Dallas Square Cenotaph

Nanaimo, British Columbia
Type
Other

The Dallas Square Cenotaph was built in 1921 by the Great War Veteran’s Association of Nanaimo to commemorate local men who died during the First World War. It was unveiled on November 7, 1921. The design was based on an ancient Egyptian model and it was created and executed by local monument works owner C.E.J. Millins.

Names of those who died during the Second World War were added later. Plaques were added to acknowledge the Korean War and Merchant Navy.

Inscription

WAR MEMORIAL
1914    1918

[plaque]
HONOR ROLL

  • ADDISON, JOHN 72ND BATTALION
  • AITKEN, PETER H.M.S. GALLIANO
  • BARNES, BENJAMIN J. 143RD BATTALION
  • BATE, DOUGLAS H.M.S. GALLIANO
  • BATEMAN, JAMES 5TH M.G. BTN U.S.A.
  • BECK, JOSEPH 103RD BATTALION
  • BLANK, GILBERT 62ND BATTALION
  • BROWN, ALBERT H. 7TH BATTALION
  • BROWN, JAMES M. 16TH BATTALION
  • BROWN, SAMUEL V. 72ND BATTALION
  • BRYANT, WALTER R. 7TH BATTALION
  • BUSHFIELD, ARCHIABALD 11TH C.M.R.
  • CAIRNS, J.M. 102ND BATTALION
  • CALDWELL, JAMES 72ND BATTALION
  • CHAPPELL, WILLIAM 143RD BATTALION
  • CHAISON, JOHN 16TH BATTALION
  • CHARMAN, ARTHUR H. 47TH BATTALION
  • CLARKE, Q. ALLAN 7TH BATTALION
  • COCHRAN, HAROLD L. 102ND BATTALION
  • COLLIER, THOMAS 2ND C.M.R.
  • CORBETT, ERNEST 1ST C.M.R.
  • CAVENEY, MITCHAEL NO 2 C.T. Co
  • CRAWFORD, JAS. 49TH BATTALION
  • CUNNINGHAM, HAROLD S. 47TH BATTALION
  • CUNNINGHAM, JAMES 12TH BATTALION
  • DAVISON, THOMAS 67TH BATTALION
  • DAVIDSON, ARTHUR P.P.C.L.I.
  • DAVIS, DESMOND F.R. C.A.M.C.
  • DAVIS, ELWYN 2ND C.M.R.
  • DEVLIN, MILFORD 43RD BATTALION
  • DIXON, ALBERT 54TH BATTALION
  • DOBBIN, MATTHEW H.M.S. GALLIANO
  • DREW, RICHARD 72ND BATTALION
  • EASTWOOD, ARTHUR R. 72ND BATTALION
  • EDWARDS, JOHN J. 47TH BATTALION
  • EMBLEM, REGINALD E. 72ND BATTALION
  • FENN, BERT 72ND BATTALION
  • FOTHERINGHAM, R. 47TH BATTALION
  • GAVIN, ARTHUR 17TH REGT. N.Z.
  • GLEN, JOHN 67TH BATTALION
  • GOWALIAN, J.W. 52ND BATTALION
  • GREENAWAY, SAMUEL 7TH BATTALION
  • HARDY, CHARLES 48TH BATTALION
  • HARRISON, EDMOND 88TH BATTALION
  • HASTIE, ROBERT H. 67TH BATTALION
  • HAZEL, VICTOR 143RD BATTALION
  • HAZEL, ARTHUR 143RD BATTALION
  • HICKLING, H.R. 7TH BATTALION
  • HILLIER, FRED T. 7TH BATTALION
  • HINDS, J.T. 102ND BATTALION
  • HOGGAN, DAVID 29TH BATTALION
  • HONEYMAN, ROBERT 13TH C.F. AMBULANCE
  • JACK, GEORGE 2ND C.M.R.
  • JACKSON, THOMAS 75TH BATTALION
  • JEPSON, H.R. 47TH BATTALION
  • JEPSON, J.A. 29TH BATTALION
  • JOHNSTON, DUNCAN 72ND BATTALION
  • JONES, EDMOND T. 31ST BATTALION
  • JURIET, WILLIAM F. 29TH BATTALION
  • KNOX, JOHN 4TH BATTALION
  • LANGLANDS, J.A. 56TH BATTALION
  • LUCAS, JOHN 13TH C.F. AMBULANCE
  • MALPASS, ARNOLD V. 7TH BATTALION
  • MASON, HENRY 143RD BATTALION
  • MCCORKINDALE, PETER R.G.A.
  • MCCOURT, ROBERT 67TH BATTALION
  • MCGUCKIE, DAVID 2ND C.M.R.
  • MCKENZIE, ALEXANDER C. 29TH BATTALION
  • MCKENZIE, DUNCAN MACL. 72ND BATTALION
  • MCLEAN, MURDOCK 29TH BATTALION
  • MCLELLAN, KENNETH C.A.M.C.
  • MCLELLAN, WILLIAM H.
  • MCNIVEN, NEIL P.P.C.L.I.
  • MCNIVEN, ROBERT
  • MILLBURN, JOSEPH 6TH C.E.
  • MILLIGAN, JOHN
  • MITCHELL, WILLIAM 2ND C.M.R.
  • MOORE, JAMES W. 47TH BATTALION
  • MORRISON, CHARLEY 7TH BATTALION
  • MORRISON, FRED
  • NICHOLSON, JOHN 1ST C.T. Co
  • PATTERSON, ALFRED 47TH BATTALION
  • PATTERSON, ARCHIE 62ND BATTALION
  • PENDER, JAMES 72ND BATTALION
  • PENNING, ARTHUR 62ND BATTALION
  • PETO, OSWALD K. 88TH BATTALION
  • PETRE, JAMES 102ND BATTALION
  • PITTENDRICH, DAVID 48TH BATTALION
  • PLANTA, EDWARD S.L. 72ND BATTALION
  • POLLARD, WILLIAM H. 196TH BATTALION
  • PORTER, J.T. 7TH BATTALION
  • QUINN, JOHN B.
  • RANDLE, LAURENCE O. 72ND BATTALION
  • REATH, JAMES 143RD BATTALION
  • REID, DAVID W. 7TH BATTALION
  • REID, JOHN 7TH BATTALION
  • RICHARDSON, PERCY C. 29TH BATTALION
  • ROBERTS, DAVID 29TH BATTALION
  • ROGERS, FRANK 72ND BATTALION
  • ROSS, JOHN 31ST BATTALION
  • ROWAN, JOHN S. R.F.C.
  • SCOTT, J. 47TH BATTALION
  • SHIELDS, DANIEL J. 43RD BATTALION
  • SILVA, FRANK 29TH BATTALION
  • SPOWART, ROBERT B. 29TH BATTALION
  • STEWART, THOMAS M. 72ND BATTALION
  • STRATH, GEORGE 7TH BATTALION
  • SWANSON, CHARLIE 29TH BATTALION
  • SWANSON, ALEX 54TH BATTALION
  • SWANSON, ROBERT 102ND BATTALION
  • SYER, WILLIAM A. 143RD BATTALION
  • THOMPSON, R.J.
  • THOMPSON, ROBERT G. 16TH BATTALION
  • THORNE, W.E.H. 7TH BATTALION
  • WADDINGTON, WILLIAM I. 10TH BATTALION
  • WAKELEM, THOMAS
  • WARN, LANCE 16TH BATTALION
  • WATSON, JAMES H. 47TH BATTALION
  • WATSON, JOHN 29TH BATTALION
  • WATSON, J.W.
  • WICKLING-SMITH, B.J.
  • WILLIAMSON, A.
  • WILSON, CARL C. H.M.S. NIOBE
  • WILSON, RUPERT L. 7TH BATTALION
  • WILKINSON, JOHN 11TH C.M.R.
  • YOUNG, JOHN H.M.S. GALLIANO

THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVERMORE

ORR, OSBORNE J. RFC/RAF

[plaque]
KOREA
1950 - 1953

[plaque]
1939   1945

ALEXANDER, JIM R.C.A.F.
ALLEN, J. C. SCOT. R.
BALL, JOSEPH DIXON R.C.A.F.
BOHOSLOWICH, PETER W. C. SCOT. R.
BUTLER, GORDON W. SEAFORTHS
BUTLER, JOHN D. R.C.A.F.
CLAVERLEY, W.E. R.C.N.V.R.
CARLSON, EARL R.C.A.F.
CLUE, ERNEST J. B.C. DRAGOONS
COOPER, D. R.C.A.F.
COURTENAY, FRED C.SCOT. R.
CUSSON, PAUL R.C.O.C. (HONG KONG)
DICK, FRANCIS T. R.C.A.M.C.
DICK, FRANCIS T. R.C.A.M.C.
ETHERINGTON, DOUGLAS ARMY
FARRAR, DOUGLAS GORDON R.C.A.F.
FIDDICK, EDWIN C. SCOT. R.
FORBES, R.E. NTH N.S. HLDRS
FRYERS, JACK CALGARY HLDRS
GATES, J.R. R.C.A.
GRAHAM, WM. C. SCOT. R.
HACKER, JOHN R.C.N.
HAMILTON, ALEC R.C.A.F.
HAMILTON, EDWARD R.C.A.F.
HANN, R. R.C.A.F.
HARDCASTLE, CHARLES M. R.C.A.F.
JOHNSTON, VICTOR W. F.A.A.
LASKOVITCH, ARTHUR C. SCOT. R.
FINES, EDGAR 1ST S.S.F.

[plaque]
AFGHANISTAN

LEST WE FORGET

2001 2011

[plaque]
1939   1945

MCLEOD, NEALE L. EDMN. RGT.
MCMILLAN, RICHARD L. R.C.A.F.
MENZIES, JAMES V.G. OF C.
MERCER,HUGH SEAFORTHS
MILLER, A.M. ARMY
MUIR, WILLIAM G. R.C.A.F.
O’DWYER, GERRY R.C.A.
OVINGTON, ROY E. S. SASK. R.
PATTERSON, ALBERT R.M.R.
PETRIE, P. R.C.E.
POTTER, J.V. R.C.A.F.
POTTER, J.R. C. SCOT. R.
RAMSAY, JACK M. R.C.A.F.
ROTHERY, T.S. L.EDMONTON R.
SAWERS, W.D. R.C.A.C.
SAWERS, A.T. CALGARY HLDRS.
SCOTT, S. 5TH A.I.T. REGT.
SPIVY, CLIFFORD CALGARY HLDRS.
SPOWART, JOHN R. R.A.F.
STEWART, THOMAS M. R.C.A.F.
THICKE, C.F. R.C.N.
THOMPSON, J. EDGAR R.C.A.F.
THOMPSON, HUGH H.M. R.A.F.
VENBER, NICHOLAS R.C.A.F.
VIPOND, GEORGE G. R.C.A.F.
WERTS, FRANK C. SCOT. R.
WEST, CHARLES G. R.C.E.M.E.
WILSON, J.P. SEAFORTHS
WILSON, J.W. C. SCOT. R.
SMITH, ARTHUR 1ST S.S.F.

[plaque]
CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
MARINE MARCHANDE CANADIENNE
1914-18 1939-45 1950-53
THE
LIFE LINE
OF THE
WORLD

POUR LA
SURVIE
DU MONDE
LIBRE


OUR
GLORIOUS
DEAD

Location
Dallas Square Cenotaph

85 Front Street
Nanaimo
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.1679365
Long. -123.9367692

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