North West Mounted Police Memorial - Battleford, Saskatchewan
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N 52° 44.020 W 108° 18.090
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The West Mounted Police Memorial is located on a dirt road off Central Avenue. It is next to the Fred Light Museum.
Waymark Code: WMFX8M
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 12/11/2012
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The large memorial is flanked by about a dozen headstones.
The memorial is placed “In memory of North West Mounted Police Members who lie in unmarked graves.”
Plaque inscription:
In Honour of Those Members
Who Served in the
North-West Mounted Police
During the Settlement and Delevopment
of the Canadian West
1873 - 1904
Dedicated in 1973 by the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
A plaque inscriped:
In Memory of North West Mounted Police Members who lie in unmarked graves.
Included is a list of names of those members.
A Plaque inscriped:
In Memory of Battleford Residents
Who Served in the 1885 Rebellion
and are Buried in Unmarked Graves
The North West Mounted Police cemetery dates back to the early days of the Canadian westward expansion. Located several kms from the old Battleford Fort, the cemetery is located on a prairie ridge overlooking the North Saskatchewan River.
List if there are any visiting hours:
Anytime
Entrance fees (if it applies):
No
Type of memorial: Monument
Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed
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