Sicamous Cenotaph - Sicamous, BC
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N 50° 50.152 W 118° 59.181
11U E 360133 N 5633453
The Sicamous Cenotaph was placed at the corner of Shuswap Avenue and Main Street. While in Sicamous be sure to take a break and enjoy Shuswap Lake less than a 1 km away from this cenotaph.
Waymark Code: WMVAGM
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 03/23/2017
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The inscribed granite upright slab stands on a two tier base and with an overall height of about seven feet. The cenotaph was placed by the Royal Canadian Legion of Sicamous, Branch #99 in 1980.

The Sicamous Legion Branch #99 has been an integral part of the Community, serving Sicamous and the surrounding areas for over 80 years.

Text from the cenotaph follows:

SICAMOUS B.C.
HONOURS
THEIR MEN AND WOMEN
FOR SERVICE IN THE
CANADIAN FORCES
IN WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR II
KOREAN WAR

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

ERECTED BY THE
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
SICAMOUS BRANCH # 99
1980 AD
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I World War II Korean War

In Honor Of: Men and women for service in the Canadian Forces

Marker Text:
See above

Date of dedication: 1980

Who Put it Here?: Sicamous Legion Branch #99

Description of Memorial:
The cenotaph is in the corner of the Legion's lot at the corner of Shuswap Avenue and Main Street. This is the only monument or memorial on the lot and is accompanied only by the building itself. We did not have to search for the cenotaph as we had known its whereabouts for some time.
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