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Constructed on August 15, 1996, in memory of Major Charles F.
Hoey, VC, MC. He was killed in the battle of Aralem on Feb. 16, 1944, and is buried in Rangoon.
In 1945, the Governor-General set aside District Lot 11, Cowichan Lake Land District, as a
"Public Park" and named it Arakan Park. This designation was followed by the installation of a bronze plaque placed in the Park in 1996. It explains the heroic
actions of Charles F. Hoey and other fallen comrades who fought in Burma's Arakan region. It also placed recognition of
August 15, 1945, V-J Day, when Japanese Imperial forces surrendered.
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