British Columbia

The Veterans’ Wall of Honour is a collection of Veterans photographs.

Erected in 1980 by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 99, this memorial is dedicated to the men and women of Sicamous who served in the Canadian Forces during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. 

Located on the outside walls of the legion are: Fallen Soldier Painting, Poppy Painting, Vimy Ridge and Canadian Armed Forces Mural, War Memorial Painting and Lest We Forget Painting.

After the First World War in 1924 the "The Eagle River Valley Branch" of the G.W.V.A. No. 64 erected a cenotaph at Malakwa's Cemetery to commemorate those who had given their lives for peace. The Cenotaph was built by community volunteers and the property for the Cenotaph was donated by Mr. and Mrs. McGlone.  This memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939 - 1945) and the Korean War (1950 - 1953).

This mural, "Mural of Tribute", by artists Michelle Loughery and Sarah Lindsay, was sponsored and developed by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #167, Lumby. Starting from the left is the most important scene – a soldier kneeling at a cross, marking the final resting place of a fallen comrade. At is feet is the Poppy of Remembrance and the words “Lest We Forget”. Above him is the Red Ensign, Canada’s flag for many years. The rocks symbolize the hardships, sorrows and defeats that had to be overcome on the way to victory. The landing scene has two Second World War fighter planes and a Lancaster bomber of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Beneath them are the landing craft and the corvettes of the Royal Canadian Navy, while in the foreground is a ship of the Merchant Marine. Advancing is a piper that would be leading a file of men into battle. In the centre are First World War soldiers attacking Vimy Ridge. At the top, one can see the Vimy Ridge Memorial. Over the door are the representatives of two of the Women’s Services in the Second World War. Often forgotten is the tremendous contribution to victory by women in both World Wars. To their right is a ruined city, a graphic reminder of the cost and horror of war. Below the city is a mobile Salvation Army canteen, representing all the wonderful fraternal and religious organizations that helped the morale of our service men and women. Above and to the right are two soldiers of the South African War. Finally, at the right of the mural is a Canadian Peacekeeper in his United Nations uniform. Today, Canada is recognized throughout the world as a country that can be counted on. Our service men and women continue to make sacrifices in the efforts of peacekeeping. A dedication ceremony was held for the Memorial Wall on September 9, 2001. Well-known Vernon mural artist Michelle Loughery painted the Memorial Wall mural with assistance from Sarah Lindsay.

The Province of British Columbia and the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names named a mountain “Memorial Mountain” in honour of the men from Armstrong and Spallumcheen who died in the Second World War. It was dedicated on 11 November 1998.

This monument was constructed in 2001 and dedicated on 6 June 2001. Students from Pleasant Valley Secondary school collected stones from the eight countries in which them men from Armstrong/Spallumcheen had died in the Second World War. They collected stones over a three year period from 1999 – 2001. The stones were formed into a cross that points to Memorial Mountain, named in honour of the 39 men of the area who died. The students who helped build the memorial recognized that they knew who the stones represented, but a visitor would not. An interpretive plaque was necessary to show next of kin which rock represented their lost relative. It was designed and built by a succeeding group of Pleasant Valley Secondary School Graduates and dedicated on June 6, 2004 The following are the contributors to this memorial: Richard Lonsdale, Tom Sidney, James Wood, Keith Worden, John Irving, Jim Howe, Wayne Kyle, Larry Hopner, Mat Hassen, Vic Polichek, Pierre Vaudry from the UPS Store Groups, students from Pleasant Valley Secondary School 1999-2004, Armstrong & Spalumcheen Parks & Recreation Commission, Associated Ready Mix, Budget Trophies, Greenscape Landscaping, Meggalt Truckin,g Nor Val Rentals, Otter Lake Sand and Gravel, Shepherds Home Hardware, Vernon Paving, Wood-N-Chick Furniture, and Noble Tractor & Equipment Ltd.

This cenotaph, a four-sided granite obelisk with beveled corners, was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #107 sometime after 1918. It is located in front of St. Mary’s Church, and is in memorial to the fallen of Sorrento.

Unveiled by His Royal Highness, Edward, Prince of Wales, in September 1919, this memorial was originally dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War. A plaque was later added in memory of the Korean War. Directions - Take Highway 6 east of Vernon to Lavington. Turn right onto School Road and drive approximately one half mile. The memorial is in Lavington Centennial Park which is situated on the right.

In November of 1950, thousands of soldiers were sent to Fort Lewis, Washington, for training before their journey to Korea. They traveled by rail. At 10:35 in the morning on November 21, a troop train carrying 340 soldiers - soldiers of the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery - was just east of the village of Canoe River, British Columbia. An express train on the same track was approaching in the opposite direction.

The two trains crashed head-on. The troop train was tossed into the air, its engine thrown back onto the coach cars behind it. Steel cars were shattered by other steel cars in a raging inferno. Seventeen Canadian soldiers died that morning and the bodies of four of them were never found. Many of those who escaped death suffered horrible injury including massive burns. The sacrifice made by the men at Canoe River was no less than that of all war Veterans who died in the service of our country.

Erected by the municipalities of Armstrong and Spallumcheen, this memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. This memorial is wheelchair accessible. Directions - To get to this memorial turn left off the highway at Rosedale Avenue, continue down Rosedale Avenue to the second stop sign. Turn right onto Pleasant Valley Road and go down approximately one half mile. The memorial is on the left side of Pleasant Valley Road.