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.
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
Visitor information
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