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City/Municipality
Langley
Memorial Number
59023-009
Type
Address
21559 Fraser Highway
Location
Derek Doubleday Arboretum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.0996176, -122.6379471
Inscription

[front/devant]

We Remember You

Gapyeong Memorial Stone
Donated by Gapyeong County

[plaque]

The Battle of Gapyeong

On the night of April 23-24, 1951, the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry withstood heavy attacks in the Gapyeong River Valley by forces of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army which were attempting to push forward to capture Seoul.
Isolated from other units of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade and at one point completely surrounded by the enemy, the Patricia's gave up not one foot of ground, halting the huge enemy offensive and saving the South Korean capital. For this gallant action the Princess Patricia's 2nd Battalion, which was in the chain of command of an American Army Corps, was awarded the United States Presidential Unit Citation.

La Bataille de Kapyong

Dans la nuit du 23, au 24 avril 1951, le 2e Bataillon, l'Infanterie Légère de la Princesse Patricia, a résisté à de loudes attaques dans la vallée de la rivière Kapyong par les forces de l'Armée des Voluntaires du Peuple Chinois, qui tentaient de capturer Séoul.
Isolés des autres unités de la 27ème Brigade du Commonwealth et compltèement encerclés par l'ennemi, les Patricias n'ont pas cédé un pied de terrain, arrétant l'énorme offensive de l'ennemi et sauvant la capitale sud-coréenne. Pour cette action courageuse, le 2e Bataillon de la Princesse Patricia, qui était dans les chaînes de commandement d'un corps d'armée américain, a reçu la Citation de l'Unité Présidentielle Arméricaine.

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This stone from the region of the Battle of Gapyeong was presented on January 22, 2019, to the Township of Langley by Gapyeong County, South Korea in appreciation for Canada's contribution during the Korean War. The donation was facilitated by the Gapyeong Stone Committee, which was made up of members of the Korea Veterans Association of Canada, Korean War Veterans Association, Korean Veterans Association, and the Vietnam War Veterans Association. The ceremony was attended by Gapyeong County Mayor Sungki Kim and his International Relations staff, Consul General of Korea Byun-won Chung, Consul Dongsoo Han, Canadian Senator Yonah Martin, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Captain Adam Goddard, members of the Royal Canadian Legion and Korean War Veterans.

City
Langley
Country
Type Description
Slab, plaque
Photo Credit
Township of Langley
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10502
City/Municipality
Langley
Memorial Number
59023-008
Type
Address
21559 Fraser Highway
Location
Derek Doubleday Arboretum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.099503, -122.6373388
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A small tree with a large pedigree was planted next to A Walk to Remember at the Derek Doubleday Arborteum on September 23, 2017. The Vimy Oak was officially planted by Cloverdale-Langley City MP John Aldag, Kwantlen First Nation Elder Lekeyten and Township Councillor Bob Long. The sapling was obtained as a living memorial to commemorate 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

After the Battle of Vimy Ridge was won on April 12, 1917, Lieutenant Leslie Miller, a soldier from Ontario, gathered up a handful of acorns as a souvenir to the momentous victory. On returning to Canada, he transplanted the acorns on his land, calling his property the Vimy Oaks Farm. Today several of the oak trees he planted are still standing.

The Vimy Oaks Legacy Corporation repatriated Canadian Vimy Oaks back to Vimy Ridge and saplings were planted as part of the centennial commemorations in 2017 and 2018. Vimy Oaks saplings were offered for sale to Royal Canadian Legions across the country as a memorial to the soldiers of the First World War.

City
Langley
Country
Type Description
Tree
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10042
City/Municipality
Langley
Memorial Number
59023-007
Type
Address
21559 Fraser Highway
Location
Derek Doubleday Arboretum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.099503, -122.6373388
Inscription

needs further research/recherche incomplète

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LEES+Associates
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A Walk to Remember
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Spearheaded by two Langley youth, siblings Michael and Elizabeth Pratt and their organization Langley Youth for the Fallen, A Walk to Remember commemorates Canadian Forces personnel who lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan. A total of 158 trees were planted at the Arboretum in honour of the 158 Canadians who lost their lives.

A Walk to Remember’s central commemorative feature is symbolic of a tree's life that has been cut short. Wrapped around the trunk, a steel ribbon ascends towards the sky, carrying the names of the fallen Canadians. The gravel path surrounding the park is lined with deodar cedars because they are native to Afghanistan. Its two lookouts were funded by the Rotary Club of Langley, looking north over the joining of the Fraser Creek with the Nicomekl River.

LEES+Associates landscape architects designed the memorial area in 2011.

City
Langley
Country
Type Description
Pillar, trees, path
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10041
City/Municipality
Langley
Memorial Number
59023-006
Type
Address
20550 Douglas Crescent
Location
Douglas Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.1031268, -122.6539681
Inscription

Our Glorious Dead

Nos Morts Glorieux

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The Douglas Park cenotaph consists of three granite-clad slabs, and is engraved with the words Our Glorious Dead/Nos Morts Glorieux. The new Cenotaph, a sculptural piece, has been carefully and thoughtfully designed in remembrance of war and with a focus on the hope of a peaceful future. It was erected by the City of Langley, in conjunction with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 21. It is dedicated to local citizens who served during the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War.

The black central piece of the cenotaph symbolizes past wars and conveys a feeling of loss and sorrow to the viewer. This dark core is flanked by two light wings of protection, which are meant to reflect the hope of peace; our hope for the future. This interplay of dark and light simultaneously communicates reverence, as well as optimism, and is a stately reminder of what happens when peace is sacrificed. The Crossed Rifles sculpture, donated by the Langley Heritage Society, is prominently featured on the centre of the cenotaph and the contrast between bronze and black is a striking reminder of our endeavor for a peaceful future.

City
Langley
Country
Type Description
Cenotaph - granite
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9165
City/Municipality
White Rock
Memorial Number
59023-005
Type
Address
15322 Buena Vista Avenue
Location
White Rock City Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.023595, -122.7987826
Inscription

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THE 25 POUNDER

This British-made Howitzer is one of the world's classic artillery pieces and is one of the only two in British Columbia, being presented to White Rock and placed on this site in 1972.

The 1.8 ton piece was issued early in the Second World War as a replacement for the earlier 18-pounder of First World War vintage. During its service, in addition to barrage, the gun was used in an anti-tank role and as a self-propelled unit. The crew of one Non-Commissioned Officer and five men could fire four rounds per minute and the piece would hurl a shell up to 13,400 yards.

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This memorial, a 25-pounder field gun, was one of the types of artillery used by the Canadian Army during the Second World War. It was donated to the city of White Rock and unveiled in 1972.

City
White Rock
Country
Type Description
Weapon
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2681
City/Municipality
White Rock
Memorial Number
59023-004
Type
Address
15322 Buena Vista Avenue
Location
White Rock City Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.0236741, -122.7987214
Inscription

[first plaque/première plaque]

IN MEMORY OF FALLEN COMRADES
LEST WE FORGET

[second plaque/seconde plaque]

IN MEMORY OF
P.O.W. AND CIVILIANS IN S.E. ASIA CAMPS
PEACE CAME TOO LATE FOR MANY
"LEST WE FORGET"

DEC. 8, 1941 - AUG. 15, 1945
DEDICATED AUGUST 11, 1990

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This memorial was originally erected in the memory of fallen comrades. It was constructed in 1967 in memory of all the veterans in the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, who gave their lives so we could be free. Its construction lasted from June 1967 to November of the same year and was funded by donations given by the citizens of White Rock and South Surrey. It is kept in good condition by a Cenotaph Committee consisting of four people: George Bryant (Chairman), George Stephens (Treasurer), Art Daley, and Bill Wallace. The committee receives donations from local clubs to help in the upkeep. There is also a 25-lb. gun at the cenotaph, which has just been sand-blasted and painted at a cost of $1,800. It was expanded on 11 August 1990 with the dedication of a plaque in memory of prisoners of war and civilians held in South-East Asian camps during the Second World War.

City
White Rock
Country
Type Description
Stone obelisk
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1339
City/Municipality
Langley
Memorial Number
59023-003
Type
Location
In storage
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Inscription

[east side/côté est]

LEST WE FORGET

TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

WORLD WAR I
1914 - 1918

[south side/côté sud]

WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945

[west side/côté ouest]

LEST WE FORGET

IN MEMORY OF COMRADE FRANK FLINT

[north side/côté nord]

KOREA
1950 - 1953

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This memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was located at the corner of 56th Avenue and Eastleigh Crescent, but dismantled in 2011 and put into storage by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 21. Since the Branch closed in 2018, a former Legion member has been storing it in his home.

City
Langley
Country
Type Description
Cairn, wooden cross
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1278
City/Municipality
Langley
Memorial Number
59023-002
Type
Address
22051 Fraser Highway
Location
Langley Memorial Hospital
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.0955025, -122.6118426
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Langley Memorial Hospital provides a range of primary, secondary and some specialty services, including 24/7 emergency, general and internal medicine, general surgery, select surgical specialties, and maternity and nursery specialties.

On July 14, 1948, the Cottage Hospital, a one-storey building with 35 beds, opened on Fraser Highway, two miles east of the town of Langley Prairie on a site that would become known as Hospital Hill. After the closing of the cottage hospital, the 1965 building that is now called the south tower was opened.  Doris Riedweg, a member of the Langley Memorial Hospital Heritage Committee, wrote "The hospital on the hill : a history of Langley Memorial Hospital 1948-1998" to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the hospital in 2017.  

Four heritage plaques, which were taken down in 2003 during renovations to the hospital entrance are currently a standing exhibit in Michaud House, which houses the LMH archive collection. There are four names on the plaques: Dr. Chapin Key, "whose efforts in planning, supervising equipping and furnishing, made this building possible," Marion R. Ward for her contribution toward the operation and building of the hospital, Harry B. Devine, the first hospital administrator from 1947 to 1964 and Stewart M. Chapman, who was administrator from 1964 to 1979.

City
Langley
Country
Type Description
Building and plaques
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2691
City/Municipality
Prince Rupert
Memorial Number
59022-024
Type
Address
111 Wellington St, K1A 0A9
Location
Parliament Buildings, inside House of Commons
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.4251521, -75.6998396
Inscription

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This plaque is dedicated to Lieutenant-Colonel Cyrus Wesley Peck V.C.

City
Prince Rupert
Country
Type Description
plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7377
City/Municipality
Sandspit
Memorial Number
59022-023
Type
Address
1 Airport Road
Location
Sandspit Airport
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.25066, -131.81387
Inscription

RCAF STATION SANDSPIT

FEBRUARY 1944 - AUGUST 1 1946

Sandspit traces its history back to the ancient Haida Village of KIL located east of Haans Creek on Moresby Island, which was part of the Queen Charlotte Islands and is now called Haida Gwaii. The Haida lived in this region for 10,000 years before the first Europeans arrived around 1900, establishing farms and ranches near the grassy flats of the spit. The next development was construction of a dogfish oilery in 1910, and then a fish cannery in 1913. The first known flight to the Queen Charlotte Islands occurred in the summer of 1922, when Major George A. “Tommy” Thompson flew a 1920 model Junkers-Larson JL-6, G-CADP-christened “The Vic”-from Prince Rupert and scouted the island for potential business ventures for the Railway Employees Investment & Industrial Association of Hazelton, BC.

The flight was just the first of many that focused attention on the potential for an airport at Sandspit. On May 1, 1935, No. 4 (FB) Flying Boat Squadron at Jericho Beach made an extensive survey flight of Moresby Island in Vickers Vancouver #905. This was followed up in April 1936 when S/L L.F. Stevenson and F/Sgt Winney carried out a survey flight of the Queen Charlotte Islands. Their purpose was to located sites for potential airports and flying boat stations in preparation for the defence of the west coast in the event of war. The airport site selected was at Sandspit on the Matthers family farm. This location was secured by the Canadian Government on September 15, 1937. The initial plans for the airport called for a steel-mat strip runway to accommodate fighter aircraft for the defence of the nearby Alliford Bay flying boat station but this was soon changed to a standard asphalt runway. On Aug 11, 1943, the initial contingent of airmen was dispatched to Sandspit to start runway construction. It took a month less a day to lay the 4,800 foot runway. The runway was reported completed towards the end of September but it was not officially handed over until early 1944. It was then modified and made an emergency field and staging base for Alaska bound aircraft. The RCAF unit at Sandspit was very small as there was no Army defence contingent. The unit was comprised of only twenty personnel and six buildings – a dining room, kitchen, lounge, canteen, and sleeping quarters. This was the last airport project for Western Air Command and No. 9 (CMU) Construction Maintenance Unit.

Effective April 1, 1944, RCAF Secret Organization Order #183 stated that RCAF Station Sandspit was to be re-organized as No. 23 Staging Unit. RCAF Sandspit served in this capacity until the spring of 1946, when F/L Inglis turned over the station to Department of Transport representative, Mr. Austin. An airport licence was issued in the name of the Department of Transport on June 16, 1947, and a terminal building was constructed in 1951 followed by a runway improvement in 1960.

There was only one major accident at the Sandspit airport. The evening of January 18, 1952, was just another quiet Friday at Sandspit. It was a cool 34° F evening with occasional snow showers and a light wind.. There was an accumulation of snow on the ground but the runway was clear. At 21:11 that same evening Northwest Airlines Flight 324, a Douglas DC-4, lifted off the runway at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage bound for McChord Air Force Base, Washington, with three crew members and 40 military personal on their way home from Japan. Just after midnight, the captain declared an emergency as he had to shut down number one engine and he diverted to Sandspit which was the closest suitable airfield. The approach seemed normal but the touchdown was long and the captain elected to do a go-around. Not long after the aircraft disappeared into the snow, the controller heard shouting so a boat was launched and about 1 ½ hours later, seven survivors were found alive on the left wing tip. The remaining thirty three passengers and the three crew members had died of exposure or drowning, not from injuries.

May 2016

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This plaque was dedicated on May 28, 2016, in memory of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Station at Sandspit during the Second World War. It was erected as part of the Royal Canadian Airforce Association 101 Squadron's program of remembering RCAF Stations on North Island, Central Coast, and Haida Gwaii.

City
Sandspit
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10512