Winged Victory Memorial Statue
Winged Victory, a bronze sculpture by Lion MacCarthy depicts the angel of victory raising a dying soldier up to heaven. It is a memorial to the Canadian Pacific Railway’s loss of 1115 employees during war service.
The Canadian Pacific Railway erected three identical war memorials in its main stations in Montreal, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.
Inscription
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TO COMMEMORATE THOSE IN THE SERVICE OF THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY WHO, AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY, LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDSHIP, FACED DANGER AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE, GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM. LET THOSE WHO CAME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN.
1914-1918. 1939-1945.
COEUR DE LION MACCARTNEY, SCULPTEUR.
1921. THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE COMPANY, FOUNDERS.
Victoire ailée (Statue commémorative)
Cette sculpture de bronze de l’artiste Cœur-de-Lion MacCarthy, intitulée Winged Victory (la Victoire ailée), illustre l’ange de la victoire soulevant un soldat mourant vers les cieux. Il s’agit d’un monument commémoratif pour les 1 115 employés de la compagnie de chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique qui moururent à la guerre, au service de leur pays.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.