Canadian Service College Royal Roads, later Royal Roads Military College, and now Royal Roads University erected this memorial. It was unveiled on November, 1974. When it was officially opened, the library was dedicated to four members of the first class of the Royal Naval College of Canada established at Esquimalt, who were lost in action during the Battle of Coronel in 1914. Midshipmen Palmer, Silver, Hatheway and Cann were graduates of the Royal Naval College of Canada and were lost along with Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock and all hands of his flagship HMS GOOD HOPE at the Battle of Coronel 1 November 1914. They were the first Canadian casualties of the First World War.
Colwood, British Columbia
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CORONEL MEMORIAL LIBRARY
DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF
MIDSHIPMAN MALCOLM CANN R.C.N.
MIDSHIPMAN JOHN V.W. HATHEWAY R.C.N.
MIDSHIPMAN WILLIAM A. PALMER R.C.N
MIDSHIPMAN ARTHUR W. SILVER R.C.N.
MEMBERS OF THE FIRST CLASS OF
THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE OF CANADA
LOST IN ACTION AT CORONEL
ON 1 NOV. 1914
OPENED BY THE HONOURABLE WALTER S. OWEN QC., LLD.
LT. GOV. OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
1 NOV. 1974
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Coronel Memorial Library
2005 Sooke Road
Colwood
British Columbia
Coronel Memorial Library
2005 Sooke Road
Colwood
British Columbia
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Lat. 48.433839
Long. -123.4751053
Lat. 48.433839
Long. -123.4751053
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