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Cenotaph Tour at Memorial Hill Cenotaph

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Location
Memorial Hill Cenotaph, Battle Street

What did the First World War look like on the ground? What happened to the cannons that used to sit beside the Memorial Hill Cenotaph? Join the Kamloops Museum and Archives on site at the Memorial Hill Cenotaph this November to learn the answers to these questions and more about the military history of Kamloops. Learn more about the story of Elizabeth Winters, a Canadian nurse born in Kamloops in 1890, and the service of individual soldiers from Kamloops during the First World War, as well as significant Canadian battles, including Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. Follow the path of the Rocky Mountain Rangers to the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska during the Second World War and learn more about the “D-Day Dodgers”—Canadian soldiers who worked their way up the Italian peninsula beginning in 1943. 

This is a free, drop in tour that will explore Canadian military history through the lens of the Kamloops community, including the role of the Home Front and the history of our local cenotaph and commemorative practices. 

Museum staff will be available following the tour for further discussion and to answer questions. 

All Available Tour Dates: November 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Time: 12:10-12:50
Cost: Free
No Registration Required