Ginger Goodwin - Royston, BC
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gypsie2
N 49° 38.213 W 125° 00.470
10U E 355028 N 5500194
Memorial honouring a Cumberland labour hero.
Waymark Code: WMCHHZ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/09/2011
Views: 11
Ginger Goodwin was a coal miner and union activist. He was a conscientous objector during the First World War, and rather than report for service he disappeared into the mountains around Comox Lake, in Cumberland. He was tracked down and shot by a Dominion Police special constable in July 1918.
On the day he was buried, the majority of workers in Vancouver staged a 24 hour strike.
He is buried in the Cumberland cemetery.
Type of Marker: Cultural
Type of Sign: British Columbia Tourism Sign
Describe the parking that is available nearby: parking for several vehicles
What Agency placed the marker?: government of BC
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