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Zengel Way, a beautiful cul-de-sac of Parkside Place dedicated in honor of Ray Zengel who fought in the Great War. Born as Raphael Louis Zengel - (1894 - 1977), he enlisted in the 45th Battalion. Upon arriving in France he was drafted to the 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion. Zengel was awarded many medals for his commitment to bravery and his unselfish acts, and his most recognized feat earned him the coveted Victoria Cross when during the Amiens fighting east of Warvillers he sacrificed his own safety.

One of the most unique war memorials is the Nanaimo Empire Days Celebration Society's May Queen Crown. In 1918, the local May Queen winner dedicated her speech to the “men serving overseas in the First World War”.  Then in 1925, Veterans of the Great War donated a sterling silver crown to the Empire Days society to be used for the May Queen coronation. It was designed and created by Nanaimo jeweler J. Thorneycroft. The original inscription on the crown read: “Dedicated in Perpetual Remembrance of the men who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918. Nanaimo District.”

By 1992 the crown was getting fragile so Branch 10, Royal Canadian Legion retired it and donated a new one. It was crafted by Branch 10 Comrade and jeweler William Proctor. For many years the Empire Days festival incorporated the Navy in the ceremonies to remember the sacrifices made. In 1995, Captain Jack Patten, Aide de Camp and a party of Canadian Scottish Regiment Veterans, took May Queen Alison Kenward and the new crown on a pilgrimage to the battlefields of the First World War. The battlefields of Ypres, Passchendaele, Menin Gate and other historic sites were visited. A solemn ceremony, with piper, cadets and Veterans ensured that the current generation remembered the sacrifices of the previous ones.

This memorial, placed in 1998 on the site of a radar station used during World War II, honours those who served during the Korean War as part of the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Members of this group were the first Canadian soldiers to set sail across the Pacific to serve in the Korean War in November of 1950, and helped in the Battle of Kap'Yong in April 1951, which was a turning point in the war.

The General George R. Pearkes Senior Citizens Housing Society was created in 1969 in honour of George R. Pearkes, VC. It is a 42 unit, non-profit housing complex for seniors.

This hall was built by local citizens including some First World War veterans and was dedicated in a ceremony on 11 November 1922. Mrs. Sybil Taylor, the mother of one of the dead, unveiled the plaque located inside the hall in November 1971. Further information can be found at www.erringtonhall.bc.ca

This memorial is dedicated to all War veterans. It was erected in September 1960 by the members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Mount Benson - Branch No. 256.

This memorial is dedicated to the 2nd Battalion of the Canadian Scottish Regiment.

These Rolls of Honours are dedicated to those from St. Anne's Parish who fought in the First and Second World Wars. They were erected by the Parish.

The terminal at the Nanaimo Airport was named the Nanaimo-Collishaw Air Terminal on 2 October 1999. This was done in honour of Air Vice Marshal Raymond Collishaw CB DSO and bar OBE DSC DFC.

For many years members of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76 attended the Parksville Armistice Day ceremonies. The names of Qualicum Beach men who fell in the First World War are inscribed on the Parksville Cenotaph.

In the spring of 1935, J.R. Lowery donated a centerpiece and flagpole which was erected in the Qualicum Beach Cemetery. The land was originally jointly owned by the Legion with other local organizations, and had been deeded to the village with the stipulation that the center plot be retained by the Legion.  Mr. McGowan finished the centerpiece and a tablet was added. Each year following the Parksville ceremonies, a wreath was placed at the foot of the flagstaff, in remembrance of several Veterans interred in the cemetery. 

During 1946 and 1947, a Memorial Committee headed by E.D. Thwaites, raised funds to erect a cenotaph.