Royal Canadian Legion memorial cairn - Elkford, British Columbia
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Royal Canadian Legion memorial cairn
Waymark Code: WMZ9PY
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 10/04/2018
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Located directly in front of the main entrance to the municipal building for the town of Elkford is a memorial cairn. Erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 279 Elkford. There are two plaques affixed to the cairn.
The uppermost plaque reads:
DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE
WARS AND CONFLICTS OF THE
20TH CENTURY AND ESPECIALLY
THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED
THAT OTHERS COULD BE FREE.
BRANCH 279
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION,
ELKFORD
AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL,
DISTRICT OF ELKFORD
IN THE YEAR 2000
CANADIAN PEACEKEEPERS
The lower plaque reads:
Dedicated to
the men and women
who paid the supreme sacrifice
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945 Wars
1950 - 1953
At the going down of the Sun
and in the morning
we will remember them.
Lest we forget.
Star Ratings For Your Monument: 
Location:
816a Michel Rd
Elkford, BC Canada
V0B 1H0
What is it?: Cairn
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