Dr. Sir Frederick Banting Memorial

This Memorial was unveiled on August 16th, 1991, in memory of Dr. Sir Frederick Banting (discoverer of insulin), F/O William Bird, co-pilot, and R/O William Snailham, Radio. This Memorial is 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet, and 3 inches thick. It is made of marble stone that was constructed by Muir’s Stone Cutters in St. John’s. Muir’s Stone Cutters also donated the plaque.

Inscription

To the memory of Dr. F.G. Banting, William Bird F/O, and William Snailham, radio operator. Killed in a plane crash Feb. 20, 1941 at Seven Mile Pond (now called Banting Lake) 10 miles S.W. of Musgrave Harbour. It is erected on the site where the doctor was killed or died Feb. 21, 1941 after the plane crashed.

Ce mémorial a été dévoilé le 16 août 1991, en hommage au docteur Sir Frederick Banting (découvreur de l’insuline), au lieutenant d’aviation William Bird, co-pilote et à O/R William Snailham, opérateur de radio. Il a été construit par Muir’s Stone Cutters de St.John’s, laquelle société a qui ont aussi fait don de la plaque.

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