St. George's Cfaiurctij Ypres.
7™ BATTALION C.E.F.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE
64- OFFICERS AND 1335
N.C.Os, AND MEN OF THE
<1?T BRITISH COLUMBIA RGT.)
WHO GAVEj THEIR LIVES
THE GREAT WAR 1914*1918
THE YPRES TIMES
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The list of Gifts and Memorials in St. George's Church enclosed with this
edition of The Ypres Times will be of interest to all members of the League.
'A special service will be held at Ypres on Sunday, June 7th (Messines Day)
for the purpose of unveiling any memorials in the church, and it is hoped that all
units and individuals concerned will take this opportunity to attend the special
service. F.M. Viscount Plumer has signified his intention of being present.
Arrangements for travel and accommodation should be made through the
Secretary, Ypres League, 9, Baker Street, London, W.i.
Yours faithfully,
W. P. PULTENEY,
Lieut.-General.
On Sunday, October 19th, a party of twenty-four, representative of the
battalions of the Royal Scots, attended the unveiling and dedication of a memorial
tablet in St. George's Church at Ypres. The service was conducted by the
Rev. G. R. Milner, M.A., Honorary C.F., the resident Chaplain, and was of a
simple character.
I11 the absence of the Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, H.R.H. Princess
Mary, the unveiling ceremony was performed by Col. J. H. Mackenzie. The
wreath was laid by Col. Nigel Fargus.. The beauty of the church, and the solem
nity of the occasion, made a deep impression. The pipers played the lament, The
Flowers of the Forest," and the proceedings terminated with the Last post,"
Réveillé and the National Anthem.
On Armistice Day, 1930, the men of the British Columbia Regiment set the
seal on their achievements by unveiling in the British Church at Ypres, and at
Vancouver, fitting memorials to those of the regiment who fell.
A Memorial Brass was placed in position by representatives of the 7th Battalion
now in England. The present officers of the British Columbia Regiment made
themselves responsible for this tribute to their predecessors who fell in Flanders.
The British Church is a shrine in Ypres which already contains memorials to
64 British regiments that fought in the Salient, but so far the 7th Battalion C.E.F.
is the only Canadian unit represented there.
The Vancouver memorial is a bronze plaque in memory of the 64 officers and
L335 N.C.Os. and men of the 7th Battalion C.E.F. (1st British Columbia
Regiment) who gave their lives in service of the British Empire. The tablet was
erected by those of the regiment who returned.
