Winged Victory Monument - Winnipeg MB - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Located on the front grounds of Deer Lodge Hospital at 2109 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg, this monument was created by Montreal sculptor Coeur de Lion McCarthy and dedicated to employees of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). Originally unveiled on 28 April 1922 in front of the CPR Station on Higgins Avenue (along with similar monuments in Montreal and Vancouver), it was moved in 1989 to the CPR office building on Martha Street. The Intrepid Society donated a new base and moved the monument to its present location in June 2003. (visit link)

Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): 1914-1918 1939-1945 1950-1953 In Honor Of: those from the CPR that gave up their lives Marker Text: To commemorate those in the service of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company who, at the call of King and country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardship, faced danger and finally passed out of sight of men by the path of duty and self sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom. Let those who coe after see to it that their names be not forgotten. 1914-1918 / 1939-1945 / 1950-1953 Date of dedication: Originally unveiled on 28 April 1922 Who Put it Here?: Canadian Pacific Railway Description of Memorial: Winged Victory is carrying a fallen soldier upward to the heavens. They each have both feet off the ground. She is barefooted, dressed in a sleeveless, layered, full-length garment. She, of course, has wings. The dead soldier is dressed in full battle gear including a backpack. His head is bare.

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