Their names shall live for evermore
The words on the original Cenotaph and the mission that drives us today
A monument born of compassion, rebuilt in stone, and remembered for generations.
The Cenotaph
Vancouver’s first community cenotaph has represented South Vancouver’s Great War sacrifices for over a century.
Built in five days by a community that refused to wait, its story – how it came to be, who built it, and what it represents – is unlike any other.
Know their names
The cenotaph carries no names.
Of the 309 First World War graves at Mountain View Cemetery, some belonged to South Vancouver men – men whose families know exactly who they were. The Cenotaph, built to honour them, knows only one name. Help us give it the rest.