There are several Canadian geographical names that honour the ‘sapper’. Sapperton is a neighbourhood of New Westminister, BC that owes its name to the original Royal Engineers’ camp when they were occupied with the early mapping and development of this part of Canada in the 1860s.
New Westminster, British Columbia
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Sapperton
New Westminster
British Columbia
Sapperton
New Westminster
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.231605
Long. -122.8928391
Lat. 49.231605
Long. -122.8928391
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