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 Vernon Cenotaph - Vernon, BC Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 50° 15.861 W 119° 16.290
11U E 338110 N 5570491
Vernon's cenotaph is the centrepiece of Cenotaph Park, located on the corner of 31st Avenue and 30th Street. In the park it is accompanied by the Memorial Wall, dedicated primarily to members of the Canadian Merchant Navy in World War II.
Waymark Code: WMNCR4
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/15/2015
Views: 1
This is a beautiful cenotaph in an equally beautiful setting, surrounded by a wrought iron fence at the end of a walkway flanked by the flags of Canada and the Provinces and Territories. Behind the cenotaph is the Memorial wall, created primarily as a Second World War Memorial.
The cenotaph itself is a tall granite pillar with a torch atop and eleven individual plaques, one each for World War I, World War II and the Korean conflict with eight more containing the names of the dead from these three wars. It stands atop a two tiered concrete base surrounded by brick pavers and concrete.
The Korean War plaques read as follows:
K O R E A
1950 1953
BEYERS, R.
DALZIEL, J. C.
DUNGATE, A. W.
FERGUSON, J. T.
HARASYMCHUK, J. |
JOHNSTON, H B.
LEEK, G. W.
MACDONALD, I. P.
SPARKES, L. V.
PARKER, F. C. |
The names of all those noted on the cenotaph can be found at the cenotaph's website. 
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
List if there are any visiting hours:
Available dawn to dusk
Entrance fees (if it applies):
None
Type of memorial: Plaque
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