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RCAF Stn Telegraph Cove Memorial

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  • The Monument is located at the start of the Board Walk. The structure was built by Gordie Graham
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    The Monument is located at the start of the Board Walk. The structure was built by Gordie Graham

    Photo credit: Russell Hellberg

  • LCol Gilles Couture, 19 Wing Ops gives the dedication address

    LCol Gilles Couture, 19 Wing Ops gives the dedication address

    Photo credit: Russell Hellberg

  • A poppy service and wrath laying service were carried out to honour the RCAF personnel that served at the Cove

    A poppy service and wrath laying service were carried out to honour the RCAF personnel that served at the Cove

    Photo credit: Russell Hellberg

  • Gordie Graham, the owner of Telegraph Cove, was our guide and host.

    Gordie Graham, the owner of Telegraph Cove, was our guide and host.

    Photo credit: Russell Hellberg

  • Jennifer Butler, the granddaughter of Fred Wastell, the owner of the Cove during the war, was our guest speaker.

    Jennifer Butler, the granddaughter of Fred Wastell, the owner of the Cove during the war, was our guest speaker.

    Photo credit: Russell Hellberg

  • Inscription of the plaque

    Inscription of the plaque

    Photo credit: Russell Hellberg

Municipality/Province: Telegraph Cove, BC

Memorial number: 59028-042

Type: Monument

Location: Next to Telegraph Cove Resort Office, at the start of the boardwalk

GPS coordinates: Lat: 50.5447256   Long: -126.8329775

Submitted by: Russell Hellberg

The high-performance Laminate on Dibond plaque is attached to a wooden background. An RCAF flag flies beside it. Telegraph Cove Resort owner Gordie Graham built the wooden support frame and installed the flag on a viewing platform beside the boat launch in late summer of 2015.

On 26 September 2015, the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, 101 Squadron RCAFA and 19 Wing RCAF dedicated this plaque commemorating the period, 1941-45, that Telegraph Cove was an RCAF Station. It was a picture-perfect fall day. LCol Gilles Couture, 19 Wing OpsO, was the RCAF representative. There were numerous other guests from 19 Wing, 888 Wing, and 101 Squadron. 101 fielded a full colour party, an MC and a bugler.

A special guest was Jennifer Butler who is the granddaughter of Fred Wastell who told us of a few recollections of visiting the Cove during this time. 

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