Summerland Cenotaph

Located in downtown Summerland in Memorial Park, our cenotpah honours the fallen of both World Wars and Korea.

The names of the servicemen and women who paid the ultimate price are listed on the north side facing town.  When the population of Summerland was about than 1600 in 1914, the 36 men and one female nurse named on the cenotaph perished in Europe. Several others are not named, the reasons for this remain unclear.

In the Second World War, 24 did not return from a population of less than 2000.

Update July 2022 

Legion appoints a committee to reveiw the names and disposition of the Cenotaph to be prepared for the District's intention of moving the Cenotaph near a new entrance facing Harvey Aveenue.

All names already on the Cenotaph will remain for historical record other than changes to misspelt names.

The criteria agreed to are the following:

1. The Fallen live or worked in Summerland.
2. The parents of the Fallen lived in Summerland.
3. The Fallen were former residents of Summerland. This includes those who were students of Okanagan College and those that worked in Summerland prior to WW1.
4. Summerland soldiers who died post-war.

• Their deaths in their military files are recorded as attributed to military service.
• The family received the Memorial plaque and their mother and/or wife the Memorial Cross.

Names to be added (31) WWI

Lewis, BLOCK, 1260432,

Clifford Norman BORTON 706361

Thomas, BRENNAN, 781523,

Percy Douglas Sinclair BROAD 475375

William Edward Lee BROAD Lieutenant

Thomas Harold   BROAD Captain

Wm Murray COCHRANE, 911976

John CORNER, 706365

Harold DEWAR, Lieutenant  

Wm Ivan DUNHAM, 524317,

Francis “Frank” EDGAR, Lieutenant

Frank FOX    443792  

Herbert Lynn GAINER 231753,

Lloyd Elson GAINER 811841.

Oswald Jacob, HANNAH, 466799,

John Stanley JOSLIN 152859.

George Harold, LEE, 622554,

Wm Lee MAWHINNEY, Lieutenant  

Alexander Adamson, MELVILLE, 181136.

Volney Norris MERRILL, 522882

Huson Grand MURRAY 77534

Alfred Ethelbert NELSON 116271

Gordon, C. PERRY, SGT 1st Class, USA Army.

George Phillip RAU 72172

William Henry TAYLOR. 887715

George Owen THOMSON 320  

James THOMSON 8957

Andrew Rutherford THOMSON. Captain

Wm Holmes, WALKER, 476833

Wm Arthur, WILCOX, 77572

Francis Anthony Cedric WRIGHT 77080.

Names to be added (5) WWII

Rae Becton, GORDON  Captain

Patrick Picton, NISBET, (R/261668)

Clyde Albert, STEWART (H/19827)

William James, WHITE (K/70263)

Andrew, WILSON, (R/128841)