Grandview Cenotaph

This shaft was dedicated on 11 November 1959, in memory of “Our Fallen Comrades”. Located behind the shaft on the wall is the original plaque that was located on the cairn that was replaced by the shaft. The original cairn was dedicated on 12 November 1928.

Inscription

[plaque/plaque]

IN MEMORY
OF
OUR FALLEN COMRADES
“AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN, AND IN
THE MORNING WE WILL
REMEMBER THEM”
DEDICATED
NOVEMBER 11, 1959
ERECTED
BY THE CANADIAN LEGION
GRANDVIEW BRANCH 179,
AND THE
CITIZENS OF GRANDVIEW

[top wall plaque/mur, plaque du haut]

THIS WAS THE ORIGINAL PLAQUE
ON THE MEMORIAL CAIRN
DEDICATED ON NOV. 12, 1928
BY
HON. R.L. MAITLAND

[bottom wall plaque/mur, plaque en bas]

LEST WE FORGET
IN MEMORY OF MEN AND WOMEN
OF THE GRANDVIEW DISTRICT
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY

Cette colonne a été dédiée le 11 novembre 1959 à la mémoire de « Nos camarades tombés au combat ». La plaque originale, auparavant située sur le cairn, se trouve aujourd’hui sur le mur derrière la colonne qui a remplacé le cairn. Le premier cairn a été inauguré le 12 novembre 1928.

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