Winged Victory Memorial Statue
This memorial was erected by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the memory of its employees who were killed during the First and Second World Wars. There are two other identical CPR memorials, one in Montreal and one in Vancouver.
The bronze sculpture “Winged Victory” by Leon MacCarthy depicts the angel of victory raising up a dying soldier to heaven. The Canadian Pacific Railway lost 1115 employees, who died in war service.
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 COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT
THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN
1914-1918 1939-1945 1950-1953
Victoire ailée (Statue commémorative)
Ce monument a été érigé par le Canadien Pacifique à la mémoire de ses employés qui ont été tués pendant la Première et la Seconde Guerres mondiales. Le CP a fait ériger deux autres monuments identiques, l’un à Montréal, l’autre à Vancouver.
Cette sculpture de bronze de l’artiste Cœur-de-Lion MacCarthy, intitulée Winged Victory (ou victoire ailée), représente l’ange de la victoire soulevant un soldat mourant vers les cieux. Le chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique perdit 1 115 employés, tous morts à la guerre au service de leur pays.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.