This memorial, a fieldstone cairn topped by an anti-tank gun, was originally erected by the local Royal Canadian Legion branch in 1932 in honour of the local war dead of the First World War. Plaques commemorating the Second World War and the Korean War were added later.
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Type
Didsbury Cenotaph
Didsbury, Alberta
Notice:
The National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials is a public, crowd-sourced registry that helps Canadians learn about memorials in their communities. Inclusion in the Inventory does not imply VAC ownership or authority. Responsibility for the care, management, and any changes to a memorial rests with its owning or governing organization.
Inscription
[upper plaque/plaque du haut]
THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN IN THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
DEDICATED TO THE MEN OF DIDSBURY DISTRICT WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
BY
THE CANADIAN LEGION, B.E.S.L.
DIDSBURY
1932
[central plaque/plaque du centrale]
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE DIDSBURY DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945
[lower plaque/plaque du bas]
KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953
Street View
Location
Didsbury Cenotaph
Didsbury
Alberta
Didsbury Cenotaph
Didsbury
Alberta
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 51.66088
Long. -114.12188
Lat. 51.66088
Long. -114.12188