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Queen's Park Veterans' Cemetery Crematorium

Erected by the Trustees of the Veterans Field of Honour, this memorial is dedicated to those who served during the First and Second World Wars and Korea. Unveiled on 28 August 1994 by the city of Calgary and several organizations, this crematorium is dedicated to those who served their country.

Inscription

[front of each wall/devant de chaque mur]

In Memory
of
Those Who Served

[plaque on front of each/plaque sur le devant de chacun]

THIS COLUMBARIUM WAS DEDICATED ON AUGUST 28, 1994 FOR
THE CREMAINS OF THOSE WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY. IT WAS ERECTED
BY THE CITY OF CALGARY IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE VETERANS FIELD
OF HONOUR AND THE DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE VETERANS
ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUAL VETERANS, THEIR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

VETERANS FIELD OF HONOUR COMMITTEE

D. NELSON – CHAIRMAN

REV. CANON A.W. WILCOX – SECRETARY TREASURER

TRUSTEES

S. DUTTON
D. MAGUIRE
C. MCKAY
J. REPP
B. WADDELL
D. MURDOCH
R. STIRLING

CITY OF CALGARY REPRESENTATIVES:

R. BROWNING – SUPERINTENDENT

D. HODGES – ALDERMAN

[plaque/plaque]

5.5 INCH HOWITZER
PROJECTILE WT. 52 LBS.
MAX. RANGE 18,000 YDS.
WEIGHT 12,850 LBS.
ARC OF FIRE 60 DEG.

THESE GUNS WERE USED BY
MEDIUM ARTILLERY REGIMENTS
ROYAL CANADIAN ARTILLERY
DURING WORLD WAR II

[plaque/plaque]

6 JUNE 1979
PRESENTED TO
VETERANS FIELD OF HONOUR
QUEENS PARK
CALGARY ALBERTA
BY THE
CANADIAN ARMED FORCES
FORCES MOBILE COMMAND

Français

Crématorium du cimetière des anciens combattants Queen's Park

Érigé par le Conseil d’administration du champ d’honneur des anciens combattants, ce mémorial est dédié à ceux qui ont servi durant les Première et Seconde Guerres mondiales et la guerre de Corée. Ce crématorium, inauguré le 28 août 1994 par la ville de Calgary et plusieurs organisations, est dédié aux hommes et aux femmes qui ont servi leur pays.

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

Location: Queen's Park Veterans' Cemetery, 4 Street NW, At the Field of Honour., Calgary
Emplacement : Cimetière des anciens combattants Queen's Park, 4e Rue NO, Champ d'honneur., Calgary
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 51.087658, -114.071642
Marker type: Two Columbariums, guns and anchor
Type de repère : Deux columbariums, canon et ancre
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).
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