Holden, Alberta.
The war memorial was
constructed in 1923. The mural was constructed in
1989 and repainted in 1997.
Constructed in memory of the fallen in the two
World Wars, Korea and Peace Keeping.

In 1997, a mural was painted on the stucco wall
of the Legion building. This mural shows a
landing which could be anywhere: Anzio, Salerno,
D.Day. These men are painted as "shades." So one
can actually see through them to the sea beyond.
There has been a storm, too, and the sky still
shows an angry sunset against the horizon. So
these painted soldiers represent the lads who never made
it ashore. An old veteran and his wife after seeing this
mural recently could only stand there and weep. Then
he said, "This is it! There they are! My
friends fell on one side of me and on the other
side. We were in the first wave ashore with the
Canadians, and somehow I never got a
scratch!"
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There is also another
memorial built in the village square. And
there people gather, of course, on November
11th - those who are left. The
legion manages to mount a parade every year, which
is much appreciated by the villagers. |
The following is a list of
those of our fallen whom are commemorated each November
11th:
1914-1918 |
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1939-1945 |
Cecil Mumford
Gertle Baker
Anthony Braden
Peul Paulson
W'm Dain
Jack Potts
John McKlosky
Lloyd Fleming
Tudor Stolee |
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Ralph Chetney
James Foran
Theodore Foran
Harvey Gorrie
John Thieme
Allan Josness
Bryan Roberts
Harold Robinson
Edward Stewart |


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