This memorial was erected in 1967 by surviving members of the 137th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force in honour of those who served in the battalion during the First World War. On the back of the memorial these is a depiction of the battalion's cap badge.
cairn (front and right side)
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cairn (back)
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cairn (plaque)
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cairn (plaque)
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Type
137th Canadian Infantry Battalion First World War Memorial
Calgary, Alberta
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Inscription
[front/devant] 1967
MEMORIAL FOR 137 BATT. C.E.F. W.W.I.
[plaque/plaque]
REG'D BY GOV'T OF ALBERTA AS HISTORICAL SITE 1973
[right side/côté droit]
ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE REGIMENT DURING WORLD WAR-1
WE WILL REMEMBER
[back/arrière]
1914-1918
[left side/côté gauche]
TOTAL STRENGTH: 975 ALL RANKS
CASUALTIES: FATAL - 179, NON-FATAL - 392
1 - VICTORIA CROSS, 1 - DSO, 4 - MILITARY CROSS, 2 - MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES, 1 - DCM, MM & BAR, 1 - DCM & MM, 3 - DCM, 6 - MM & BAR, 1 - MM & BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE, 1 - BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE, 37 - MM, 1 - MSM, 2 - RUSSIAN CROSS OF ST. GEORGE (4TH CL)
DEDICATED BY
CSM ISRAEL FLORENCE
THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE 1968
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Location
137th Canadian Infantry Battalion First World War Memorial
Calgary
Alberta
137th Canadian Infantry Battalion First World War Memorial
Calgary
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 50.99264
Long. -114.13981
Lat. 50.99264
Long. -114.13981