Key Number:	HS 49658
Site Name:	Cenotaph at Lest We Forget Park
Other Names:
Site Type:	1413 - Military: Monument, Cairn or Statue

Location

ATS Legal Description:

			Twp	Rge	Mer
			40	26	4

Address:	52 Street & 50 Avenue
Number:
Street:	52
Avenue:	50
Other:
Town:	Lacombe
Near Town:

Media

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Architectural

Style:
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Foundation:	Basement/Foundation Wall Material: Concrete
Superstructure:
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Roof Structure:
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Exterior Codes:
Exterior:	Inscription of the names of those men who gave their lives in World War I. Fake marble.
Interior:	N/A
Environment:	On lot 137' by 124' which is location of the 'Lest We Forget' Memorial Park, surrounded by large trees, shrubbery, flower beds, concrete walks and iron gate/fence.
Condition:	Structure - Good
Alterations:	N/A

Historical

Construction:	Construction Date:
Construction Started	1924/01/01
Usage:	Usage Date:
Monument War Memorial - Cenotaph	1924/01/01
Owner:	Owner Date:
N/A

Architect:	N/A
Builder:	N/A
Craftsman:	N/A
History:	In December 29, 1922 'Lest We Forget Club' charter meeting to raise money for a memorial park. October 31, 1924, memorial unveiled by Lieutenant Governor R.G. Brett of Government of Alberta. Prince of Wales had been invited to do unveiling but couldn't appear. April 30, 1955 'Lest We Forget' Memorial Park turned over to the Town of Lacombe. The Lacombe Cenotaph, located in Lest We Forget Park, was dedicated in 1924 as a war memorial for the lives lost during World War One. It was later rededicated for the Second World War and the Korean War. The Cenotaph was erected by the 'Lest We Forget' Club of Lacombe and was sculpted by Calgary sculptor, Albert J. Hart. The Cenotaph is inscribed with the words 'In Proud Memory of Our Dead Who Fell in the Great War". Hart owned Albert J. Hart, Marble & Granite Works, which was located on Second Street East in Calgary, and was one of the oldest marble and granite works in that city. Hart himself was known as a skillful and fair businessman who was an expert cutter and designer. Albert Hart was the designer of several Memorial Cenotaphs erected throughout Canada including those for the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Nanton. The statue was carved from Italian Carrere marble, and the pedestal of granite. The plaques on the Cenotaph list the names of the fallen from both wars, as well as a plaque honouring those who died in the Korean War.

Internal

Designation Status:	Designation Date:
(not assigned)

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