Monuments de le crête de Vimy de la 46e Bataillon

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IHS
In Loving Memory
1917
Erected By The
46th Canadians
In Remembrance
Of Those Who Fell
On This Ridge
April

[framed text/texte encadrée]
MEMOIR OF THE
GREAT WAR.
"4TH AUG. 1914 TO 11TH NOV. 1918 -
This Cross was constructed
by the Pioneer section of
the 46th Battalion, C.E.F.
at the Village of Carency,
France, after the Battle
of Vimy Ridge, to commem-
orate those of the
Battalion who paid the supreme sacrifice during
the engagement.
It was placed on the
Ridge at night during
the latter part of June,
1917, with a dedication
service conducted by the
Chaplain and stood at
the "Pimple", a strongly
fortified knoll, bristling
with machine guns on the
North of Vimy Ridge. This
part of the Ridge was held
by the Germans until the
12TH of April, 1917, when it
was captured by the
46TH Battalion.
The stand on the
"Pimple" was the last stand
of the Germans on Vimy
Ridge.
The Cross remained there until after the
Armistice. When the
Dominion of Canada erected
a permanent memorial
before the Canadian Corps,
it was sent to Moose Jaw
and finally place in this
Church May 25TH 1930,
with a special service
largely attended by the
members of the 46TH
Battalion residing in
Moose Jaw and district.
This Cross is made of
oak taken from a chateau
demolished by shell fire
in Ecurie Village.
It is regrettable that one
of the panels, containing
names of the killed is
missing.

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888505 Pte. A. Philipps
911968 " W.H. Pollard
911885 " A.E. Ramsey
472493 " W. Whitford..
887100 " A. Gamble ...
886296 " W. Thompson
887649 " C.P. Stephenson
492136 " A.B. Gamble

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Greater Love
Hath No Man
Than This….
That He Lay
Down His Life
For HIs
Friends...
John 15-13….

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911443 Pte. M.S. Caskey
454486 " D. Mc.Eachern
472225 " P. McKenzie...
910896 " J. Brydon…...
781449 " W.T. Kent….
474124 " W.R. Hawes
887328 " P. Kissick..
472505 " G.F. Bird…..
887760 " R. Younger

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And They
Shall See
His Face..
And His
Name
Shall Be
In Their
Foreheads

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IHS
In Loving Memory
1917
Erected By The
46th Canadians
In Remembrance
Of Those Who Fell
On This Ridge
April

[framed text/texte encadrée]
MEMOIR OF THE
GREAT WAR.<br"4TH AUG. 1914 TO 11TH NOV. 1918 -
This Cross was constructed
by the Pioneer section of
the 46th Battalion, C.E.F.
at the Village of Carency,
France, after the Battle
of Vimy Ridge, to commem-
orate those of the
Battalion who paid the supreme sacrifice during
the engagement.
It was placed on
the Ridge at night during
the latter part of June
1917, with a dedication
service conducted by
the Chaplain and stood
about half a mile South
of the Village of Souchez,
approximately at the
location of the German
trenches capture by
the Battalion on the
morning of April 9th,
1917, and reamined there
until after the Armistice.
When the Dominion
of Canada erected a
permanent memorial
for the Canadian Corps,
it was sent to Moose
Jaw and finally place
in this Church on the
25TH May, 1930, with
a special service
which was largely
attended by the members
of the 46TH Battalion
residing in Moose Jaw
and district.
This Cross is
made of oak taken from
a chateau demolished
by shell fire in Ecurie
Village.

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219330 Sgt. T.A.H. McCroden
887039 Cpl. R.H.L. Grant…...
472819 Pte. A.G. Camp…….
887424 " T. Apps……..
437491 " W. Cooley……..
436798 " A.C. Harvey…..
887059 " A.R. Hopkins...
886549 " D. Laporte…...
781856 " W.A. Paker…..
911770 " T. McPhail…...
700742 " A.F. McRorie...
886526 " C.F. Nelson…...
910755 " A.C. Young….

[right side/côté droite]
And They
Shall See
His Face
And His
Name
Shall Be
In Their
Foreheads..

[left side/côté gauche]
Greater Love
Hath No Man
Than This.
That He Lay
Down His Life
For His
Friends
John 15-13…...

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46 Bn
The crosses depicted here were constructed and place on VIMY RIDGE by the 46 Battalion in 1917
The pictures are reprints of photographs originally taken by Lieutenant Colnel RM Crowe MC CD on the site
The crosses presently repose in St. John's Anglican Church Moose Jaw