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Sicamous Cenotaph - Sicamous, BC

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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 the Shuswap Lake less than a 1 km away from this cenotaph.

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