World War I Japanese Canadian War Memorial
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N 49° 18.070 W 123° 07.924
10U E 490398 N 5460944
Nice World War I memorial located in Stanley Park, Vancouver.
Waymark Code: WMBHJ
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/29/2006
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Plaque at this site reads as follows:
"This monument is in lasting memory of the 190 who answered the call of duty for Canada and to the 54 who laid down their lives in defence of freedom in the great war. Their names are engraved on the monument erected, April 2, 1920.
A re-lighting of the memorial to Canadian soldiers of Japanese ancestry in World War I took place on August 2, 1985."
The light atop the Japanese Canadian War Memorial was relit during a special ceremony, almost 45 years after it was extinguished. The guest of honour was Sergeant Masumi Mitsui, the last surviving World War I veteran.
The memorial was designed by Vancouver architect James Benzie. A Japanese-Canadian entrepreneur, Koichiro Sanmiya, sold war bonds to raise the money for the memorial.
A smaller plaque, attached later, honours those Japanese Canadians who died in World War II and the Korean War.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 04/02/1920
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Koichiro Sanmiya
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
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Physical Address of Monument: Not listed
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