New names come from many places: families who tell us about a forgotten relative; cemetery and archive research; Canadian Expeditionary Force personnel files at Library and Archives Canada; historical newspapers; school rolls of honour; and the men named on the cenotaph plaque itself. Each addition helps us grow these lists and better understand the South Vancouver men connected to the Great War. The cenotaph itself holds no names, but the plaque and records help preserve their memory.
This is who we know about so far.
Names shared by a local Family
Descendants who have come forward to share what they know. Each is in active research with the family.
- Charles Swinford Digby
- Henry Courson Digby
From the John Oliver Roll of Honour
41 names from the John Oliver Legacy Society’s Roll of Honour – young men who attended John Oliver Secondary School and went to the First World War. Provided to the project by Edie Kernighan of the JO Legacy Society. Each is in active research; not all have been linked to a service record yet.
- Herbert Bradley
- Alfred Frank Burke
- Fairbank Camplin
- Henry J. Duschenay
- Joseph Ems
- Philip S. Falkner
- J.M. Manwaring Finley
- William J. Fraser
- Stanley Griffin
- James Henderson
- Peter Henderson
- James Horne
- John J. Hunter
- R.J. McDonald
- Robert McNiven
- Cecil H. Melcombe
- Thomas F. Nagler
- Frederick C. Taylor
- Merton S. Walker
- John Young
From the 1965 Cenotaph plaque
18 names were recovered from a 1965 photo of the Cenotaph. Since the original and current cenotaphs don’t have inscriptions on them, it is assumed that these ‘plaques’ were added for a specific reason, and then removed.
- R. Leece
- D. Leslie
- Albert Maskell
- A. Matthews
- J. Matthews
- A. McDonald
- J. D. McMillan
- E. G. Meades
- R. W. Neave
- W. Nichol
- E. S. Nixon
- J. Osborne
- J. H. Plumpton
- A. Porter
- J. Street
- F.W Van
- Everett McKinney Ward
- F. M. Wood
Have a name to add?
Having read through the lists – is there anyone you know about, or is there a name your recognise and can provide more information – we’d love to hear from you.
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Last updated: 19 May, 2026