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Constructed in 1957 in memory of the 575 citizens of Sudbury and area who paid the supreme sacrifice in the First and
Second World Wars and Korea. The official unveiling and dedication took place November 10, 1957. The first wreaths
were laid by the Honorable Randolph Pearkes, Minister of National Defence, and Mrs. F.C. Lane, a Silver Cross Mother
who lost two sons in World War II.
When plans were started for a new Cenotaph in Memorial Park, the area around the site was redesigned and landscaped as
a project of the Sudbury Lions Club and the City of Sudbury. The Cenotaph was constructed by Branch 76, Royal Canadian
Legion, at a cost of $16,000. It is made of granite, stands 19 feet tall, weighs 50 tons, and rests on a
two-foot-thick,
18 feet square base.
A poem composed by poet Laureate Rudyard Kipling for Branch 76, Royal Canadian Legion in 1928 is inscribed on the
monument. It reads:
"We giving all, gained all; neither lament us nor praise,
Only in all things recall, it is fear, not death that slays."
Remembrance Day ceremonies were held at this Cenotaph every year until 1985. Since then, services are held in the
Sudbury Arena but wreaths are placed on the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day and throughout the year.
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