English

Roxboro Cenotaph

This memorial is dedicated to the men from Roxboro who died while serving their country. It was erected by the City of Roxboro in 1991 for the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 234.

Inscription

[top plaque/plaque du haut]
“THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE
LEFT GROW OLD

AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS
CONDEMN.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE
MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.”

[bottom plaque/plaque du bas]

THIS MEMORIAL DEDICATED TODAY TO
THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LAID
DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY
AND THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM
WAS BUILT FOR GENERAL VANIER
BRANCH 234 OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN
LEGION BY THE CITY OF ROXBORO.
NOVEMBER 10, 1991

Français

Cénotaphe de Roxboro

Ce mémorial est dédié aux hommes de Roxboro qui sont morts au service de leur patrie. Il a été érigé en 1991 par la Ville de Roxboro, pour la filiale no 234 de la Légion royale canadienne.

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

Location: In front of the Royal Canadian Legion (Branch 234), Corner of 4th Avenue and West Gouin Blvd.., Roxboro

Emplacement : Devant l'édifice de la Légion royale canadienne (filiale no 234), À l'angle de la 4e Avenue et du boul. Gouin ouest, Roxboro

Coordinates · Coordonnées: 45.510460, -73.810130

Marker type: Shaft (concrete and brass)

Type de repère : Socle (béton et laiton)

Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials

Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).

Link · Lien : https://veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/national-inventory-canadian-memorials/details/6733

TypeMemorial · Monument commémoratif

Recognition · ReconnaissanceCommunity · Communautaire

Theme · ThèmeMilitary and conflict · Militaire et conflits

SourceVeterans Affairs Canada military memorials · Monuments commémoratifs militaires (Anciens Combattants Canada)

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