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Kimberley Cenotaph (old)

Municipality/Province: Kimberley, BC

Memorial number: 59009-010

Type: Cairn

Address: 97 Spokane Street

Location: Spokane Street and Kimberley Ave

Submitted by: J.M. Fitzpatrick

The first Kimberley Cenotaph was installed in October 1956 and dedicated to former Kimberley servicemen. It was made by local labour with three tons of rock from Cominco's "open pit," twelve yards of gravel and 49 bags of cement. The plaque was donated by Grey Royal Granite Quarry, J.S. Wilson and Son, Co. Ltd. of Sirdar, British Columbia. The cenotaph was unveiled by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 67 President A.T. Richardson and dedicated by Padre Yerburgh.

In 2016, a new cenotaph was built and the old, crumbling cenotaph was retired the following year. There was a Sunset Flag Lowering Decommissioning Ceremony on July 23, 2017, at the old cenotaph and it was demolished. The two plaques were removed and mounted on the new cenotaph.

 

 


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