Penticton War Memorial - Penticton, BC
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N 49° 30.142 W 119° 35.620
11U E 312217 N 5486537
The Penticton War Memorial is situated in Veterans Memorial Park, a small treed park adjoining the north side of the provincial courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMQ96F
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/13/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
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Veterans Memorial Park was completed in 2012. In addition to this granite and marble memorial there are several other cairns and cenotaph honoring Penticton Veterans, firefighters and officers of the RCMP.

The Penticton War Memorial is eight sided and upright in design. Made of granite and marble it is supported by a steel framework structure and is about 12 feet in height. It was placed by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 40 of Penticton in November 1984.

It honors the veterans of WWI, WWII, Korea, and Afghanistan.

[North Side]
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD,
OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD,
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR DO

THE YEARS CONDEMN THEM.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND
IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

[West Side]
"For The Trumpet Shall Sound and the Dead Shall Be Raised
Incorruptible"
1. Cor XV 52

[South Side]
Know All Ye Who Pass By
that For Your Tomorrow
We Gave Our Today

"Seek Ye Out Of the Book of the Lord And Read"
Isaiah XXXIV 16
[east side/côté est]
THE FOLLOWING CANADIAN AND IMPERIAL TROOPS
WERE REPRESENTED BY THE MEN TO WHOSE
HONOR THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED

ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY; ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE; ROYAL AIR FORCE; ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY; ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS; CANADIAN FIELD ARTILLERY; ROYAL FUSILIERS; ESSEX REGIMENT; PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CAN.L.I.; 2ND CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLES; 7TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 8TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 10TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 13TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 15TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 25TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 29TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 45TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 47TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 50TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 78TH CANADIAN INFANTRY; 102ND CANADIAN INFANTRY

BR 40
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
PENTICTON BC

THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED
NOVEMBER 1984 IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO FELL IN WAR.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE
SPLENDID MEMORY OF PENTICTON MEN
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

1914-1918

"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER MORE"
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/11/1894

Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 40

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Lakeshore Drive and Veterans Way
Penticton, BC Canada
V2A 8L1


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