Lieutenant Arthur Lane presented St. Andrew's Anglican Church with the stem for the lectern from a church in Ypres on Friday, June 16, 1916. The flags and banners have been laid up for safe keeping by the military.
Ypres Lectern Stem
Cowichan Station, British Columbia
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Inscription
PRESENTED TO ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH COWICHAN
VANCOUVER ISLAND BY LIEUTENANT ARTHUR LANE
TRANSPORT OFFICER - 3RD CANADIAN PIONEERS
"THE STEM OF THIS LECTERN I SAVED FROM
THE RUINS OF ST. MARTIN'S CATHEDRAL, YPRES
FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH, 1916"
AFTERWARDS CAPTAIN & T.O. CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTN
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Location
Ypres Lectern Stem
2475 Koksilah Road
Cowichan Station
British Columbia
Ypres Lectern Stem
2475 Koksilah Road
Cowichan Station
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 48.7298835
Long. -123.6698001
Lat. 48.7298835
Long. -123.6698001