.CPL HOWIE J.
• 736880 PTE HOOPER W.H.
• 624957 PTE HALLIDAY F.J.
• 736206 PTE HARVIE J.
• 832135 PTE KILCUP H.L.
• 718249 PTE KIRBY A.J.
• 47014 L.CPL KENNEDY J.C.
• 426334 CPL LATIMER A.
• 700022 L.CPL LAYCOCK W.W.
• 736651 PTE LEITCH S.
• 718699 PTE MANNING F.J.
• 427586 PTE MILNE VC W.J.
• 718847 PTE McMARTIN W.
• 718887 PTE McNICHOLL W.S.
• 718526 PTE McWILLIAMS H.
• 736171 PTE McCANDLESS T.
• 420765 PTE McGOWAN D.
• 625136 PTE McGRAY H.J.
• 466910 PTE McINROY D.A.
• 856984 PTE OWEN R.
• 718269 PTE PATTISON R.
• 736967 PTE PIPER G.B.
• 105741 PTE PHILLIPS F.V.
• 624593 PTE PARSONS A.H.
• 700967 PTE PURNELL W.
• 737084 PTE POWELL L.G.
• 417984 PTE RUD A.
• 129200 PTE RUDDOCK A.F.
• 77309 SGT SIMMONS J.H.
• 624447 PTE SNELGROVE T.A.
• 874370 PTE SPALDING J.
• 625303 PTE STRICKLER J.M.
• 736486 PTE SEARLE C.B.
• 719161 PTE WILLERTON J.G.
• 129336 L.CPL TARLETON R.A.

[plaque]
THIS
CROSS
WAS
ORIGINALLY
ERECTED
ON THE
BATTLEFIELD
BY THE
BATTALION

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IN MEMORY OF OAK BAY CITIZENS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 1939-1945 WORLD WAR

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS