Lacombe Memorial Cenotaph
N 52° 27.809 W 113° 44.102
12U E 314201 N 5816107
This cenotaph was built to honour and remember the men of Lacombe who lost their lives in the great war. Located in "Lest We Forget" park on the grounds of the Lacombe Memorial Centre.
Waymark Code: WMCEZ
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 05/12/2006
Views: 26
This monument was built in 1924 by the Lest We Forget club of Lacombe. There are 72 names written on this monument from Lacombe, which had a population of around 2,500 in 1912.
The Lest We Forget club was formed in December 1922 by a group of widows, wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of WW1 veterans.
The monument cost the club $3,500.00 to build. The park has since seen many improvements along the way, and the Lacombe memorial centre is under construction for a major renovation at the time of this listing. The parks maintenance was turned over to the town of Lacombe in 1955 under the condition that it forever remain named "Lest We Forget Park."
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1924
Private or Public Monument?: Private
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Lest We Forget Club
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
50 Avenue and 52 Street
Lacombe, AB Canada
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