Lac du Bonnet Cemetery War Memorial - Lac du Bonnet MB
Posted by: PeterNoG
N 50° 15.346 W 096° 04.304
14U E 708728 N 5571171
This Veteran Memorial is in the Lac du Bonnet Cemetery on Smith Road, just west of Highway 11 in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMMT16
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 11/01/2014
Views: 1
The memorial is a limestone cairn with three plaques on it. The larger plaque on the south face has engraved ancient oil lamp, a symbol of remembrance and honour. Two smaller "Honour Roll" plaques are on the east and west face.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): 1914 - 1918 (World War I)
1939 - 1945 (World War II)
In Honor Of: A memorial to the Fallen
Marker Text: *South plaque*
A memorial
to the Fallen
A reminder
to the Living
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
*Carved in stone under the south plaque*
Lest We Forget
*East plaque*
Honour Roll
1914 - 1918
King A.
Lavoie J.
McLeod G.
Smith J.L.
Sinclair A.G.
Wellman W.
*West Plaque*
Honour Roll
1939 - 1945
Cedarland H.W.
David S.
Fournier R,J,
Hendrickson B.
Horbatiuk J.
Irvine R.
Levasseur L.
Small F.
Tyndall C.
Wood W.
Who Put it Here?: likely Lac du Bonnet Cemetery
Description of Memorial: I stopped at this cemetery to waymark it and spotted this war memorial almost hiding in the bushes at the back of the cemetery.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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