James Bay in Victoria in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

To Our Glorious Dead

1914 – 1919

— 1939 – 1945 —

To Our Glorious Dead Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

1. To Our Glorious Dead Marker

Inscription. “They died the noblest death a man may die, fighting for god, and right and liberty, and such a death is immortality.”

Korea
1950 – 1953
[On the back]
In Recognition of the Services of the Canadian Forces and Canadian Citizens In The Service of Peace

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

Location. 48° 25.236′ N, 123° 22.146′ W. Memorial is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is in James Bay. It is at the intersection of Belleville Street and Government Street on Belleville Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Victoria BC V8V 2L8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island. Globally, it is in North America, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring 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

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distance of this marker: Kwakiutl Bear Pole (within shouting distance of this marker); Tsukuba (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Victoria (within shouting distance of this marker); Emily Carr (within shouting distance of this marker); The Netherlands Carillon / History of the Carillon (within shouting distance of this marker); Knowledge Totem (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Capt. James Cook, R.N. (about 120 meters away); The Parade of Ships (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.

Additional keywords. These monument is on the northeast corner of the Parliament Building lawn.

The Back of theTo Our Glorious Dead Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

2. The Back of theTo Our Glorious Dead Monument

To Our Glorious Dead Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

3. To Our Glorious Dead Monument

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 14, 2011

4. To Our Glorious Dead Monument

To Our Glorious Dead Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2014

5. To Our Glorious Dead Statue

To Our Glorious Dead Statue Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2014

6. To Our Glorious Dead Statue Detail

Wreath at Cenotaph image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2014

7. Wreath at Cenotaph

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,458 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 14, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.