This monument, based on a bay of floating Bailey Bridge, is dedicated to all Sappers who served Canada.
Photo 1- Monument and surroundings (photo by R. Turcotte)
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Photo 2- Dedication plaque (photo by R. Turcotte)
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Photo 3- Explanatory plaque (photo by R. Turcotte)
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Type
Floating Bailey Bridge monument to all Sappers
Petawawa, Ontario
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Inscription
[Dedication plaque]
This bay
of Floating Bailey Bridge
is to
commemorate those Sappers
who have served Canada
in the past
UBIQUE
Dedicated 6 May 1977
[Explanatory plaque]
The first operational Bailey Bridge was built by 237th Field Company, Royal Engineers, over the Medjerda River near Majaz Al Bab in Tunisia on the night of 26 November 1942. The very first instance of a Bailey Bridge being erected under fire was at Leonforte by members of the 3rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers.
Le premier pont Bailey fonctionnel a été construit par la 237th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Il a été érigé sur le fleuve Medjerda, près de Medjez el-Bab (Tunisie), le soir du 26 novembre 1942. La toute première construction d'un pont Bailey sous le feu ennemi a eu lieu à Leonforte. Son installation est l'oeuvre de la 3ième Compagnie de campagne du Corps royal du génie canadien.
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Location
Floating Bailey Bridge monument to all Sappers
Building BB-129. Sappers Way Road.
Petawawa
Ontario
Floating Bailey Bridge monument to all Sappers
Building BB-129. Sappers Way Road.
Petawawa
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.906825
Long. -77.306469
Lat. 45.906825
Long. -77.306469