Kensington War Memorial and Memorial Gardens
This monument was erected by the Kensington Legion to honour the war dead of the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and the conflict in Afghanistan, as well as those individuals from the Kensington area who have served in the Canadian Armed Forces in both war and peace.
Inscription
[stele front/stèle devant]
WELCOME TO
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL
GARDENS
A JOINT PROJECT OF
THE KENSINGTON LEGION
MILLENNIUM BUREAU OF CANADA
GOVERNMENT OF P.E.I.
TOWN OF KENSINGTON
MALPEQUE-BAY CREDIT UNION
H&P GLOVER INC.
COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
[wall centre/mur du centre]
IN MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO SERVED THEIR
COUNTRY IN
PEACE & WAR
“TO YOU FROM FAILING HANDS
WE THROW – THE TORCH.
BE YOURS TO HOLD IT HIGH”
“LEST WE FORGET”
[wall base/mur base]
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Monuments et jardins commémoratifs à Kensington
Monument érigé par la Légion de Kensington à la mémoire des victimes des Première et Seconde guerres mondiales, de la guerre de Corée et du conflit en Afghanistan, ainsi que des résidants de la région de Kensington qui ont servi dans les Forces canadiennes en temps de guerre et de paix.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.