102nd Battalion First World War Memorial Plaque
This memorial is in memory of six hundred and seventy officers and men of the 102nd Battalion (North British Columbians) who gave their lives in the First World War. The colours of the Battalion were deposited in the Christ Church Cathedral on September 22nd, 1919.
Inscription
[plaque/plaque]
[battles listed on around borders/liste des batailles sur les côtés]
[102 badge/102 insignes]
1914 – 1918
IN GRATITUDE
TO
ALMIGHTY GOD
BY WHOM ALONE VICTORY IS
SECURED AND IN MEMORY OF
SIX HUNDRED & SEVENTY SIX
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE
102ND BATTALION
NORTH BRITISH COLUMBIANS
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
TELL CANADA YE
WHO PASS THIS WAY
WE REST CONTENT
THE COLOURS OF THE BATTALION WERE DEPOSITED
IN THE CHURCH ON SEPT. 22ND 1919
Plaque commémorative du 102e bataillon dans la Première Guerre mondiale
Ce monument commémoratif a été érigé à la mémoire de 670 officiers et hommes du 102e Bataillon, North British Columbians, qui ont fait le sacrifice ultime pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Les drapeaux consacrés du Bataillon ont été entreposés dans la cathédrale Christ Church le 22 septembre 1919.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.