Sedgewick Cenotaph
Unveiled on 21 October 1921, this memorial was originally dedicated to the local war dead of the First World War. A second plaque was unveiled by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 55 on 31 August 1947 to honour the local war dead of the Second World War.
Inscription
[upper plaque/plaque du haut]
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918
THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
(list of names)
THE CENOTAPH WAS FINISHED ON OCT. 21, 1921
SGT. AT ARMS ALF BURCH IN CHARGE
[lower plaque]
IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF SEDGEWICK ALBERTA WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR #2 1939-1945
(list of names)
IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM, TRUTH AND JUSTICE
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
Cénotaphe de Sedgewick
Dévoilé le 21 octobre 1921, ce mémorial avait été dédié aux résidants de l’endroit morts au combat durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Une seconde plaque a été dévoilée par la filiale no 55 de la Légion royale canadienne, le 31 août 1947 en hommage à ceux et celles qui sont morts durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.