My VAC Account
My VAC AccountThe Ioco War Memorial was dedicated by the City of Port Moody to all those from Ioco who served in war and peacetime, particularly Edward Hanson, Leslie McCrea, and Arthur Kreut, who were killed during the Second World War.
Guy Black, a local historian, asked the City of Port Moody to include this memorial as part of Port Moody's Historical Stone Marker and Storyboard Program, and he also wrote the inscription.
IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND PEACE
MANY YEARS AGO EDWARD HANSON,
LESLIE MCCREA AND ARTHUR KREUT
LIVED IN IOCO
THEY WERE LIFELONG FRIENDS, WHO
EXPLORED THE SURROUNDING FORESTS
AND MOUNTAINS, SWAM IN THE INLET
DURING THE SUMMER AND SKATED ON
THE ICE DURING WINTER.
WHEN WORLD WAR II BEGAN, THEY LEFT
THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES TO JOIN
THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE
SADLY, THEY WOULD NEVER
RETURN HOME.
THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED TO
THE EVERLASTING SPIRIT OF THESE
THREE BRAVE MEN AND ALL THOSE
FROM IOCO THAT SERVED DURING
WAR AND PEACETIME.
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Inlet United Church/Église unie d’Inlet
plaque
City of Port Moody/Ville de Port Moody