Caribou Monument - Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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A monument honoring men from western Newfoundland died in battle in service to their sovereign and county is located in City Hall Plaza, a.k.a. Remembrance Square, at Main and West Streets in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Waymark Code: WMX1Q6
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 11/14/2017
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A 20' tall granite base is topped by a sculpture of a mourning caribou standing on a rock outcrop, created by Morgan MacDonald. The mourning caribou was selected in 1914 as is the symbol of Royal Newfoundland Regiment. It is a copy of the mourning caribou sculpture located at Beaumont Hamel, France, the near the site of the World War I battle in which the Royal Newfoundland Regiment displayed great gallantry during the Battle of the Somme. The monument was dedicated on July 1, 2012.
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial
In Honor Of: The men from western Newfoundland died in battle in service to their sovereign and county
Marker Text:
The base of the monument contains the inscription in raised bronze letters:
THEIR
NAME
LIVETH
A bronze plaque in he middle of the base is inscribed:
{Image of a Caribou}
TO THE PROUD
MEMORY of THOSE
MEN OF WESTERN
NEWFOUNDLAND
WHO IN PAST
YEARS OF BATTLE
HAVE GONE FORTH
TO DIE IN THE
SERVICE OF
THEIR SOVERIGN
AND THEIR
COUNTRY
Date of dedication: July 1, 2012
Who Put it Here?: City of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
Description of Memorial:
The caribou monument is the first of a series of monuments erected in City Hall Plaza, a.k.a. Remembrance Square. It was dedicated on July 1, 2012. Subsequent monuments honor the Afghanistan Soldier, the Lewis Gunner and Women in the Military.
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed
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