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By Eoin Devereux

A new memorial commemorating the sacrifices of the area’s fallen soldiers has been unveiled in Gladstone. The tribute is located at the Cemetery and, in a similar fashion to the community’s existing Cenotaph, will feature the names of those killed in action in the Great War, World War II, and the Korean War.

A special ceremony was held on Wednesday, Sept. 24 to reveal the brand new black granite memorial, as well as a pair of nearby stone benches and a six foot tall silhouette casting of a piper.

The site also includes six heavy duty metal wreaths, constructed by students with the William Morton Collegiate industries arts program.

Verna Otto, Chaplain for Royal Canadian Legion

A new Memorial was unveiled in Gladstone on Wednesday, Sept. 24., to commemorate those from the region who served in the great War, World War II and the Korean War. Malcom Dawson, of the Winnipeg Police Service (Ret), and a former member of Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, was on hand to play bagpipes for the unveiling.

#110, has been working on this new local commemoration for about four years.

She explained that while the Cenotaph remains an important historic symbol, this new memorial adds to the community’s strong commitment to history.

As part of the unveiling of the memorial stone, a quilt assembled by the woman auxiliary in 1988 was used. Four descendants of individuals commemorated at the Memorial unveiled it.

“It was very important for us to do this dedication, and we felt that it was important to have a remembrance in place, as well, at the cemetery,” stated Otto. “