Alberta

Province Code
AB
City/Municipality
High River
Memorial Number
48019-027
Type
Other
Address
Corner of Macleod Trail SW and 3 Ave SW
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.58023, -113.8739
Submitted By
Deirdre Kraft
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AVIATION HISTORY

Artist - Doug Driediger
1993

High River Station, 1921 - 1931 was a testing unit, fire patrol and mountain survey, providing many "firsts" in Canadian flying history. Carrier pigeons were used from station to station until Canada's first ground to air communications was established.

Sponsors:
Duncan Scott, Let's Talk Travel, CTAP - Alberta Lotteries

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These murals were painted by Mr. Doug Driediger in 1993 through the sponsorship of Mr. Duncan Scott, Let's Talk Travel and CTAP - Alberta Lotteries. They are dedicated to the memory of High River Station, a Royal Canadian Air Force post from 1921 to 1931.

City
High River
Country
Canada
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Painted murals
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2258
City/Municipality
High River
Memorial Number
48019-026
Type
Monuments
Address
Corner of Macleod Trail SW and 5 Ave SW
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.57858, -113.87466
Submitted By
Peter Schewaga
Inscription

[front/devant]

TIME WILL NOT DIM THE GLORY OF THEIR DEEDS

[book/livre]

THEY SERVED TILL DEATH

1914 1918

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Alberta
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The Memorial was constructed in 1934 in memory of Armed Forces members from High River and District who lost their lives in the First World War. The Monument was constructed of Tyndall Stone and it stands 1.6 meters high. The base measures 1.83 X 1.07 meters. A cast bronze replica of an open volume on top of the monument carries the names of 81 men and women who gave their lives in service to Canada in the First World War. An interesting feature of the stonework is that shell fossils are visible on some of the surfaces. The monument originally stood beside the High River Post Office on 3rd. Ave. W. It was moved to the front of the Highwood Memorial Centre after the Second World War. The Highwood Memorial Centre was built in 1947 in memory of the men and women of the district who lost their lives in the Second World War. A plaque in the rotunda inside the main entrance lists the names of these 50 service personnel.

City
High River
Country
Canada
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Type Description
Monument (brass sculpted book and cement base)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2259
City/Municipality
High River
Memorial Number
48019-025
Type
Other
Address
High River, AB
Location
Highwood Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.58460200221, -113.85772883871
Submitted By
Peter Schewaga
Inscription

[front/devant]

DEDICATED TO THE HONOR AND SACRIFICE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN WORLD WARS

VALOUR

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

ERECTED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION HIGH RIVER BRANCH #71
1991 A.D.

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Alberta
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This memorial was erected in 1991 by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 71 in dedication to Canadian veterans.

City
High River
Country
Canada
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granite stele
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2260
City/Municipality
Barons
Memorial Number
48019-024
Type
Other
Address
Corner of Alberta Avenue and Brainard Street
Location
Barons Community Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.9987748, -113.0828132
Submitted By
Deirdre Kraft
Inscription

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LEST WE FORGET

BARONS AND DISTRICT COMRADES WHO SERVED

1914-1918 1939-1945
KOREA

BARONS BRANCH NO. 160
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

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Alberta
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The Royal Canadian Barons Legion, Branch No. 160 had long wished to erect a monument. The Village of Barons agreed to a possible location in the village park. A local farmer, Mr. Alan Fraser reported there was a huge rock in his field which might be suitable for such a purpose. A work party of Legion people, with the aid of machinery donated by a local firm, S and A Ditching, constructed an earthen raised area in the corner of the park. The huge rock was carried by heavy machinery and placed on a cement base atop the earthen mound. Cement steps are placed to provide a walkway to the monument. A bronze plaque commemorating the veterans of the First and Second World Wars and Korea was affixed to the rock.

City
Barons
Country
Canada
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Stone Slab
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2261
City/Municipality
Okotoks
Memorial Number
48019-023
Type
Other
Address
Corner of Elma St W and Veterans way
Location
Frederick Price Memorial Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.72616, -113.97522
Submitted By
Ed. L. Bishton; Deirdre Kraft
Inscription

[central stele/stèle centrale]

DEDICATED TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY

VALOUR

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

ERECTED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION OKOTOKS BRANCH # 163

[left stele/stèle de gauche]

1914-1918

BULLIVANT J.
FENDALL C.
FISHER F.
FISK R.
GOUGH C.C.
GUNN A.
HARDING H.A.
HARPER H.A.
MORRIS H.S.
OAKES A.
STOCKTON A.
SYVRET E.P.
TESKY J.

[right stele/stèle de droite]

1939-1945

ARDIEL L.A. PTE.
ARMSTRONG D.L. PTE
BAKER NED SGT.
CARR F.H. F/O
DAVIES R.H. P/O
FENNESSEY F.J. F/O
GORDANIER H.L. SGT.
HICKS M.D. F/O
LAYCOCK J.F. P/O
MCINTYRE J.D. F/S
MCINTYRE R.M. F/S
NOBLE A.T. P/O
ROSELAND A.W. F/L
ROWLES J.P. CPL.
RENARD R. PTE.

KOREA 1950 - 1953

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stelia (surroundings)
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Alberta
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This memorial was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 163 in dedication to Canadian veterans.

City
Okotoks
Country
Canada
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Three granite stele
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2263
City/Municipality
Claresholm
Memorial Number
48019-022
Type
Other
Address
Corner of 50 Ave W and 2 St W
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.02646, -113.58196
Submitted By
Deirdre Kraft
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ROLL OF HONOUR

ERECTED BY COL. LYNDON CHAPTER I.O.D.E. CLARESHOLM

1914 - 1918

C. ADAMS
G. ADAMS
A. BARLEY
R. BELL
. G. BODDY
J. BRADING
J. CUNNINGHAM
L. CALLAGHAN
L. FRANKLIN
A. GROVES
R. HATT
H. HAWKER
H. HOOPER
G. JEANS
G. MCNALLY
N. MATTHEWS
F. PRENTICE
J. PROVEN
F. SALMONS
H. THOMPSON
J. WHITE
P. WILLIAMS

1939 - 1945

B. BAILEY
O. BERGESON
B. COUTTS
J. DIEBOLD
C. FRASER
S. HAGERTY
O. HELMER
C. JOHNSON
J. LAMB
C. LYNDON
S. MAXWELL
D. MCEWAN
G. SOBY
L. WHITEHEAD

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Alberta
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This memorial was erected by the Colonel Lyndon Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (I.O.D.E.) in memory of the local war veterans of the First and Second World Wars.

City
Claresholm
Country
Canada
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stone cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2047
City/Municipality
Claresholm
Memorial Number
48019-021
Type
Other
Address
5126-1 Street W
Location
Claresholm Museum (inside)
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.0277015, -113.5820938
Submitted By
Deirdre Kraft
Inscription

[each certificate/chaque certificat]

ROLL OF HONOUR

(columns of names of men enlisted in the military during the First and Second World Wars/colonnes de noms de hommes enrôlés pendant les Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales)

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certificates (front)
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Alberta
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These certificates list the names of men from Claresholm who enlisted in the military during the First and Second World Wars.

City
Claresholm
Country
Canada
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Paper certificates
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2048
City/Municipality
Claresholm
Memorial Number
48019-019
Type
Other
Address
44th Avenue
Location
municipal park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Submitted By
Deirdre Kraft
Inscription

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CLARESHOLM AIRPORT MEMORIAL

THIS MEMORIAL WILL COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO PLANNED, BUILT, MAINTAINED AND OPERATED THE CLARESHOLM AIRPORT FOR THE YEARS OF ITS EXISTENCE.

THIS MEMORIAL ALSO RECOGNIZES THOSE PILOTS, MECHANICS AND AIRCREW WHO TRAINED IN CLARESHOLM AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ALLIED VICTORIES IN EUROPE, THE PACIFIC AND LATER THE KOREAN CONFLICT.

1997

[lower left side plaque/plaque du côté gauche, en bas]

CLARESHOLM AIRPORT

[upper right side plaque/plaque du côté droit, en haut]

HARVARD TRAINER

ENGINE: PRATT & WITNEY R-1340-AN-1 WASP, 60 hp, radial

WINGSPAN: 42 feet 0.5 inches (12.8 m)

LENGTH: 28 feet 11 inches (8.8 m)

HEIGHT: 11 feet 9 inches (3.5 m)

WEIGHT: (EMPTY) 3995 pounds (1812 kg)

WEIGHT: (GROSS) 5235 pounds (2375 kg)

CRUISING SPEED: 140 miles per hour

MAXIMUM SPEED: 180 miles per hour (156 knots)

RATE OF CLIMB: 1300 feet per minute (396 m/min)

SERVICE CEILING: 22,000 feet (6710 m)

RANGE: 710 miles (1143 km)

3350 WERE PRODUCED IN CANADA IN THE 1940-1950S

[lower right side plaque/plaque du côté droit, en bas]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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War or Conflict Term
Korean War
Second World War
Province
Alberta
Body Content

This Harvard trainer from the Second World War and post-war era is dedicated to the men and women who ran Claresholm Airport and the airmen who trained there during the Second World War and Korean War years.

City
Claresholm
Country
Canada
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aircraft
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2050
City/Municipality
Nanton
Memorial Number
48019-018
Type
Other
Address
Highway 2 and 17th Street
Location
Nanton Air Museum
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
50.3501446, -113.7757118
Submitted By
Bert White
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NANTON AIR MUSEUM

Dedicated to the men and women who served the Allied Air Forces in so many ways during World War II

"An example of duty nobly done"

- Winston S. Churchill -

PER ARDUA AD ASTRA

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Alberta
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Erected by the Nanton Lancaster Society, this memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served in the Allied air forces during the Second World War. On the plaque are images of a Lancaster bomber and crew and two Spitfire fighters.

City
Nanton
Country
Canada
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Stone cairn and propeller blade
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1904
City/Municipality
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Memorial Number
48019-017
Type
Other
Location
Assiniboine Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Inscription

no inscription/aucune inscription

Province
Alberta
Body Content

This peak was named in 1920 in honour of HMS Centurion. HMS Centurion was Admiral Jerram's First Division Flagship in the Battle of Jutland during the First World War.

City
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Country
Canada
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mountain
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7505
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