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Charles Painter Gravestone

Gravesite marker of 34-year old Charles Painter, a special constable with the BC Electric Railway who was killed during a robbery in 1915. The gravestone was only installed in 2017 thanks to a...

Gravesite marker of 34-year old Charles Painter, a special constable with the BC Electric Railway who was killed during a robbery in 1915. The gravestone was only installed in 2017 thanks to a member of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police who researched his story. Painter's name has also now be inscribed on the BC Law Enforcement Memorial in Victoria.

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Plaque courtesy of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's project Plaques Around the Province. project

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