Fairview Cemetery Korean War Memorial - Lacombe, Alberta
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N 52° 28.645 W 113° 43.236
12U E 315240 N 5817620
Fairview Cemetery is north of Hwy. 12. and west of Hwy. 2B.
Waymark Code: WMZ32R
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 09/03/2018
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Fairview Cemetery is also known as Lacombe Cemetery. It is a large cemetery maintained by the town of Lacombe. There are approximately 5,554 known interments and was established in the early 1900s.
Within the cemetery is a Veteran's section and two memorials. This memorial is a natural stone cairn with a plaque attached to the front and it stands about 6 feet in height and is dedicated to those who served during the Korean War.
There is an expansion of this veterans' section that is still being developed and includes an Afghanistan memorial across the street from this original resting place for the majority of veterans' at rest in this cemetery.
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