Erected by Canada Post, this memorial plaque (approximately 2' wide by 3' high) is dedicated to the Vancouver Post Office employees who were killed in the First and Second World Wars. When was the memorial unveiled? Written records of when the plaque was first unveiled are not available. It is known that it was erected shortly following the First World War and placed in the Main Lobby of the Vancouver Post Office which at that time was located at the north-west corner of Granville and Hastings Streets. The plaque was recast following the Second World War to accommodate three additional names. The plaque was moved to the Retail Lobby of the current Vancouver main Post Office, 349 West Georgia Street when the building was opened in 1956. Over the years a number of renovations have taken place in the lobby and the plaque was no longer in the public area. Renovations in September of 2009 required relocation of the plaque and it was moved to the public area and is now mounted on a pillar in the south-east corner of the Retail Lobby.
Memorial Plaque - First World War Frank Edward Carr, Pvt. 7th Battalion BC Regiment, 16412, Born December 19, 1886 Ryde, Ontario, Enlisted September 18, 1914, Died April 26, 1915, No known grave, Second Battle of Ypres, Name listed on Menin Gate, Ypres. Mathew Henry Harlock, Pvt. Canadian Army Medical Corps, 33354, Born June 8, 1882 Burton on Trent, England, Enlisted September 25, 1914, Died June 27, 1918, Lost at sea, Sinking of the Llandovery Castle Hospital Ship, name listed on the Halifax Memorial. Note: Also killed with the sinking of the Llandovery Castle was Wilfred Howie Gemmel (522922) a Postal Clerk from London, Ontario. Henry Harry Jackson, Pvt. 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 129532, Born November 5, 1893 Cumberland, Ontario, Enlisted September 21, 1915, arrived in France August 13, 1916, Died September 16, 1916, Kemmel Chateau Cemetery, Battle of Flers-Courcellette in the Bozincourt Region. John Jamieson, Pvt. 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, Born June 10, 1886 Glasgow, Scotland, Enlisted September 21, 1915, Arrived in France on August 13, 1916, Died November 25, 1916, No known grave, Battle for Vimy Ridge, Name listed on Vimy Memorial. Thomas Charles Morris-White, Driver, 1st Brigade Canadian Garrison Artillery, 339472, Born July 17, 1881 Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Enlisted December 16, 1916, Died June 17, 1918, Brighton Borough Cemetery. Clarence Roy Palmer, Pvt. 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 1015816, Born October 30, 1892 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Enlisted July 22, 1916, Arrived in France May 23, 1917, Wounded July 28, 1917 in the Avion Sector, Rejoined Regiment January 12, 1918, Died march 30, 1918, No known grave, Name listed on Vimy Memorial. Charles Herbert Peart, Pvt. 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 116417, Born May 18, 1893 Dublin, Ireland, Enlisted June 1, 1915, Arrived in France January 14, 1917, Died May 24, 1917, La Chaudiere Cemetery. James Pender, Pvt. 72nd Battalion Seaforth highlanders, Born August 19, 1882 Nanaimo, BC, Enlisted September 21, 1915, Arrived in France August 13, 1916, Died November 23, 1916 Abbeville Cemetery, Fell in the Bozincourt Trench System. Alexander Filmore Quinn, Lance Corp. 72nd Battalion BC Regiment, 16685, Born August 5, 1880 Glencoe, Ontario, Enlisted September 28, 1914, Died June 3, 1916 No known grave, Name listed on Menin Gate, Ypres. Joseph Richardson, Gunner, 2nd Brigade Canadian Field Artillery, 338914, Born May 7, 1896 Barrow-in-Furness, England, Enlisted may (?), 1916, Died August 27, 1918, Buried Southbrook (Hollybrook) Cemetery, United Kingdom. Francis Wenman Wright, Pvt. 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, 129464, Born September 13, 1893 San Franciso, California, Enlisted September 17, 1915, Arrived in France August 13, 1916, Died April 9, 1917 No known grave, Battle for Vimy Ridge, Name listed on Vimy Memorial. Second World War Melvin Ralph Derrick, Sgt Royal Canadian Air Force, R/107000, Died August 19, 1942 No known grave, Dieppe Raid, Name on Runneymede Memorial, United Kingdom. John Gibson, Pilot officer Royal Canadian Air Force, J/85485, Died March 25, 1944, Reichswald Forest Cemetery, Germany. Walter Pyle Thomas, Flight Officer (Navigator) Royal Canadian Air Force, J/54162, Died, July 17, 1945, Chittagong War Cemetery, Dampara, Bangladesh.
