Memorial Park "Old Contemptibles" Plaque


Esquimalt, British Columbia

A plaque honouring the "Old Contemptibles" was unveiled in 1974 at Memorial Park and a young English Oak tree (Quercus robur) was planted. The plaque reads: "This oak was planted to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee and in perpetual memory of the Old Contemptibles 1914-1974. We Will Remember Them."

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