Monday, November 11, 2013

We Will Remember Them.





Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC, Canada.


John Ley Retallack
Major
Born At Marazion, Cornwall,
England, December 2nd 1865
Died at Grande Prairie, Alberta
October 4th 1924







One of the many military and veterans' graves at Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver, BC, Canada.  This particular monument, impressive though it is, gives little more than a hint about Major Retallack, O.B.E.'s military past and his influence on British Columbia's economy. For more about his military life, see his entry on the "Some interesting Retallicks of the past" web page on the Retallick Family site.

One of my own projects now is to continue to photograph all the military and military related headstones and plaques at Mountain View Cemetery. I intend to finish this next year - and to organize all my cemetery photographs to allow me to share them easily. I'm primarily interested in seeing that the British Columbia Genealogical Society has photographs of all these, but there are other projects on the go too.

The phrase "We Will Remember Them" is a refrain from the poem, Ode to Remembrance, written by Laurence Binyon in Cornwall. This poem is very often recited at Remembrance Day services in Canada. (Follow the link above to Laurence Binyon's biography and the words to the poem.)

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2013 - All Soul's Events at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC

All Soul's Events at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC 

Mountain View Cemetery photograph, Vancouver, BC, Canada, M. Diane Rogers.

Saturday, October 26 2013

All Souls: Create flower garlands

  • 10:00am to 2:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street

Saturday, October 26 2013

All Souls: Opening night

  • 6:00pm to 10:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.

Sunday, October 27 2013

All Souls: Historic walk of the cemetery

  • 2:00pm to 4:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.

Sunday, October 27 2013

All Souls: Threshold Choir performs; Create personal memorials

  • 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.

Monday, October 28 2013

All Souls: Create personal memorials

  • 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.

Tuesday, October 29 2013

All Souls: Create personal memorials

  • 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.

Wednesday, October 30 2013

All Souls: Sugar skulls demonstration; Create personal memorials

  • 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.

Thursday, October 31 2013

All Souls: Little Chamber Music Series that Could performs

  • 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.
 Mountain View Cemetery photograph, Vancouver, BC, Canada, M. Diane Rogers.

Friday, November 1 2013

All Souls: Celebrating Mexican Day of the Dead

  • 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  • Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street
  • Cost: Free. Donations welcome.