Battle of Ridgeway Plaque

Toronto, Ontario
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Other

This plaque was erected by the Province of Ontario to honour soldiers of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada who fell at Lime Ridge on June 2, 1866. The Toronto militia volunteers were fighting Irish-American Fenian insurgents who had invaded Canada near Fort Erie in the hopes of holding Canada ransom for Irish independence. Between 1866 and 1871, this group raided Canadian territory from New Brunswick to Manitoba. Nine riflemen from Toronto’s The Queen’s Own Rifles Regiment were killed.

Inscription

PRO PATRIA

THIS TABLET IS A TRIBUTE BY THE
Province of Ontario
TO THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE VOLUNTEERS
WHO FELL AT LIMERIDGE
ON THE 2ND JUNE 1866, WHILST DEFENDING
THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AGAINST THE FENIAN INVADERS.

ENSIGN MALCOLM MCEACHREN

  • SERGT HUGH MATHESON.
  • PTE MARK DEFRIES.
  • PTE WILLIAM SMITH.
  • PTE WILLIAM F. TEMPEST.
  • CORPRL FRANK LACKEY.
  • PTE CHRISTR ALDERSON.
  • PTE MACOLN MACKENZIE.
  • PTE JOHN H. MEWBURN.

OF THE 2ND BATT QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES.

Visitor information

Location
Battle of Ridgeway Plaque

111 Wellesley Street West
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.6618603
Long. -79.3913634
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