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Bruderheim Memorial

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  • Inscription identifying 3 local fallen heroes killed in action during WWII
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Municipality/Province: Bruderheim, AB

Memorial number: 48016-014

Type: Monument

Address: corner of 52 Avenue and 48 Street in Bruderheim

Location: Entrance to the cemetery

GPS coordinates: Lat: 53.8031127   Long: -112.9262753

Submitted by: Bobbi Foulds

This memorial commemorates three local men killed in WWII and sits at the corner of 52 Avenue and 48 Street in Bruderheim, marking the entrance to the Moravian Cemetery.

Listed on the cenotaph are Gordon Schneider, Norman Stelter and Elmer Lilge. All three were killed in action during WWII and are either considered lost at sea and noted on the Malta Memorial, or buried in Commonwealth graves.

 


Inscription found on memorial

In Memory of

Gordon R. Schneider 1921-1943

Norman A. Stelter 1920-1943

Elmer A. Lilge 1919-1944

Who Gave Their Lives For 

Their Country During the

Second World War 1939-1945

May Their Sacrifice Never Be Forgotten

75th Anniversary of Alberta 1980

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