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British Columbia Indians World Wars Memorial

 
 
British Columbia Indians World Wars Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2014
1. British Columbia Indians World Wars Memorial Marker
Inscription.
This tablet in memory of the
British Columbia Indians
who gave their lives in the
World Wars 1914 • 1918 - 1939 • 1945

 
Erected by British Columbia Indian Arts & Welfare Society.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesWar, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 48° 24.548′ N, 123° 21.624′ W. Memorial is in Victoria, British Columbia, in Capital. It is in Fairfield. It is on Camas Circle, on the right when traveling north. Marker is attached to the World's Tallest Totem Pole, in Beacon Hill Park. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Victoria BC V8V, 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 distance of this marker: World’s Tallest Totem Pole (within shouting distance of this marker); Miss Marilyn Bell (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Signs of Lekwungen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Finlayson Point (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Beacon Hill Park (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Giants Rooted Among Us (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Beacon Hill (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Twinning of Morioka, Japan and Victoria (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victoria.
 
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British Columbia Indians World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2014
2. British Columbia Indians World Wars Memorial
Marker attached to base of world's tallest totem pole
British Columbia Indians World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 20, 2014
3. British Columbia Indians World Wars Memorial
World's tallest totem pole
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jun. 29, 2026