This sundial at Canadian Forces Base Shilo, in the Municipality of North Cypress-Langford, was erected as a memorial for 17 soldiers of the Second Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, who died enroute to Fort Lewis, Washington in one of Canada’s worst railway collisions, at Canoe River, British Columbia on 21 November 1950.
Names on the Monument
Name |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Arden Joseph Atchison |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
Gunner |
15 May 1926 |
21 November 1950 |
Weldon Eugene Barkhouse |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
12 June 1928 |
21 November 1950 |
Norman William Carroll |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
? |
21 November 1950 |
Frederick William Conway |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
4 November 1925 |
21 November 1950 |
Robert Arthur Craig |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
Gunner |
28 August 1928 |
21 November 1950 |
Austin Emery George |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
4 December 1920 |
21 November 1950 |
Urbain Joseph Levesque |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
8 June 1920 |
21 November 1950 |
Robert William Manley |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
Gunner |
5 May 1931 |
21 November 1950 |
Basil Patrick McKeown |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
Gunner |
2 April 1931 |
21 November 1950 |
Albert William Orr |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
15 February 1920 |
21 November 1950 |
David Owens |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
13 March 1931 |
9 December 1950 |
Leslie Albert Snow |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
15 September 1924 |
21 November 1950 |
Albert George Stroud |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
5 August 1928 |
21 November 1950 |
Joseph Thistle |
Royal Canadian Horse Artillery |
Gunner |
20 August 1905 |
21 November 1950 |
James Milo Wenkert |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Bombardier |
21 October 1928 |
21 November 1950 |
James Joseph White |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
11 May 1927 |
21 November 1950 |
William David Wright |
Royal Canadian Artillery |
Gunner |
5 September 1930 |
21 November 1950 |
Sources:
“Death toll rises to 20: 12 soldiers known dead; 61 hurt in train crash,” Winnipeg Free Press, 22 November 1950, page 1.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 February 2021
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