WATSON TO CARVE SASKATOON'S GREAT WAR MEMORIAL IN 2018

To mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the University of Saskatchewan’s Great War Commemoration Committee is soliciting donations for the creation and installation of a memorial bench dedicated to the men and women of the campus who served our country from 1914 to 1918.
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The Great War exacted a heavy human toll on the University of Saskatchewan. Of the 345 students, faculty and staff who enlisted, 69 "passed out of the sight of man by the path of duty and self-sacrifice." About 100 were wounded.  35 were awarded medals of valour.

This past summer Ryan Watson, ROCCO MASONS Co-Owner, Stone Carver & Masonry Designer was approached by a member of Saskatchewan’s Great War Commemoration Committee. Watson was honored when he was asked to design and carve a limestone bench in memory of those who served our country. He immediately went to work and over the next few weeks, designing what eventually became what you see here. After months of anticipating the possibility of carving Saskatoon's Great War memorial, we were extremely delighted to learn that the project was approved.

Once carved the bench will be installed at the south end of the plaza between the original campus residences.  It would have been a place familiar to all who volunteered for duty.

Any and all donations are welcomed with the committee's goal being $20,000. Any funds in excess of that amount will be transferred to the general scholarship fund of the University of Saskatchewan. Donors will receive a charitable donation receipt. For more on the GREAT WAR CLICK HERE and to donate click on the button below.

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