British Columbia

Lieutenant Arthur Lane presented St. Andrew's Anglican Church with the stem for the lectern from a church in Ypres on Friday, June 16, 1916. The flags and banners have been laid up for safe keeping by the military.

Erected by the government of Canada, this memorial is dedicated to Canada's war dead.

The plaque explains the heroic actions of Charles F. Hoey and other fallen comrades who fought in Burma's Arakan region and places recognition on August 15 1945 when Japan surrendered. Major Hoey led a team in 1944. He was fatally wounded and received the Victoria Cross. Arakan Burma was the scene of a battle in the Second World War where there was a gallant charge made by the allied forces under heavy machine-gun fire. Major Charles F. Hoey personally led his company under heavy resistance to capture a vital enemy position in February 1944. He accomplished this mission in spite of being wounded three times. He was fatally wounded after leading this successful offensive and received the Victoria Cross for valour for his efforts.

Constructed on August 15, 1996, in memory of Major Charles F. Hoey, VC, MC. He was killed in the battle of Aralem on Feb. 16, 1944, and is buried in Rangoon. In 1945, the Governor-General set aside District Lot 11, Cowichan Lake Land District, as a "Public Park" and named it Arakan Park. This designation was followed by the installation of a bronze plaque placed in the Park in 1996. It explains the heroic actions of Charles F. Hoey and other fallen comrades who fought in Burma's Arakan region. It also placed recognition of August 15, 1945, V-J Day, when Japanese Imperial forces surrendered. Arakan Burma was the scene of a battle in the Second World War where there was a gallant charge made by the allied forces under heavy machine-gun fire. Major Charles F. Hoey personally led his company under heavy resistance to capture a vital enemy position in February 1944. He accomplished this mission in spite of being wounded three times. He was fatally wounded after leading this successful offensive and received the Victoria Cross for valour for his efforts.

At Stoltz Pool, the picnic site overlooks the river from a grassy area nestled in a grove of old big leaf maple trees. The Burma Star Memorial Cairn, a replica of the Kohima Monument in Myamar (Burma) is located here. In August 1996, the cairn was erected by the Burma Star Association to commemorate and tell the story of Major Hoey and the Allied Second World War campaign in East Asia.

The nearby interpretive display at the memorial site tells the story of the "Forgotten Army" on one side and lists the members of the Burma Star Association of BC on the other.

The memorial cairn on Mt. Prevost was erected in 1929 by Capt. J. Douglas Groves and the community in memory of those who had fallen in the First World War. Later, a second plaque was installed for those fallen in the Second World War. The memorial is constructed of granite and is over ten metres tall. Because of its size and location, it is visible from nearby highways.

Directions - From the Trans Canada Highway turn west onto Highway 18. Drive 0.7 kilometres, then turn north onto Somenos Rd., drive another 0.7 kilometres then turn northwest onto Mt. Prevost Rd. which turns into gravel after 0.5 kilometres. To reach the Mt. Prevost summit, drive for 8 kilometres (20 minutes) along this road and the Prevost Mainline. The roads are passable in good weather by 2WD vehicle, but high clearance is recommended. See also memorial 59012-034

Major Charles Hoey Victory Cross Memorial Park, British Columbia was constructed in 1921 in memory of all those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars and Korean War. This monument is the venue for services commemorating the "Battle of the Atlantic", the "Burma Campaign", the "Battle of Britain" and Remembrance Day, November 11. The memorial takes the form of a plain cross. Unveiled on Armistice Day in 1921, it was financed by public subscription and maintained by the City of Duncan. Of the 1066 people from the Cowichan River Valley who joined the Armed Forces in World War I, close to 170 people gave their lives during the war or died because of war-related causes. World War II added seventy-plus names to the list. After World War I, the residents of Duncan joined thousands of Canadian communities who built War memorials. Many people mistakenly believe these memorials glorify war and martial values. They were, rather, an attempt to make some sense, on emotional and spiritual levels, of the death of so many friends, loved ones and comrades.

1914-18 War took its toll at Cowichan Station at the start of the war. There had been a tremendous serge of patriotic fervour. The almost tranquil east window depicting the moment after crucifixion, was designed and made in London, as memorial to the thirteen men who gave their lives in that conflict. As a thank offering for peace, a new bell was donated and the bell tower constructed. Meanwhile Captain A. Lane presented the base and stem of the lectern Rescued from the shelled ruins of Ypres Cathedral in Belgium, and the Rector, Rev. F.L. Stephenson, who had also gone to the war, the fragments of stained glass from a bombed church in Rheims, France, which are incorporated in the windows to the north and south side of the nave. This memorial is dedicated to Doris H.M. Oldfield.

This memorial is dedicated to the specific individuals listed who died in the First World War. It was made in London, England and erected by the St. Andrew's Anglican Church parish council. 1914-18 War took its toll at Cowichan Station at the start of the war. There had been a tremendous serge of patriotic fervour. The almost tranquil east window depicting the moment after crucifixion, was designed and made in London, as memorial to the thirteen men who gave their lives in that conflict. As a thank offering for peace, a new bell was donated and the bell tower constructed. Meanwhile Captain A. Lane presented the base and stem of the lectern Rescued from the shelled ruins of Ypres Cathedral in Belgium, and the Rector, Rev. F.L. Stephenson, who had also gone to the war, the fragments of stained glass from a bombed church in Rheims, France, which are incorporated in the windows to the north and south side of the nave.

The congregation of St. Andrew's Anglican Church in Cowichan Station, British Columbia chose as its war memorial a window depicting a crucified Christ flanked by the Virgin Mary and a Roman soldier. This simple image related the suffering of Jesus directly to the suffering of the soldiers; by using the figure of Christ to commemorate the church's fallen, the window admitted the clear parallels between the two.

The 1914-18 War took its toll at Cowichan Station at the start of the war. There had been a tremendous serge of patriotic fervour. The almost tranquil east window depicting the moment after crucifixion, was designed and made in London, as memorial to the thirteen men who gave their lives in that conflict. As a thank offering for peace, a new bell was donated and the bell tower constructed. Meanwhile Captain A. Lane presented the base and stem of the lectern Rescued from the shelled ruins of Ypres Cathedral in Belgium, and the Rector, Rev. F.L. Stephenson, who had also gone to the war, the fragments of stained glass from a bombed church in Rheims, France, which are incorporated in the windows to the north and south side of the nave.

The 1914-18 war took its toll on Cowichan Station, at which there had been a tremendous surge of patriotic fervour at the beginning of the war. The almost tranquil east window depicting the moment after crucifixion, was designed and made in London, as memorial to the thirteen men who gave their lives in that conflict. As a thank offering for peace, a new bell was donated and the bell tower constructed. Meanwhile Captain A. Lane presented the base and stem of the lectern Rescued from the shelled ruins of Ypres Cathedral in Belgium, and the Rector, Rev. F.L. Stephenson, who had also gone to the war, the fragments of stained glass from a bombed church in Rheims, France, which are incorporated in the windows to the north and south side of the nave. In the First World War, Rev. Stephenson was seconded as Chaplain to the Canadian Forces, with the 49th Brigade.