Lance Cove, Bell Island Cenotaph

This memorial was erected by the Congregation of St. Mary`s Church, Lance Cove, Bell Island. It was unveiled in 1919. The Cenotaph is dedicated to residents of the community of Lance Cove, Bell Island who were killed in action during the World War I.

Inscription

[inscriptions from top to bottom/inscriptions de haut en bas]

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN
GRATEFUL
MEMORY OF

ELDRED REES
CANADIAN REGT
DIED OF WOUNDS
SEP, 19TH 1918.

EDGAR REES
ROYAL NFLD REGT DIED
OF WOUNDS OCT 15 1918.

WILLIAM ELDRED REES
ROYAL NFLD REGT, DIED
OF WOUNDS OCT 27 1918.

THESE LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND THEIR
EMPIRE DURING THE GREAT WAR

1914-1918

THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE BUT THEIR NAMES LIVE ON FOR EVERMORE.

ERECTED BY THE CONGREGATION OF ST. MARY’S CHURCH, LANCE COVE, BELL ISLAND, 1919.

Ce mémorial fut érigé par la Congrégation de l`église de St. Mary, Lance cove, Bell Island. Il fut dévoilé en 1919. Ce Cénotaphe est dédié aux résidents de la communauté de Lance Cove, Bell Island mort au combat durant la Première Guerre Mondiale.

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