Saturday 27 November 2021

Sudbury

 

Location:  City of Sudbury   N 46.48985   W -80.99238

Located in memorial Park, corner of Brady and Minto Streets.

 

This Beautiful memorial was officially unveiled in November 1957 to great fanfare and ceremony to honour the dedication of the 575 citizens from this area who gave their lives in the World Wars and Korea.  The grey granite monument stands nineteen feet tall and is an impressive site in the downtown area.  The Memorial Park is also home to several other memorials and a small population of homeless people.  Sadly, it seems to be a gathering spot for those less fortunate and can be an uncomfortable place to visit.  Fortunately, the park is kept fairly clean by the city.  A poem composed by poet Laureate Rudyard Kipling for Branch 76, Royal Canadian Legion in 1928 is inscribed on the monument.  There are no names listed on this memorial, but they can found nearby on the memorial wall, which will be featured in a future post.  


Marker text:

Front:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD

AND IN MEMORY OF

OUR VALIANT DEAD

 

WORLD WAR I

WORLD WAR II

KOREA

 

WE GIVING ALL GAINED ALL NEITHER LAMENT US

NOR PRAISE ONLY IN ALL THINGS RECALL

IT IS FEAR NOT DEATH THAT SLAYS

 

 

 

 

Back:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD

AND IN MEMORY OF

OUR VALIANT DEAD

 

WE GIVING ALL GAINED ALL NEITHER LAMENT US

NOR PRAISE ONLY IN ALL THINGS RECALL

IT IS FEAR NOT DEATH THAT SLAYS







 

 

 

 

 



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