Winnipeg Cenotaph

The Winnipeg Cenotaph was erected by the city of Winnipeg in honour of those local citizens who died during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It bears the names of all the battle honours created after the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.

In 1927 the cenotaph was designed by Gilbert Parfitt, who was one of 50 architects and sculptors who submitted designs in this national competition. Parfitt was connected with activities of the Provincial Architects’ Office in Manitoba for nearly fifty years. Parfitt also designed the Cenotaph, 1922 2nd Avenue North near Main Street, in Stonewall, Manitoba.

Inscription

[front/devant]

YPRES
FESTUBERT
ST. ELOI
MOUNT SORREL

[top plaque/plaque du haut]
ERECTED
IN HONOUR OF
OUR CITIZENS WHO
GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN LOYAL AND
NOBLE SERVICE
IN THE
WORLD WAR
1914 – 1918
“THEIR BODIES ARE
BURIED IN PEACE BUT
THEIR NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE.”

[bottom plaque/plaque en bas]
1914-1918 1939-1945 1950-1953
KNOW ALL YE WHO PASS BY
THAT FOR YOUR TOMORROW
WE GAVE OUR TODAY

PEACEKEEPING
SERVICE DE LA PAIX

[bottom/en bas]

1918

[back/arrière]

SOMME
AMIENS
ARRAS
DROCOURT-QUEANT

[top plaque/plaque du haut]
THEY SHALL
NOT GROW OLD,
AS WE THAT ARE
LEFT GROW OLD.
AGE SHALL NOT
WEARY THEM,
NOR THE YEARS
CONDEMN.
AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN AND
IN THE MORNING
WE WILL
REMEMBER THEM.

[bottom plaque/plaque en bas]
1914-1918 1939-1945 1950-1953

KNOW ALL YE WHO PASS BY
THAT FOR YOUR TOMORROW
WE GAVE OUR TODAY

[bottom/en bas]
1914

[left side/côté gauche]

CANAL DU NORD
CAMBRAI
VALENCIENNES
MONS

[top plaque/plaque du haut]
THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945

CANADIAN ARMY

[left column/colonne de gauche]
SOUTH-EAST ASIA 8 DEC. 41-9 MAR. 42
HONG KONG
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 10 MAY 40-19 AUG. 42
DIEPPE
SICILY 9 JUL. 43-17 AUG. 43
LANDING IN SICILY 9-12 JUL. 43
GRAMMICHELE ASSORO
PIAZZA ARMERINA LEONFORTE
VALGUARNERA AGIRA
ADRANO 29 JUL.-7 AUG. 43
CALENAUOVA TROINA VALLEY
REGALBUTO PURSUIT TO MESSINA
CENTURIPE
THE SANGRO 19 NOV.-9 DEC. 43
CASTEL DI SANGRO ORTONA
THE MORO VILLA GRANDE
SAN LEONARDO S. NICOLA – S. TOMMASO
THE GULLY POINT 59
CASA BERNARDI
MONTE CAMINO 5 NOV.-9 DEC. 43
MONTE LA DIFFENSA MONTE LA REMETANCA
MONTE MAJO
ANZIO 22 JAN.-22 MAY 44
CASSINO II 11-18 MAY 44
GUSTAV LINE PIGNATARO
ST. ANGELO IN TEODICE
LIRI VALLEY 18-30 MAY 44
HITLER LINE CEPRANO
AQUINO TORRICE CROSSROADS
MELFA CROSSING

[centre colunn/colonne du centre]
ROME 22 MAY-14 JUN. 44
ADVANCE TO THE TIBER
TRANSIMENE LINE 20-30 JUN. 44
SANFUTICCHE GABBIANO
AREZZO 4-17 JUL. 44
TUORI
ADVANCE TO FLORENCE 17 JUL.-10 AUG. 44
CERRONE
GOTHIC LINE 25 AUG.-22 SEP. 44
MONTECICCARDO MONTE LURO
MONTECCHIO BORGO SANTA MARIA
POINT 204 OR TOMBA DI PESSARO
POZZO ALTE RIDGE
LAMONE CROSSING 2-13 DEC. 44
MISANO RIDGE
RIMMI LINE 14-21 SEP. 44
SAN MARTINO- FUSSON MUNIO
SAN LORENZO CONVENTELLO-
SAN FORTANATO COMACCHIO
CASALE GRANAROLA
SANT ANGELO MARRADI
IN SALUTE MONTE DE CASTELNUOVO
BULGARIA VILLAGE MONTE CASSALINO
CESENA MONTE CECC
PISCIALEBA MONTO LA PIEVE
SAVIO BRIDGEHEAD MONTO SPADURO
CAPTURE OF RAVENNA MONTE SAN BARTOLO
NAVIGLIO CANAL FOSSO VECCHIO
NORTH-WEST EUROPE 6 JUN. 44-5 MAY 45
SOUTHERN FRANCE 15-28 AUG. 44
NORMANDY LANDING 6 JUN. 44
MERVILLE BATTERY BRETTEVILLE
AUTHIE L’ORGUEILLEURS
PUTOT-EN-BESSIN LE MESNIL-PATRY

[right column/colonne de droite]
THE ODON 25 JUN.-2 JUL. 44
CAEN 4-18 JUL. 44
CARPIQUET
THE ORNE OR THE ORNE (BURON)
BOURGEBUS RIDGE 8-25 JUL. 44
FAUBOURGE DE VAUCELLES MALIOT
ST. ANDRE-SUR-ORNE VERRIERES RIDGE-
TILLY LA CAMPAGNE
FALAISE 7-23 AUG. 44
FALAISE ROAD THE SEINE
QUESNAY WOOD MOERBRUGGE
CLAIR TISON DUNKIRK 1944
THE LIASON LE HAVRE
CHAMBOIS BOULOGNE 1944
ST. LAMBERT-SUR-DIVES CALAIS 1944
DIVES CROSSING MOERKERKE
FORET DE LA LONDE WYNEGHEM
ANTWERP-TURNHOUT
CANAL
THE SCHELDT 1 OCT.-8 NOV. 44
LEOPOLD CANAL WALCHEREN CAUSEWAY
WOENSDRECHT THE LOWER MAAS
SAVOJADS PLANT KAPELSCHE VEER
BRESKENS POCKET THE ROER
SOUTH BEVELAND
THE RHINELAND 8 FEB.-10 MAR. 45
THE REICHSWALD GOCH-CALCAR ROAD
WAAL FLATS THE HOCHWALD
CIEVE XANTEN
MOYLAND WOOD VEEN
THE RHINE 23 MAR.-1 APR. 45
EUMMERICH-HOCHEITEN APELDOORN
TWENTE CANAL LISSELMEER
ZUTPHEN KOATEN CANAL
DEVENTER IEER
ARNHEM 1945 DELFZIJL POCKET
GRONINGEN BAD ZWISCHENAHN
FRIESOYTHE OLDENBURG

[bottom plaque/plaque en bas]
1914-1918 1939-1945 1950-1953

KNOW ALL YE WHO PASS BY
THAT FOR YOUR TOMORROW
WE GAVE OUR TODAY

[bottom/en bas]
1914

[right side/côté droite]

SOMME
HILL 70
VIMY RIDGE
PASSCHENDEALE

[top plaque/plaque du haut]
THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945
R.C.N. / R.C.N.V.R. / MERCHANT NAVY
[right column/colonne de droite]
RIVER PLATE 13 DEC. 39
NARVIK 10 AND 13 APR. 40
NORWAY 1940-45
FLEET AIR ARM ATTACKS
DUNKIRK 26 MAY – 4 JUNE 40
CALABRIA 9 JULY 40
SPADA 19 JULY 40
TARANTO 11 NOV. 40
SPARTIVENTO 27 NOV. 40
MATAPAN 28 AND 29 MARCH 41
AFAX 15 AND 16 APRIL 41
CAPE BON 13 DEC. 41
LIBYA SEPT. 1940 TO JUNE 42
“TIRPITZ”
“BISMARCK” 23 TO 27 MAY 41

[centre column/colonne du centre]
SIRTE 22 MARCH 42
ST. NAZAIRE 28 MARCH 42
DIEGO SUAREZ 5 TO 7 MAY 42
CORAL SEA 7 MAY 42
SAVO ISLAND 9 AUG. 42
DIEPPE 19 AUG. 42
BARENTS SEA 7 MAY 42
GUADALCANAL AUG. 42 TO FEB. 43
NORTH AFRICA 8 NOV. 42 TO 20 FEB. 43
SICILY 10 JULY TO 17 AUG. 43
KULA GULF 13 JULY 43
SALERNO 9 SEPT. TO 6 OCT. 43
ALGEAN 7 SEPT. TO 28 NOV. 43 AND 44
NORTH CAPE 26 DEC. 43
ADRIATIC 44
ANZIO 22 TO 31 JAN. 44
NORMANDY 6 JUNE TO 3 JULY 44

[right column/colonne de droite]
SABANO 25 JULY 44
SOUTH FRANCR 15 TO 27 AUG. 44
LEYTE GULF 23 TO 27 OCT. 44
WALCHEREN 1 NOV. 44
MALAYA 1942-45
BURMA OCT. 44 TO APR. 45 MAY TO AUG. 45
LINGAYEN GULF 5 TO 9 JAN. 45
OKINAWA 26 MARCH TO 25 MAY 45
JAPAN 16 JULY TO 11 AUG. 45
ATLANTIC 1939-45
ENGLISH CHANNEL 1939-45
NORTH SEA 1939-45
BISCAY 1940-45
MEDITERRANEAN 1940-45
MALTA CONVOYS 1941-42
ARCTIC 1941-45

[centre/centre]
R.C.A.F.

[left column/colonne de gauche]
BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940
DEFENCE OF BRITAIN 1940-45
ATLANTIC 1939-45
ENGLISH CHANNEL AND NORTH SEA
1939-45
BALTIC 1939-45
FORTRESS EUROPE 1940-44
DIEPPE

[centre column/colonne du centre]
FRANCE AND GERMANY 1944-45
BISCAY PORTS 1940-45 NORMANDY 1944
RUHR 1940-45 ARNHEM
BERLIN 1940-45 WALCHEREN
GERMAN PORTS 1940-45 RHINE
BISCAY 1940-45
EGYPT AND LIBYA 1940-43
EL HAMMA
NORTH AFRICA 1942-43
SICILY

[right column/colonne de droite]
ITALY 1943-45
SALERNO GUSTAV LINE
ANZIO AND NETTUNO GOTHIC LINE
CEYLON 1942
EASTERN WATERS 1941-45
BURMA 1944-45
ARCTIC 1940-45
NORTH WEST ATLANTIC
PACIFIC COAST 1941-45
ALEUTIANS 1942-43

[centre/centre]
KOREA 1950-1953 CANADIAN ARMY

[left column/colonne de gauche]
PUSAN 1 AUG.-15 SEPT. 50
NAKTONG BRIDGEHEAD
16-25 SEPT. 50
SONGJU CHONGJU
YONGJU

[centre column/colonne du centre]
CHONGCHON I 11-25 NOV. 50
CHONGCHON II 25-30 NOV. 50
YONGWON-NI
HUNGHAM 27 NOV.-24 DEC. 50
UIJONGBU

[right column/colonne de droite]
SEOUL 2-4 JAN. 51
CHUNCHUNG-DONG THE IMJIN HILL 227 II
OCHUAM-NI KAPYONG HILL 355
HILL 327 CHALL-LI THE HOOK 1952
HILL 419 KOWANG-SUN POCHON-NI
MAEHWA-SUN MARYANG-SUN THE HOOK 1953
KAPYONG-CHON HILL 227 I THE SAMICHON

[bottom plaque/plaque en bas]
1914-1918 1939-1945 1950-1953
KNOW ALL YE WHO PASS BY
THAT FOR YOUR TOMORROW
WE GAVE OUR TODAY

[bottom/en bas]
1914

[flagpole plaque/plaque de mât]
1988
WINNIPEG CENOTAPH
MEMORIAL FUND
THE FOLLOIWNG DONORS CONTRIBUTIONS
ARE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGED
CITY OF WINNIPEG
PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
JAMES RICHARDSON AND SONS, LIMITED
INVESTORS GROUP INC.
THE GREAT-WEST LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

Ce mémorial a été érigé par la Ville de Winnipeg en l’honneur des citoyens décédés lors des Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales et de la guerre de Corée. On y trouve la liste des victoires dressée après les Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales et la guerre de Corée.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.