Esquimalt First World War Memorial

Esquimalt, British Columbia

Type

Other

The Esquimalt First World War Memorial contains the Roll of Honour from the original "War Shrine". This War Memorial Tablet was erected in 1917 at the foot of the main entrance to St. Paul's Anglican Church and is now located inside the church itself. Written on the monument are the names of men who left Esquimalt to fight in the First World War.

Inscription

[stele – top/stèle, en haut]

Greater Love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends
St. Johns XV.13

[stele – middle/stèle, au centre]

1914 - 1918

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

A.W. AGNEW
S.D. ANDROS
A. ATKINS
N. BARLOW
J.C. BANKS
H. BELL
H. BROWN
H. BRAY
B. CAMPBELL
S. CHICK
J. COTTON
J.W.D. DOWLER
J. ERSKINE
A.A. GERON
J.W. GIBSON
A. GUEST
W.C. HAMILTON
C.M. HARDIE
C.T. HINCH
W. HOLE
J. HOLMAN
N. LYNE
R. McCALLUM
D.N. McINTYRE
A. MILLER
G. MILLER
J. MULLEN
H.J. NANKIVELL
J. PARSONAGE
H.J.S. PAUL
G. PETERS
J. PETERS
F.G. PEARCE
H. PRESCOTT
W.H. ROBERTSON
H.V. ROMBOUGH
H. SAVAGE
C. SEDGER
F.C. SLAVIN
A.E. SMITH
C. McF. STEWART
L. STEWART
G. STUBBS
A. WALTON
B. WEIR
W.D. WHEELER
J.P. WHEELER
A.V. WHITTIER
E.A. WILKINSON
H.C. WITMER

G.M.M. WAKE

[stele – bottom/stèle, en bas]

This Shrine was erected August 1917
by residents of Esquimalt and friends
in Grateful Remembrance, and in
Admiration of Gallant Men.

[old memorial inscriptions/anciennes inscriptions commemoratives]

MORE THINGS ARE WROUGHT
BY PRAYER THAN
THIS WORLD DREAMS OF.

[Lists of battles and names are listed, but are not clear in the photo./Les listes de batailles et de noms sont inscrits, mais ne sont pas claires sur la photo.]