British Columbia

Province Code
BC
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-020
Type
Address
502 Vernon Street
Location
Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4928548, -117.2945054
Inscription

[plaque]
IN MEMORY OF

LIEUT.
R. HAMPTON GRAY
V.C. D.S.C.

R.C.N.V.R.

KILLED IN ACTION

AUGUST
9TH
1945

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Plaque at former location on bridge.
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Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery
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Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery
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plaque inscription
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Body Content

Erected in Gyro Park by the City of Nelson, a bridge was dedicated on July 19, 1952, in honour of Lieutenant R. Hampton Gray, Second World War Victoria Cross recipient. In 2023, the bridge was dismantled due to failing structural integrity. The plaque from the stone pillar was moved to the Nelson Museum, Archive and Gallery in March 2023.

City
Nelson
Country
Type Description
Bridge, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2696
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-019
Type
Address
523 Mill Street
Location
St. Joseph's School
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.489206, -117.2905767
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photographs (front)
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

Erected by St. Joseph's School, this memorial is dedicated to four former students - James Eccles, Michael Prestley, Robert Main and John Kubin - killed in military service during the Second World War.

City
Nelson
Country
Type Description
Framed photographs
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2694
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-018
Type
Address
402 Victoria Street
Location
Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 51
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4906588, -117.2947139
Inscription

[plaque]

LT. R.H. GRAY, V.C., D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R.
1917-1945
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY, V.C., D.S.C.,
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
THE LAST CANADIAN TO BE KILLED IN ACTION DURING
THE SECOND WORLD WAR, LIEUTENANT GRAY,
FROM NELSON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, DIED WHEN
HIS CORSAIR AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN AS HE
FEARLESSLY LED A CARRIER AIR STRIKE AGAINST
THE SHIPS OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY
AT ONAGAWA BAY, ON AUGUST 9TH, 1945.

 

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Royal Canadian Legion Branch 51
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plaque
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Needs further research

City
Nelson
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2698
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-017
Type
Address
310 Ward Street
Location
Nelson City Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4932833, -117.2952852
Inscription

[upper plaque/plaque du haut]

ERECTED
TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN OF
NELSON AND DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
AND
1939-1945

[lower plaque/plaque du bas]

KOREA
1950 - 1953

[side/côté]

HONOUR ROLL

WAR 1914-1918

S. ALLAN
R.B. ALLAN
L.C. AMAS
H. ANDREWS
R. ANDERSON
C. ANTHONY
L. APPLETON
J.R. ARMSTRONG
P.J. AUDY
A. BARISINA
W. BARNES
B. BAILY
A.E. BAYLEY
F.C. BASFORD
A. BEER
W. BEATTIE
H. BEAUMONT
G. BELL
H. BENTON
G.W. BENNETT
R. BERE
J. BERNARD
R. BERUK
H. BIRD
T.C. BLAND
A. BLAKE
W.F. BLONDIN
M. BOSTOCK
W. BOWYER
C.J. BREWSTER
G.C. BROWN
A. BROUGHTON
M. BURROWS
A.C. BUTLER
A. CAMPBELL
M. CAMPBELL
K.B. CARRUTHERS
H.W. CARTER
S. CHAPMAN
T. CHRISSOP
E. CHRISTENSON
J.B. CHRISTISON
C. COUGHLAN
J. COWAN
J. COWAN
W.A. COWIE
W. COOK
A. COOMBER
B. CROWTHERS
H. CUNNINGHAM
E.T. DALLEN
D.G. DAVIES
E.O. DAVIS
J. DAWSON
F. DAY
J. DEFERRO
P.S. DEWAR
DEAN
W. DOWAR
W. EBBS
F.F. ELLIOTT
W. ENDICOTT
J. ENGLAND
A. EVANS
J. EVANS
A.J.L. EVANS
R.M. FERGUSON
E. FITTON
J. FOSTER
W.G. FOSTER
P. FOTHERGILL
J. FRAME
G. FYFE
R. GEORGES
G. GIBSON
D.B. GILLESPIE
F.J. GOLDSMITH
W.H. GOODWIN
J.E. GOULDING
J.H. GRANT
C.W. GRENTLEY
R.A. GRIFFITHS
W.G. GRIFFITHS
H. GUILLE
F. GUILHAMOULIE; C.E.H. HALES; E.T. HALL; J.G. HALLIDAY; R.J. HALLIDAY; J. HANNAH; F. HANNEL; E.S. HART; C.I. HAZEN; R. HEPPELL; W. HEPPELL; F. HENLEY; T. HIND; W. HILL; C.H. HILL; W.H.O. HILL; W. HOARE; P. HODGE; T. HOLT; T.H. HUME; M.C. HUNT; R. HUGHES; C. INCHES; R.C. INGLIS; R.F. INGLIS; J.A. INGRAM; R.F. IRVINE; A. ISAAC; A. JAMES; R.A. JAMES; E. JACKSON; F. JEFFREYS; A. JENNINGS; H. JENKIN; C.M. JOHNSON; B. JOHNSTONE; W. JONES; B.H. JORDAN; A.J. KENNEAR; J. KESSON; A.J.A. KILLOUGH

[side/côté]

HONOUR ROLL

WAR 1914-1918

H. KIRBY; A.C. LANDRETH; R.L. LANGILL; F. LANGHORNE; H. LAYCOCK; F. LEBERGE; J. LEHMAN; J. LOEWEN; T. LLEWELLYN; S. LONG-INNES; W.A. LUFF; W. LYNCH; W. MCAULEY; D.J. MCASKILL; J.H. MCANDREW; J. MCDAVID; H. MACDONALD; J.A. MCDONALD; H.D. MCDONALD; P. MCDONALD; R. MCDONALD; R.G. MACFARLANE; G.R. MCFARLAND; J.D. MCINNES; N. MCIVOR; M. MCIVOR; W. MCKAY; K. MCKAY; D. MCKENZIE; W.C. MCLELLAN; F. MACMAHON; L. MCKILLAN; J. MCPHAIL; D.A. MCQUARRIE; D.N. MCVICAR; W.J. MCVICAR; D. MALLOCH; J. MANKIN; R.R. MARTIN; W.F. MAWDSLEY; H.ST.C. MARLATT; H.C. SMITH; J. MATHESON; F.J. MAY; F.B. MILLAR; F.S. MILLER; J.K. MIDDLETON; T.W. MONTGOMERY; H. MORRISON; F. MORRISON; D.J. MORRISON; J. MORRISON; J.A. MORGAN; J. MURRAY; T.P. NICKLEBY; F.S. OLIVER; W.E. OLIVER;

A.T. PARK
A.S. PATTERSON
O.B. PAULSON
A. PEEL
G. PHILLIPS
A. PORTER
C. PRITCHARD
G.H. ROWLING
S. RATCLIFF
E.G. REVELL
H. REEKIE
S. READ
S. REED
C. REEVE
P. RIGBY
E. ROCKWOOD
E. ROBINSON
G. ROE
H. ROE
G. ROWELL
H. ROWELL
A. SAMUEL
W.G. SAVAGE
D. SKELLEY
H.G. SLATER
L.C. SMITH
J.T. SMITH
D. SMITH
G. SMITH
N. SMITH
R. SMITH
A.T. STIRLING
F.E. STANTIAL
A.W. STATTERD
B. STRATTON
J.W. STEWART
H. STEPHENSON
H. STEVENS
R.S. STEVENS
C.E. SWANNELL
T. TATTERSALL
W. TATTRIE
J. TAYLOR
R. TAYLOR
J. TENNANT
R.E. THOMPSON
S.A. THOMPSON
W.J. THOMPSON
G. THOMPSON
J. THOMPSON
S. THOMPSON
A. THOMAS
F. TOMPKINS
E.A. TOWGOOD
J.E.K. VINCENT
J. WADE
N. WARD
C.L. WALES
A. WALDIE
S. WATERS
K. WEIR
W. WESLEY
W. WELLSPRING
J. WHITE
R. WILTON
W. WILLIAMSON
A. WILLIAMS
J. WOOD
R. SJOBO

[side/côté]

HONOUR ROLL

WAR 1939-1945

W. ALLEN
E.M. ANDREW, BOB
R. ARMSTRONG
M. AYLMER
A. BAIN
W.D. BARWIS
J.L. BEATTIE
N.H. BOSS
A.J. BRENNAN
R.C. BURGESS
J.A. CAMPBELL
S.F. CASTLE
J.E. CLARK
R.S. CLARK
B. CLEATON
E.A. CORNFIELD
R.C. CRAUFORD
A.E. DALGAS
J. DINGWALL
O.A. DORVAL
J.J. ECCLES
G. FLEGEL
F.L. FLYNN
D.E. GIBBON
J.W. GRANT
J.B. GRAY
R.H. GRAY, V.C.
R. GREAVISON
G.A. GREENWOOD
G.E. GREENWOOD
J.C. HARLOW
J.E. HOOVER
H. HARTRIDGE
R.E. HALL
S.R. HORSWILL
J.R. HUGHES
R.S. JARDINE
R.B. JONES
J.R. KUBIN
M.C. LATORNELL
C.H. LEQUEREUX
R.G. LUDLOW
R.L. MAIN
F.J. MILLER
D.C. MOTLEY
K.G. MCBRIDE
C.F. MCDOUGAL
H. MCKEAN
M.T. PRESTLEY
G.H. RASMUSSEN
J.M. ROUTH
E.D. ROGERS
T.B. ROWLEY
I.F. RUPPEL
E.G. SHARDELOW
S.A. SPIERS
R.W. SMITH
C.W. STEELE
L.J. STEWART
J.H. STUBBS
T. WALLACE
W.C. WALLACE
H.D. WARNER
J.W. WILSON
W.P. WOODS
W. SWIFT
W.S. SMITH

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Body Content

The Nelson War Memorial was constructed in 1922 in memory of local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War. At a later date the Cenotaph was dedicated to include tributes to the local servicemen who lost their lives in the Second World War. Originally the Cenotaph was placed near the North East end of Vernon Street Boulevard on the 400 block of Vernon Street. In the early 1980's the Cenotaph was moved to the British Columbia Government Office Building courtyard on Ward Street. As a salute to those whose lives were lost in the Wars, the Nelson Pilots Association on each November 11th, honour the occasion with a fly past. Several aircraft and helicopters fly in loose formation over the Cenotaph as the ceremony on the ground is ending. It now includes a tribute to the memory of the Korean War.

City
Nelson
Country
Type Description
Granite obelisk
Memorial CF Legacy ID
112
City/Municipality
Nelson
Memorial Number
59033-016
Type
Address
402 Victoria Street
Location
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 51
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4904857, -117.2945523
Inscription

[building/édifice]
1902
DRILL HALL

[plaque/plaque]
NELSON DRILL HALL

THIS WAS THE SITE OF THE NELSON DRILL HALL
FROM 1902 - 1994

THE HALL WAS THE CENTRE OF MILITARY LIFE
IN THE NELSON AREA AND WAS HOME TO MANY UNITS
OF THE CANADIAN ARMY INCLUDING:

SOUTH KOOTENAY RIFLES ROCKY MOUNTAIN RANGERS
54TH KOOTENAY BATTALION CDN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
24TH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGT ROYAL CDN. ARTILLERY
44TH FIELD ENGINEER SQD. ROYAL CDN. ENGINEERS

THE DRILL HALL WAS ACQUIRED BY THE PROVINCE
IN 1964 AND SERVED MANY CIVILIAN FUNCTIONS
UNTIL ITS DEMOLITION IN 1994

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

[plaque/plaque]

L.T.R.H. Gray, V.C., D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R.

1917 - 1945

In honoured memory of

Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C,

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve

The last Canadian to be kill in action during

the Second World War. Lieutenant Gray,

from Nelson, British Columbia, died when

his corsair aircraft was shot down as he

fearlessly led a carrier air strike against

the ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy

at Onagawa Bay on August 9th, 1945.

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L.T.R.H. Gray, V.C., D.S.C., R.C.N.V.R. 1917-1945

In honoured memory of Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray V.C., D.S.C., Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. The last Canadian to be killed in action during the Second World War. Lieutenant Gray from Nelson, B.C. died when his corsair aircraft was shot down as he fearlessly led a carrier air strike against the ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy at Onagawa Bay on August 9th, 1945.

City
Nelson
Country
Type Description
Building and plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
6773
City/Municipality
Salmo
Memorial Number
59033-015
Type
Address
304 Main Street
Location
Salmo Community Memorial Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.1927497, -117.2777749
Inscription

[photographs/photographies]

PRIVATE ALEXANDER BAIN
BERGEN-OP-ZOOM CEMETERY NETHERLANDS
1914 - 1944

FL/LT HENRY BIRKLAND
POZNAN OLD CEMETERY POLAND
1917 - 1944

GUNNER EDWARD WILLIAM BRYAN (LUND)
MORO RIVER CEMETERY ITALY
1919 - 1944

LANCE SERGEANT JOHN DAVID CRUICKSHANK
VILLANOVA CEMETERY ITALY
1921 - 44

PRIVATE WILLARD ALBERT ELLISON
HOLTEN CEMETERY NETHERLANDS
1945

SGT.(AIRGUNNER) JOSEPH LAMBERT FITZPATRICK
REUCHWAKD FOREST WAR CEMETERY, GERMANY
1917 - 1944

FLYING OFFICER GUSTAF FLEGEL
MANDAL CHURCHYARD NORWAY
1921 - 1944

FLYING OFFICER, JOHN WILLIAM GRANT
SHROPSHIRE, UK
1921 - 1943

FLIGHT SGT. ALEXANDER ALAN HADIKEN
BERLIN CEMETERY, BRANDENBURG GERMANY
1915 -1943

PRIVATE RAYMOND EDMOND HALL
CASSINO CEMETERY, ITALY
1923 - 1944

FLIGHT SERGEANT MERLIN LINDSAY JOHN
YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
1922 - 43

PILOT OFFICER, RICHARD BARRON JONES
HANOVER CEMETERY, HANOVER, GERMANY
1914 - 1945

FLYING OFFICER (PILOT) LAWRENCE HERBERT MCLEOD
MISSING IN ACTION
1923 - 45

RIFLEMAN EARL VERNON MULHERN
BENY-SUR-MER CEMETERY, NORMANDY
1923 - 1944

CORPORAL RAYMOND AUREAL SEGUIN
GROSBEEK CEMETERY NETHERLANDS
1922 - 1945

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Body Content

The Remembrance Wall was dedicated during a ceremony on Sunday, September 25, 2011 in Salmo Community Memorial Church. The wall consists of photographs and information about local young men who were killed in the Second World War. The two years of research for this project was completed by Jean Stahl.

City
Salmo
Country
Type Description
Wall - photos
Photo Credit
Jean Stahl
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10520
City/Municipality
Fruitvale
Memorial Number
59033-014
Type
Address
1968 Main Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.1164613, -117.5416428
Inscription

needs further research/recherche incomplète

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Sera Wilcox; Barry DeJong
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Memorial Hall
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Fruitvale Memorial Centre first opened on 25 June 1954. It was built in memory of those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It began as a project of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 196 and was completed under the direction of the Fruitvale Welfare Society. It is owned by the Village of Fruitvale. In the fall of 1999 the Hall was closed as a result of serious roof damage. The newly renovated hall was reopened on 14 November, 2000. The cost of the renovation was $1,200,000.00.

City
Fruitvale
Country
Type Description
Memorial hall
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4798
City/Municipality
Beaverdell
Memorial Number
59033-013
Type
Address
5841 Hwy 33
Location
Beaverdell Community Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4354254, -119.0882227
Inscription

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO SERVED
GOD AND COUNTRY
WWI    WWII
FROM BEAVERDELL & DISTRICT
WITH THANKS
BEAVERDELL BOY SCOUT GROUP

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Scouts Canada
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This memorial is dedicated to those who served in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected by the Boy Scouts.

City
Beaverdell
Country
Type Description
Cenotaph (steel and aluminum)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4778
City/Municipality
Salmo
Memorial Number
59033-010
Type
Address
304 Main Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.1927504, -117.277775
Inscription

[plaque]

SALMO COMMUNITY
MEMORIAL CHURCH

This Church was Dedicated on
May 8, 1953 to the Memory of
Salmo & Ymir Area Men Who
Died in World War II 1939-1945

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Salmo Community Memorial Church
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The Salmo Community Memorial Church was built in 1952. Construction commenced in the summer of 1949 and it was completed by Christmas 1952. The Salmo Ladies’ Aid initiated the drive and raised the first funds as early as 1937.

Not only was it constructed as a place to worship, but its was dedicated to the memory of local men who were killed in the Second World War. Every year on the Sunday before Remembrance Day, the Honour Roll of fallen soldiers from Salmo Valley is read. The names and photos of these young men can be seen in the church on the Remembrance Wall.

City
Salmo
Country
Type Description
Building - church
Memorial CF Legacy ID
130
City/Municipality
Kaslo
Memorial Number
59033-008
Type
Location
Upper Cemetery (west of Charles Street on Victoria Ave)
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.911482, -116.93181
Inscription

[front/devant]

DEDICATED BY ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BR. NO. 74 TO VETERANS INTERRED IN KASLO CEMETERIES
ASSISTED BY DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
LEST WE FORGET
IN MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF RCL BR 74 WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY BUT ARE NOT INTERRED HERE
LEST WE FORGET

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Erected in 1989 by the village of Kaslo, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 74, this memorial is dedicated to local veterans.

City
Kaslo
Country
Type Description
Stone slab
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1272