The Breton Cenotaph was constructed in1955 in memory of the fallen from the First and Second World Wars. It was unveiled on November 1, 1969, in a joint project of the Breton Town Council and Warburg Legion Branch 205. The unveiling was by the Honourable Grant McEwan, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta and the Provincial President of the Royal Canadian Legion, Comrade Bill Gordon. It was dedicated by Reverend Dr. Gerald Hutchinson.
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Breton Cenotaph
Breton, Alberta
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Inscription
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VILLAGE OF BRETON
AND
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
WARBURG BRANCH 205
IN MEMORY OF
OUR FALLEN COMRADES
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
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KOREAN 1950 - 1953
PEACE KEEPERS
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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
- LEONARD BOON
- EVANS CARSON
- FLOYD CARSON
- REG CARSON
- WAYNE CARSON
- CHESTER FENNEMAN
- LAUREL FENNEMAN
- WARREN FENNEMAN
- JOHN FUNNELL
- DOUGLAS SMITH
- JOHN SMITH
- GEORGE IMPEY
- GEORGE FRANK IMPEY
- HUGH IMPEY
- RICHARD IMPEY
- CHARLES ING
- WALTER ING
- JIM LEVERS
- KEN LEVERS
- RALPH LEVERS
- LYLE LEVERS
- ANDREW PACHOLKO
- ALVIN ELLIS
- LLOYD ELLIS
- MILO SCOTT
- ELMER HOOK
- MARK HOOK
- RICHARD HOOK
- RUSSEL WEBSTER
- TED GRYZB
- T.R. CHAPIN
- JOHN JACOBSON
- EARL JACOBSON
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Location
Breton Cenotaph
53 and 52 Avenues
Breton
Alberta
Breton Cenotaph
53 and 52 Avenues
Breton
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 53.1122852
Long. -114.470796
Lat. 53.1122852
Long. -114.470796