Other

This memorial, erected by the I.W.A. Local 185, is dedicated to the annual day of mourning for members lost in military service.

Erected by the city of Port Alberni, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of the Canadian Merchant Navy of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.

This certificate lists the members of St. Andrew's United Church who served in the Canadian military during the Second World War.

The J. Osborne Tree and Plaque were erected along Memorial Avenue in 1995.

This memorial cairn was constructed and erected by the personnel of Canadian Forces Base Comox at the site of the July 13, 1945 crash of a Royal Canadian Air Force Liberator near Bamfield, BC. It bears a bronze plaque provided by the Canadian Agency of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The cairn stands at the site of the last resting place of the fourteen crash victims. It was unveiled on August 10, 1983.

ANAF Veterans Hall Memorial

Needs further research

The old Qualicum Beach Cenotaph was dedicated in May of 1949. By 1973, work had started on a new Legion Branch Clubhouse in the Royal Canadian Legion Community Park and it was decided that a new cenotaph should be located here.

Several designs were considered, the one chosen was by Terence Lyster, B. Arch of Vancouver. It is a unique design utilizing cedar logs that symbolize the radiating lines found in the maple leaf, Union Jack, fleur-de-lys, ship's wheel, gun carriage and other significant emblems. Branch members cut and assembled the huge yellow cedar logs.

The cenotaph was dedicated by Rev. B.A.J. Cowan and Rev. F. Golightly on October 6, 1973. It was unveiled by T. Lyster assisted by Branch Member W. Lyster.

Memorial Avenue is dedicated to those who served and those who died in the First and Second World Wars. On November 11, 1995, plaques were placed in the sidewalk at the bases of 13 maple trees on Memorial Avenue. The dedication was made by Acting Mayor Orlan Rye and Wilma Stevens, President of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76. 

The 13 honoured are:

A.W. Field
G. Jones, DCM
F. Long
J. Osborne
W.J. Rankin
C.P. Davidson
A.R. Playfair
H.V.C. Hall
G. Lake
J. Middlemiss
W. Parker
A. Honeybun
I.C. MacLaine

In 1918, Canadians turned to the duty of commemorating the dead. Some promoted practical memorials like Roads of Remembrance. These linear tree-lined avenues had trees that were typically a single species, regularly spaced along each side of the avenue that would grow tall and stately. American elms were chosen for many of these avenues. A small plaque was used to assign a particular tree to a specific fallen soldier. In some cases, the next-of-kin was involved in purchasing the tree and/or plaque for the deceased soldier.

Roads of Remembrance were based on two symbol-laden images. The first was France’s tree-lined country avenues: “long straight roads, with large elms on either side, beautiful and useful, and loved by the Canadians overseas.” The second symbol was a living memorial: trees represented the victory of life over death. Memorial trees became living symbols of the sacrifices made overseas.

This memorial was designed and built in 1985 by Lorne Wilmer and volunteers for Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 257. The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 257 donated a cheque to cover the cost of the materials. It was moved to the Legion with a truck loaned by the City of Nanaimo. It was first placed in front of the legion building. In 1992 it was moved again by the local lumber yard owner and legion volunteers. It was rededicated by the Reverend Les Clarke at a special meeting in 1992.