Lance Cove, Bell Island Cenotaph

Bell Island, Newfoundland & Labrador
Type
Other

This memorial was erected by the Congregation of St. Mary`s Church, Lance Cove, Bell Island. It was unveiled in 1919. The Cenotaph is dedicated to residents of the community of Lance Cove, Bell Island who were killed in action during the World War I.

Inscription

[inscriptions from top to bottom/inscriptions de haut en bas]

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN
GRATEFUL
MEMORY OF

ELDRED REES
CANADIAN REGT
DIED OF WOUNDS
SEP, 19TH 1918.

EDGAR REES
ROYAL NFLD REGT DIED
OF WOUNDS OCT 15 1918.

WILLIAM ELDRED REES
ROYAL NFLD REGT, DIED
OF WOUNDS OCT 27 1918.

THESE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND THEIR
EMPIRE DURING THE GREAT WAR

1914-1918

THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE BUT THEIR NAMES LIVE ON FOR EVERMORE.

ERECTED BY THE CONGREGATION OF ST. MARY'S CHURCH, LANCE COVE, BELL ISLAND, 1919.

Location
Lance Cove, Bell Island Cenotaph

O'Neals Hill Road
Bell Island
Newfoundland & Labrador
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 47.6032143
Long. -52.9777462

front side

Rodney Bickford
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back

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front centre

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front at the bottom

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