Matane War Memorial
Municipality/Province: Matane, QC
Memorial number: 24043-003
Type: Obelisk - granite
Address: 527 St-Jérôme Avenue
Location: Beside the Saint-Jérôme Catholic Church
GPS coordinates: Lat: 48.8488667 Long: -67.530079
Submitted by: Charles A. Bourque; Michel Litalien
The Young Chamber of Commerce of the time, under the presidency of Mr. Yvon Levasseur, erected this monument in 1945 to honour the memory of the men from Matane who died for their country between 1914 and 1918 or between 1939 and 1945. An annual ceremony is held there on November 11th with the Legion, the Cadets Corps, the Armed Forces Reserve, the officials and the local population. Wreaths are laid at the monument each year.
Inscription found on memorial
[front/devant]
MATANE
À LA MÉMOIRE
DE SES FILS
MORTS AU SERVICE
DE LA PATRIE
1914-1918
1939-1945
R.I.P.
[right side/côté droit]
1939-1945
ALBERT LAMARRE
HENRI RIVARD
WILFRID BERNIER
ROLAND GENDREAU
ALBERT HARRISSON
PHILIPPE RIOUX
DANIEL TREMBLAY
NARCISSE SANTERRE
RODOLPHE CLOUTIER
HUBERT DESPRÉS
GÉRARD MONGEON
ARMAND PICARD
LOUIS SAUCIER
ADHÉMAR TURCOTTE
[left side/côté gauche]
1914-1918
ABEL VILLENEUVE
ERNEST ROUILLARD
ALFRED [illisible]
GONZAGUE LABRIE
PHILIPPE OUELLET
EUGÈNE IMBAULT
Street view
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