Prince Albert War Memorial Statue
This memorial is dedicated to the local veterans of the First and Second World Wars.
Marguerite Taylor’s own favourite sculpture was her 1927 war memorial statue of Canada personified as a woman, in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She received the commission after winning a national competition.
Inscription
[front/devant]
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
[left side/côté gauche]
IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF PRINCE ALBERT
WHO IN THE HOUR OF THE EMPIRE’S NEED
NOBLY SERVED AND SACRIFICED
[back/arrière]
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM
NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
[right side/côté droit]
IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF PRINCE ALBERT
WHO IN THE HOUR OF THE EMPIRE’S NEED
NOBLY SERVED AND SACRIFICED
Statue commémorative de guerre de Prince Albert
Ce monument est dédié aux anciens combattants de la Première et de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.