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Vernon March

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Vernon March

Birth
Kingston upon Hull, Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Death
Jul 1930 (aged 38–39)
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
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Farnborough, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Artist, designer and sculptor. Famous for his design of Canadian monuments such as the National War Memorial of Ottawa and the Champlain Monument of Orillia, Ontario. He died of pneumonia in 1930 during the construction of the National War Memorial for Ottawa, and his brothers and a sister finished his works. The Canadian government received the monument in June 1937 and it was officially opened by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. He also created two other war memorials, one in Cape Town, South Africa and the Diamond War Memorial in the centre of "Walled City" of Derry (Londonderry) unveiled in 1927.
Artist, designer and sculptor. Famous for his design of Canadian monuments such as the National War Memorial of Ottawa and the Champlain Monument of Orillia, Ontario. He died of pneumonia in 1930 during the construction of the National War Memorial for Ottawa, and his brothers and a sister finished his works. The Canadian government received the monument in June 1937 and it was officially opened by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. He also created two other war memorials, one in Cape Town, South Africa and the Diamond War Memorial in the centre of "Walled City" of Derry (Londonderry) unveiled in 1927.

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  • Created by: julia&keld
  • Added: Mar 24, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35103539/vernon-march: accessed ), memorial page for Vernon March (1891–Jul 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35103539, citing St Giles the Abbot Churchyard, Farnborough, London Borough of Bromley, Greater London, England; Maintained by julia&keld (contributor 46812479).