Grand Forks Cenotaph - Grand Forks, BC - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

The Grand Forks Cenotaph was constructed in 1921 in memory of those who failed to return from service in World War I.

The polished grey granite Cenotaph was constructed by Alexander Ritchie of Campbell & Ritchie Monument Company, of Nelson, BC. It takes the form of a stepped granite obelisk upon a square three tiered base consisting of rough granite above and concrete below.

Dedications to those who sacrificed their lives in World War II and the Korean Conflict were added at later times.

The names of those who lost their lives in World War I and World War II are inscribed on the Cenotaph. Grand Forks' only son lost in Afghanistan, Darrell Priede, has recently been added to the cenotaph.

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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): WW I WW II Korean War Afghanistan In Honor Of: Their Names Shall Live Forever Marker Text: Their Names Shall Live Forever 1914 - 1918 Timothy R. Allen John Henderson Richard Arnold Arthur Henderson Hubert Broad Henry Jones H. Dalling Barlee Robt. Lamond WM. Baker Joseph Levitt Geo. Birt Aulay Munroe Edward C. Coy James McDougall Thomas A. Chew Robt. McIlwaine Christopher Coughlin Robt. Newbauer Cecil Collins Clide Nixon Robt. Dinmore WM. Reid Henry C. Dixon Robt. Rowell Geo. Deverall Geo. Sheppard Wilson Fleming Geo. Traunweiser Lawrence Green Harry Williams Fred Greenwood Oswald Hay Edger Gauthier Joseph Lewis Francis Hicks Gordon Ryan Arthur Hobbins Carleton Clements Alfred Heaven M.M. Chas. Harrigan Walter Hadden Alex. Forbes Harold Henderson Geo. Miller WM. Hardgan Richard Wilkinson 1939 - 1945 John E. Cook John A. MacDonald Harry H. Euerby George W. McParlon M.M. Osmond H. Mitchell Bernard McPherson Robert M. McCabe Francis J. Miller Koreac 1950 - 1953 Afghanistan Darrell Priede 2007 Date of dedication: 1921 Who Put it Here?: City of Grand Forks Description of Memorial: See long description. The memorial is on the sidewalk north of the entrance to city hall, almost impossible to miss. There are dedicated benches available near the memorial.

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