Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Memorial – Erected by the people of Gooseberry Cove, this marble cross and shaft memorial in the Anglican Church, Gooseberry Cove, NL is dedicated to three local war dead from the First World War - Richard James Spurrell, John Lambert and Luke Smith. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [front/devant] IN MEMORY OF PTE RICHARD JAMES SPURRELL 1ST N.F.L.D. REGT. BUTTON COVE RANDOM T.B. DIED OF WOUNDS ROUEN FRANCE JANY. 4, 1917 AGED 22 YEARS GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS [left side/côté gauche] ALSO PTE. JOHN LAMBERT 1ST N.F.L.D. REGT. SOUTHPORT RANDOM T.B. DIED OF SCARLET FEVER AYR, SCOTLAND APRIL 7, 1916 AGED 20 YEARS BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD [back/arrière] ALSO SEAMAN LUKE SMITH R.N.R. GOOSEBERRY COVE RANDOM T.B. DROWNED ON H.M.S. LAURENTIC JANY. 28, 1917 AGED 20 YEARS HE GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=2114