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 Rumsey Village War Memorial - Rumsey, AB Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 51° 50.536 W 112° 50.645
12U E 372963 N 5745102
On the north side of Main Street, midway between First and Second Avenues, is the drop in centre in the little hamlet of Rumsey. In front are a pair of stone cairns.
Waymark Code: WMM65N
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 07/28/2014
Views: 2
To the right, east, side is a cairn with a bell mounted atop. To the left, west, is this memorial, a stone cairn "In Memory of the Men of this District
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice" A bronze plaque on the front of the cairn contains the names of all those men, a total of 15, who did not return from World War I and World War II.
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1914-1918
1939-1945
In Memory of
The Men of this District
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
E. Anderson
H. Dahl
A. Day
R. Dier
S. Hackman
N. Height
O.C. Holmes
C. Sorenson
S. Barwick
R. Collins
B. Gracie
R. Gridley
V. Rice
N. Scott
F. Thornber
They Loved Honour More Than They
Feared Death
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
In Honor Of: In Memory of the Men of this District Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice
Marker Text:
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Who Put it Here?: Village of Rumsey
Description of Memorial:
The memorial is a stone cairn about 6 feet tall, with a bronze plaque on the front, situated on the front lawn of the Rumsey Drop In Centre, well to the west of the sidewalk. It is set back from the street several feet.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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