Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 113's Wall of Honour

The 20 pictorial tributes are displayed on the Wawota Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 113’s Wall of Honour. Each picture tribute has a photo of the serviceman, the feature in Northern Saskatchewan that is named in his honour, the name and location of the feature, the serviceman’s name, unit, service number, date of death and burial location. There are two additional frames, one describing the “Wall of Remembrance”, the second, “The Names Live On”. This display was erected in November 2003 by the members of the Wawota Legion, dedicated to the men from Wawota and area who gave their lives during the Second World War.

Inscription

[left frame/cadre gauche]

Wall of Remembrance

This wall is dedicated to those who made the
Supreme Sacrifice in World War Two from
Wawota and surrounding districts.
The dedication service was held jointly with
the families concerned and the Wawota
Branch #113 of the Royal Canadian Legion
on the eleventh of November in the year 2003
and shall remain as a Wall of Remembrance
Forever

[right frame/cadre droit]

Woodland Aerial Photography
Doug Chisholm
Pilot/Photographer
Box 846 La Ronge, Sask. S0J 1L0

The Names Live On
During the Second World War, over 91000 men and women from Saskatchewan
enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces, and served in the army , air force and navy. In active service for their country, 3800 servicemen from Saskatchewan lost their lives. During the 1950’s and 1960’s the province of Saskatchewan, named geographic features in memory of these individuals, who made the supreme
sacrifice.

The 3800 northern lakes, islands and bays named after the men who gave their
lives in the war are a perpetual sign of our indebtedness to those who gave their lives in defence of democratic ideals.

As a bush pilot in northern Saskatchewan, Doug Chisholm has long been
intrigued by the many lakes and islands, which were named in memory of the
Saskatchewan servicemen who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Doug has now recorded aerial photos of over 1000 of the geo-memorial locations.

Doug is continuing to research the names of these servicemen, establishing an
extensive database regarding home communities, military service, and burial
locations and remaining family.

For some families, with supporting text Doug has prepared framed tributes
utilizing an aerial photo of the geographical feature, and a service photo of the
individual.

The naming of the islands and lakes was a fine tribute by our province, in
memory of Sask. servicemen who made the supreme sacrifice for our country.

Les 20 hommages illustrés sont exposés sur le Tableau d’honneur de la filiale Wawota 113 de la Légion royale canadienne. Chacun d’entre eux comprend une photo du militaire, l’élément dans le Nord de la Saskatchewan qui a été nommé en son honneur, l’endroit où se situe cet élément ainsi que le nom, l’unité, le numéro matricule, la date de la mort et le lieu d’inhumation du militaire. Il y a deux cadres supplémentaires, le premier décrivant la création du « Wall of Remembrance » (Mur du souvenir) et le second s’intitulant « The Names Live On » (Le souvenir de ces noms se perpétue). Les membres de la filiale Wawota ont inauguré cette exposition en novembre 2003 et l’ont dédiée aux hommes de Wawota et des environs qui ont donné leur vie durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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