Central Vancouver in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Angel of Victory, CPR Station Bronze War Memorial

Photographed by Mike McKeown, July 4, 2025

1. Angel of Victory, CPR Station Bronze War Memorial Marker

Inscription. To commemorate those in the service of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company who, at the call of King and Country, left all that was dear to them, endured hardship, faced danger and finally passed out of sight of men by the path of duty and self sacrifice, giving up their own lives that others might live in freedom.

Let those who come after see to it that their names be not forgotten.

1914 – 1918 • 1939 – 1945

Erected 1921.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 49° 17.116′ N, 123° 6.689′ W. Memorial is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is in Central Vancouver. It is on West Cordova Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 599 W Cordova Street, Vancouver BC V6B 4N4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland

and in Coast & Mountains.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring

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of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Canada Pacific Railway Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank of Toronto (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Greenshields Building (about 150 meters away); Financial District (about 180 meters away); Meet You Under the Clock (about 180 meters away); Canadian Bank of Commerce Building (about 180 meters away); Taylor Building (about 180 meters away); Royal Bank of Canada Building (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vancouver.

More about this memorial. https://www.heritagesitefinder.ca/location/angel-of-victory-cpr-station-bronze-war-memorial/

Also see . . . Angel of Victory, CPR Station Bronze War Memorial (Vancouver Heritage Foundation). Overview:

Installed in 1921, this bronze sculpture by Montreal artist Coeur de Lion MacCarthy is one of three identical sculptures installed in Canada. Commissioned
Photographed by Mike McKeown, July 4, 2025

2. Angel of Victory, CPR Station Bronze War Memorial
by the Canadian Pacific Railway to mark the more than 1,100 CPR employees who perished during World War I, the statues were placed near CPR landmarks. Vancouver’s sits outside of Waterfront Station.

The others are in Winnipeg (installed 1922) and Montreal (installed 1923). The dates of World War II were later added on plaques attached to each statues base.

(Submitted on July 9, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 4, 2025, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.