Parksville Cenotaph
Municipality/Province: Parksville, BC
Memorial number: 59011-001
Type: Cross - stone
Address: 100 Jensen Avenue East
Location: Parksville Civic and Technology Centre
GPS coordinates: Lat: 49.3175917 Long: -124.312577
Submitted by: Marjorie Chester, Councillor/conseiller Jim Banks, Dale Keddy
The Parksville Cenotaph is located at the Parksville Community Park, it was constructed in 1922-1923. It was built in memory of veterans from Parksville and area who served in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial was purchased from money raised by the Women’s Institute. The three tons of granite were brought from Nelson Island and carved by Bill Wheeler with the help of W. Bryce. The original site was on Memorial Avenue. The Women’s Institute also donated trees to border both sides of Memorial Avenue. However, due to traffic congestion it was decided to move the monument. The new location was a piece of land donated on Sutherland Drive. Memorial Park was created with grass and seed donated by Buckerfield and trees provided by B.C. Forest Service. The memorial was rededicated on 11 June 1967. It was during this move that it is believed the monument was separated from its original base. Due to traffic congestion the monument was moved again to the Parksville Community Park on 23 October 1976. The monument was moved once again to its current location, the plaza outside the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre complete with its original base, which was located by Don Levirs a local resident. It was rededicated on 11 November 2001.
Inscription found on memorial
[front top/devant, en haut]
ROLL OF HONOR
ALEXANDER SM
BADHAM FM
BOWLY RW
BREWIS T
BRIGNALL F
CALLARD ME
CHAPMAN H
DAVIS DSR
DUNN EC
FIELD AW
FORD EN
FOSTER L
FRASER AL
HALL HCV
HALL WC
HAMMIL N
HARDY C
HICKEY CRR DFC&BAR
JONES C
KILBY TW
LAWLER T
LIPSCOMBE HCP
LONG FW
MANISTY HS
MC ADOO L
MIDDLEMISS D
MOGG AB
MONKS AM
PARKER CW
PHILLIPS JW
PITTENDRIGH DM
PRICE RWF MC
RANKIN W
REID PW
REYNOLDS EW
RICHARDS P MC&BAR
RIDDELL AL
SCOTT CD
SIVELL AG
THOMAS HR
WARD GS
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 1918
[front bottom/devant, en bas]
1939-1945
H.J. BARNUM
R. CLARKE
D. COYSH
C.P. DAVIDSON
V. EVEREST
W. MC NEIL
E.K. OVERY
C.M. PEACE
A.R. PLAYFAIR
J.H.W. POPE
A.E. SHAW
E.S. STROUTS
R.F. TAYLOR
M. THOMPSON
E. CEDDES
C.W. HOLLINS
[right side/côté droit]
LEST WE FORGET
T. BREWIS
F. BRIGNALL
W. CHRISTIAN
C.C. CRUSE
A.L. FRASER
W.C. HALL
L. MC ADOO
J.W. OUIMET
R.W.F. PRICE M.B.
J.W. PHILLIPS
D.W. REID
A.S. SIVELL
GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
[left side/côté gauche]
KOREA 1950-1953
Street view
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