Brigus War Memorial - Brigus, NL
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stinger503
N 47° 32.100 W 053° 12.542
22T E 333744 N 5266984
War Memorial in historic Brigus
Waymark Code: WM19GYX
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 02/27/2024
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This Veteran Memorial is located in historic Brigus, Newfoundland at the corner of Beaver Pond Road and Magistrate's Hil. The monument was likely placed by the town to honour the dead of World War I, II and the Korean War.
MONUMENT TEXT:
"WORLD WAR
I & II
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO
PAID THE SURPREME SACRIFICE
GEORGE AKERMAN
BERTHA BARTLETT
RUPERT BARTLETT
WILLIAM BARTLETT
EDWARD CHAFE
GEORGE CLARKE
JOHN FRENCH
LEO F. HAWCO
THOMAS JACKSON
FRANK JERRETT
WILLIAM KING
CHARLES LEARY
STEPHEN SPARKES
GEORGE YOUDEN
THOMAS YOUDEN
FRED WILCOX
ISRAEL BARRETT
ROY CLARKE
GEORGE CURTIS
RICHARD KING
ISRAEL PLOUGHMAN
WILLIAM SHEA
FRANK SMITH
RALPH SPRACKLIN
JOHN WHELAN
KOREAN WAR
THOMAS HEDDERSON
1914-1918 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND 1939-1945
IN THE MORNING WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I, World War II, Korean War
In Honor Of: Those who paid the supreme sacrifice
Marker Text:
In Description
Who Put it Here?: Town of Brigus
Description of Memorial:
Red Marble on two foundation marble pieces which is sitting on three steps of grey marble. There is a British and Canadian Flag overlooking the monument with two blue benches nearby.
Date of dedication: Not listed
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