Holden War Memorial
and
Holden Legion Memorial Mural
 
 
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!"

  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   1939-1945
Cecil Mumford
Gertle Baker
Anthony Braden
Peul Paulson
W'm Dain
Jack Potts
John McKlosky
Lloyd Fleming
Tudor Stolee
  Ralph Chetney
James Foran
Theodore Foran
Harvey Gorrie
John Thieme
Allan Josness
Bryan Roberts
Harold Robinson
Edward Stewart

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