This memorial bench is dedicated to Lieutenant Christine Lucas, CD.
Lieutenant Christine Lucas Memorial Bench
[plaque/plaque]
- In Memory Of
Chris Lucas
Royal Canadian Legion 118
Shufflebord Fan Club
My VAC Account
My VAC Account[plaque/plaque]
- In Memory Of
Chris Lucas
Royal Canadian Legion 118
Shufflebord Fan Club
This memorial bench is dedicated to Lieutenant Christine Lucas, CD.
[main plaque/plaque principale]
- DONATED TO BRANCH 118 -
BY
BILL MCKAY
&
BOB FREZELL
[clock plaque/plaque d`horloge]
THIS CLOCK
FROM CONTROL PANEL OF WW 2
GYPSY MOTH FLIGHT TRAINER
DONATED BY
DOUG LESLEY APRIL 1980
[plaques with names/plaques avec noms]
[from left to right/de gauche à droite]
M.W. (BUSTER) SHAW
R.C.A.F.
R. CARRINGTON
R.F.C., C.A.F., R.A.F., R.C.A.F.
ROCKY WORTHINGTON
R.C.A.F.
(many more plaques with names, but they are not clear in the photo/plusieurs autre plaques avec noms, mais elles ne sont pas clair sur la photo)
Needs further research
[street sign/plaque de rue]
VETERANS WAY
At the request of Stan Leshart, the Street naming Committee of The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver made a decision in 2009 to name the 100 block of West 15th Street, 'Veterans Way' in honour of those who have given their lives and those who continue to protect the people in need.
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THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER
OFFERS ITS GRATITUDE TO
THE MEMBERS OF THE
LYNN VALLEY BRANCH NO. 114
OF THE
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
FOR SERVICES RENDERED
TO OUR COUNTRY AND OUR COMMUNITY
IN WAR AND PEACE
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LYNN VALLEY LEGION
BRANCH #114
FOUNDING MEMBERS
F.M.J. BARKER
FRANK BARLOW
WILLIAM J. BARTLETT
GEORGE COOK
WILLIAM HENRY DYER
ERNEST F. HAYDEN
E. HOLMES
JOHN KNOWLES
SAMUEL RICHARD MADDICK
ALFRED JOHN NYE
GEORGE PERCIVAL PALMER
CHARLES PRICE
JAMES MURRAY ROBERTSON
WILLIAM HENRY SIMPSON
GEORGE CYRIL SLINN
WILLIAM SLINN
DEC. 24, 1930
On December 9, 1930, a number of ex-servicemen met in the Lynn Valley Municipal Hall and formed a branch of the Canadian Legion, British Empire Service League. In April 1948, they purchased a property from the District at 1630 Lynn Valley Road, where the branch is now located. To pay for the property and build the branch, monies were raised from raffles, football sweeps, teas, dances, whist drives, draws, concessions, hall and room rentals, pool and concerts. After three years, they began bulldozing, and building started in July 1951 and all work on the property and building was by volunteers. The branch was officially dedicated on September 28, 1952.
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LEST WE FORGET
IN EVERLASTING HONOUR OF THOSE
FROM LYNN VALLEY
WHO, WITH THEIR COMRADES ACROSS
THE NATION, SERVED
THEIR COUNTRY UNDER ARMS
WHEN NEEDED
[top plaque/plaque du haut]
THE DIEPPE RAID
AUGUST 19TH 1942
40TH ANNIVERSARY
SERVICE OF COMMEMORATION
AT FORT NEWHAVEN
AUGUST 17TH 1982
THIS PLAQUE WAS DEDICATED BY
THE HON. W. BENNETT CAMPBELL
PC. MP.
MINISTER OF VETERAN AFFAIRS
PRESENTED
BY A MEMBER OF THE CREW OF
LBO 13 IN MEMORY OF
ALL THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN
THE RAID
This memorial is dedicated to the Veterans of Lynn Valley.
KWETSI-WIT NA NAM XEYX
THOSE WHO WENT TO WAR
WORLD WAR 1 1914 - 18
WORLD WAR 11 1939 - 45
CYPRUS
VIETNAM
NAHANNEY ALMOJUELA THOMAS
DEDICATED BY THE SQUAMISH NATION 1986
TO ALL NATIVE SERVICEMEN
[base]
RESEARCH: RENE NAHANEE, JAMES P. NAHNEE
PLAQUE BY J.B. NEWALL MEMORIALS LTD.
The Squamish Nation Cenotaph was dedicated in 1986 by war Veterans. It honours those from the Squamish Nation that served in the First and Second World Wars, Cyprus and Vietnam.
Deacon Rennie Nahanee along with his late cousin Veteran Jimmy Nahanee researched Squamish people and Tsleil Waututh people who served in the Armed Forces. Many Indigenous people were not recognized for their service to the war effort and they felt there wasn’t any recognition at other Remembrance Day ceremonies, so their own monument was erected.
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WALTER M. DRAYCOTT
"Your Ancient Scribe"
ARTIST
KEVIN HEAD
FOUNDRY
HARMAN SCULPTURE FOUNDRY
SPONSORED BY
THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER
THE FRED AND BETTY AMESS FOUDNATION
THE LYNN VALLEY LIONS CLUB
MARATHON REALTY COMPANY LIMITED/LYNN VALLEY CENTRE
UNVEILED NOVEMBER 1986
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WALTER MACKAY DRAYCOTT
PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN
LIGHT INFANTRY
WORLD WAR I
1883 NOT FORGOTTON 1985
VANCOUVER BRANCH P.P.C.L.I. ASSOCIATION
P.P.C.L.I. WO's & SNR NCO's CLUB
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 114
NORTH VANCOUVER DISTRICT COUNCIL
DANIEL JARVIS M.L.A.
D.P-P. 99
Walter MacKay Draycott was born 24 February 1883, in Leicester, England and served with the 60th Rifles and Engineers during the Boer War before immigrating to Canada. With difficulty finding work, Draycott turned to farming and was recognized as a pioneer to the Lynn Valley, British Columbia area. On the outbreak of the First World War, he was back in England with his old regiment and while waiting to be commissioned as an officer, was claimed by Lieutenant-Colonel Farquhar of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry because he was a Canadian Citizen.
Draycott was quickly recognized for his ability to sketch enemy positions accurately, take photographs, create charts, and topography that was vital to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry operations at the front. He was appointed Military Topographer and sought by General Macdonell for service in the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Appointed the only official Sketcher in the Canadian Army, he was wounded three times, arrested several times as a spy while sketching and gassed twice.
The last dose of gas sent him to England where, after recovering, he conducted a school to teach officers the art of Military Sketching and Topography. After the war, he moved back to Lynn Valley. Walter died on 21 October 1985 at the age of 102. He left behind many photos, sketches, charts and narratives which give rare insights into the life of a soldier during the First World War.
Your Ancient Scribe statue is a lifelike depiction of Walter Mackay Draycott. It was created by Kevin Head who apprenticed for the statue with well-known sculptor and foundry specialist Jack Harman who lived in Lynn Valley at the time. The work was created at Jack's foundry on Alexandra Street in Gastown and unveiled in November 1986.
[front/devant]
THE GLORIUS DEAD
LEST WE FORGET
IN PROUD MEMORY OF THE
MEN AND WOMEN
OF
LYNN VALLEY AND NORTH VANCOUVER
WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF
OUR COUNTRY
1899 - 1902
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
1950 - 1953
THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOREVERMORE
[right side/côté droit]
IN MEMORIAM
Allan John MacSween
1904 - 1957
Lynn Valley School
1931 - 1951
Community Leader
Teacher - Athlete
[back/arrière]
LYNN VALLEY CENTENNIAL CAIRN
DEDICATION OF THIS CAIRN ORIGINALLY TOOK
PLACE JUNE 14, 1958, AT LYNN VALLEY ROAD,
MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, AND ROSS ROAD. THE
ORIGINAL SITE WAS DONATED TO THE
MUNICIPALITY BY THREE EARLY PIONEERS,
MR. J. M. FROMME, MR. J.Y. McNAUGHT, AND
MR. A.J. NYE IN HONOUR OF MEN AND WOMEN
OF LYNN VALLEY WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF
THEIR COUNTRY.
THIS CAIRN WAS RELOCATED AND RESTORED
TO PROMINENCE AND REDEDICATED ON
NOVEMBER 11, 1986, AT THE CEREMONIES HELD
BY THE DISTRICT OF NORTH VANCOUVER
COUNCIL ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING
OF LYNN VALLEY PIONEER PARK.
MAYOR MARILYN BAKER
ALDERMENT
C.B. CLARK E.F. CRIST J.M. DYKEMAN
J.E. GADSBY M.A. SEGAL
[left side/gauche]
TO THE MEMORY
OF
J. M. FROMME
AND ALL THE PIONEERS
OF LYNN VALLEY
Dedication of this cairn originally took place on 14 June 1958, at Lynn Valley Road, Mountain Highway, and Ross Road. The original site was donated to the municipality by three early pioneers, Mr. J.M. Fromme, Mr. J.Y. McNaught, and Mr. A.J. Nye in honour of men and women of Lynn Valley who died in the service of their country. It was relocated and restored to prominence and rededicated on 11 November 1986, at the ceremonies held by the district of North Vancouver council on the occasion of the opening of Lynn Valley Pioneer Park.
REMEMBER HONOUR CELEBRATE TEACH REMEMBER HONOUR CELEBRATE TEACH
[individual pavers contain names of donors/bloxs individuels contiennent les noms des donateurs]
[sign/enseigne]
COMMUNITY HISTORY CENTRE
[left/gauche]
Année de l'ancien combattant
2005
Year of the Veteran
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VETERANS COMMUNITY PLAZA
SPONSORED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
BRANCH 114 - LYNN VALLEY
TO RECOGNIZE THE YEAR OF THE VETERAN 2005
The public space between the North Vancouver Museum and Archives building and the Mountain Highway is designated as Veterans Community Plaza to recognize the sacrifice and service of veterans - past, present and future - to their community and to Canada. Individual pavers were sold to help pay for the creation of the plaza.
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IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
AT SEA, AND IN THANKFULNESS
FOR THOSE WHO CAME HOME
1914-1918 1939-1945
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