Alberta

Province Code
AB
City/Municipality
Olds
Memorial Number
48025-030
Type
Address
Highway 2A
Location
Olds Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.779369345535, -114.0968175445
Inscription

LEST WE FORGET
DEDICATED TO
THE GLORY OF GOD
AND TO
THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN & WOMEN
WHO SERVED
OUR COUNTRY
IN WAR & PEACE


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Dick Roach; Haqrold Gyté
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field of honour, cairn
1 of 2 images
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plaque
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Body Content

This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the men and women who served our country in War and Peace. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion. A project for the placement of a monument, to serve as a memorial to the memory of those who served their country in time of war and peace, was approved by the members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Olds Branch #105 in the fall of 1996. Approval by the Olds Town Council was received, and planning and designing commenced in the spring of 1997. After many hours of research, a cross designed by Ches Pye of Remco Memorials was adopted. Construction was started in the spring of 1998, and the monument known as the Cross of Sacrifice was unveiled and dedicated by His Worship Alan Taylor, Mayor of the Town of Olds on July 1, 1998.

City
Olds
Country
Type Description
Field of Honour, Cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4822
City/Municipality
Olds
Memorial Number
48025-029
Type
Address
Needs further research
Location
O.R. Hedges Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.789202, -114.1064534
Inscription

[front/devant]

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

1914-1918

1939-1945

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO SERVED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION OLDS BRANCH AND I.O.D.E. SEPT. 1995

KOREA AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE CANADIAN FORCES

[back/arrière]

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR I
1914 - 1918
AND
THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945

THE SOULS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ARE IN THE HANDS OF GOD, THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THEM THEY ARE IN PEACE.

ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF OLDS & DISTRICT

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stele (surroundings)
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stele (front)
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stele (back)
1 of 4 images
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stele (back details)
1 of 4 images
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Body Content

Erected in September 1995 by the citizens of Olds and district, the Royal Canadian Legion and the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, this memorial is dedicated to the war dead of the First and Second World Wars.

City
Olds
Country
Type Description
Granite stele
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1913
City/Municipality
Crossfield
Memorial Number
48025-028
Type
Address
Main Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

LEST WE FORGET

DEDICATED TO THOSE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CANADIAN AND ALL ALLIED FORCES WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY IN PEACE AND WAR AND TO THOSE WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

ERECTED 1974
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION, CROSSFIELD
BRANCH 113

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Deirdre Kraft
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cairn (front)
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cairn (plaque)
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Body Content

This memorial was erected in 1974 by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 113 in honour of the men and women who served in the Canadian and allied military forces and to those who were killed during peace and war.

City
Crossfield
Country
Type Description
Fieldstone cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
3049
City/Municipality
Carstairs
Memorial Number
48025-027
Type
Address
Gough Road and Hammond Street
Location
Memorial Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.56287440835, -114.10186177931
Inscription

[sign/enseigne]

Welcome to
MEMORIAL PARK

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Photo Credit
Deirdre Kraft
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park (sign)
Province
Body Content

This memorial park was constructed by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 53.

City
Carstairs
Country
Type Description
Park
Memorial CF Legacy ID
3044
City/Municipality
Carstairs
Memorial Number
48025-026
Type
Address
121 10th Ave N, Carstairs, AB
Location
Memorial Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.5668045, -114.1004262
Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

LEST WE FORGET

WORLD WAR I
1914 - 1918

WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945

THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

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cairn (front)
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cairn (plaque)
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surroundings
1 of 3 images
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Body Content

This memorial is currently (2000) being prepared for relocation to the grounds of Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 53. The plaque off of the cairn has been attached to the outside wall of the Legion hall during this process. The memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.

City
Carstairs
Country
Type Description
marble cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
3045
City/Municipality
Canmore
Memorial Number
48025-025
Type
Location
Canmore Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.09269, -115.34239
Inscription

(needs further research/recherche incomplète)

Province
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Body Content

Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 3, this memorial marks the field of honour at the Canmore Cemetery.

City
Canmore
Country
Type Description
Marble monument
Memorial CF Legacy ID
17
City/Municipality
Banff
Memorial Number
48025-024
Type
Address
92 Banff Avenue
Location
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 26
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.17378, -115.57082
Inscription

[front/devant]

FOR KING AND COUNTRY
MEMBERS OF
Banff School District No. 107
WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE
WITH
CANADA'S FIGHTING FORCES

(needs further research/recherche incomplète)

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Photo Credit
Deirdre Kraft
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certificate (front)
Province
Body Content

This certificate is a list of the members of the Banff School District No. 107 who enlisted in the Canadian military during the Second World War.

City
Banff
Country
Type Description
Paper certificate
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2486
City/Municipality
Banff
Memorial Number
48025-023
Type
Address
92 Banff Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.17365, -115.57092
Inscription

[upper plaque/plaque du haut]

THEY WILL NEVER KNOW THE BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE, SEE THE SEASONS CHANGE, ENJOY NATURE'S CHORUS. ALL WE ENJOY WE OWE TO THEM, MEN AND WOMEN WHO LIE BURIED IN THE EARTH OF FOREIGN LANDS AND IN THE SEVEN SEAS. DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF CANADIANS WHO DIED OVERSEAS IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY AND SO PRESERVED OUR HERITAGE

[lower plaque/plaque du bas]

LA BEAUTÉ DE CES LIEUX, LEUR FAUNE, LEUR FLORE ET LEUX PAYSAGES FONT PARTIE DE NOTRE PATRIMOINE CANADIEN. SOUVENONS-NOUS QUE DES CANADIENS ET DES CANADIENNES ONT CONSENTI À FAIRE DON DE LEUR VIE POUR QUE NOUS PUISSIONS EN JOUIR. QUANT À EUX, ILS NE LES VERRONT JAMAIS. TRÈS LOIN DE LEUR FOYER ET DE LEUR PAYS NATAL SE TROUVE LE LIEU DE LEUR DERNIER REPOS (OUTRE-MER ET DANS LES SEPT OCÉANS). C'EST À LEUR MÉMOIRE QUE CETTE STÉLE EST DÉDIÉE

[base/bas]

Canada

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Photo Credit
Deirdre Kraft
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stele (front)
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Body Content

This memorial, erected by the Government of Canada, is dedicated to the war dead of Canada who lie buried overseas.

City
Banff
Country
Type Description
Granite stele
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1
City/Municipality
Cochrane
Memorial Number
48025-022
Type
Location
Cochrane Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.19981, -114.46614
Inscription

no wording/aucune inscription

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Photo Credit
Deirdre Kraft
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surroundings
1 of 2 images
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statue
1 of 2 images
Province
Body Content

This memorial was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 15

City
Cochrane
Country
Type Description
Granite statue and metal flagpole
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2487
City/Municipality
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Memorial Number
48025-021
Type
Address
Latitude 50°51'15
Location
Banff National Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.85417, -115.475
Inscription

no inscription/aucune inscription

Province
Body Content

This mountain was named in 1918 in honour of Lt. General Sir Richard Ernest William Turner. Mount Morrison (48025-032) and Mount Turner stand together. This is no coincidence as Morrison and Turner fought side by side in 1900 with the Royal Canadian Dragoons during the South African War. They were under the command of Brigadier-General Horace Smith-Dorrien. The Dragoons were a cavalry unit and had been ordered to cover the retreat of a British “search and destroy” column which was operating in the Komati river basin. The retreat was a slow operation. With only a single colt machine gun, the Dragoons were not in a strong position to defend the column. Lt. Morrison wrote, “I turned in my saddle and . . . Square across our rear a line of Boers a mile long was coming on at a gallop over the plain, firing from their horses. It looked like a spectacular finale in a wild west show. They were about 1500 yards away, but coming on rapidly and shooting at our gun, most of them, to try and stop it . . . I thought indeed we saw our finish.” Two troops of the Dragoons, one under the command of Lt. Turner, dismounted to try to hold off the attack. For his part in the action Lt. Turner was awarded the Victoria Cross, the citation reading, “When the guns were in danger of being captured, Lt. Turner, although he had already been twice wounded, dismounted and deployed his men at close quarters and drove off the enemy, thus saving the gun.” During the First World War, Lt. General Turner commanded the Canadian troops who held their positions during the first poisonous gas attacks at Ypres in 1915. Later, he became responsible for the training of all Canadian troops in Britain.

City
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Country
Type Description
Mountain
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7437