Corbeil Cenotaph

Corbeil Cenotaph

Corbeil, Ontario

Type

Other

This granite memorial was unveiled on June 6, 2012. The project was started by two Veterans in a presentation to municipal council. In 2010 a committee was formed and fundraised over $200,000 to build the cenotaph.

The monument is approximately eight feet tall and four feet wide. It is constructed of red and grey granite made to resemble the Canadian flag, including a maple leaf. The display around the monument consists of a propeller donated by the Wing Heritage in Greenwood, Nova Scotia and a beautiful model of a Canadair CP-107 Argus, handcrafted by local artist Reg Fournier of Corbeil, a huge anchor donated by area Sea Cadets and an Armoured Personnel Carrier APC M113 donated from Ottawa through 22 Wing CFB North Bay. The crests of the three segments of the military are engraved on the base depicting Army, Navy and Air Force.

The names of honoured Veterans are remembered in individual stones in the memorial walkway, along with the names of the various local sponsors of this project. Behind the memorial is a walkway dedicated to those on the Cenotaph Committee.

Inscription

[front/devant]

LEST WE FORGET

N'OUBLIONS JAMAIS

[plaque]
M113 A2 - Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC)
Canadian Forces

Service Dates: January 1966 to December 2000

General
Length 191.5"
Width 105.75"
Height 86.5"
Clearance 16"
Weight, combat loaded 27,180 lb. (12,329 kg)
Maximum weight 31,000 lb. (14,061 kg)
Net weight 22,880 lb. (10,832 kg)
Air drop weight 22,128 lb. (10,037 kg)
Personnel capacity 2 + 11
Fuel tank capacity 95 gallons (360 liters)
Ground pressure 8.63 psi (0.60 kg/cm2)

[plaque]
A Canadair CP-107 Argus on partol visually identifies
a Canadian Oberon-class diesel electric submarine.
First entering service in the Royal Canadian Air Force
in 1958, the Argus was primarily an anti-submarine
Aircraft although it had other responsibilities as well.
There were 13 Argus Mk.1s, and 20 Argus Mk.2s,
the latter sporting upgraded radar systems. The
Argus flew its last servicer mission on 24 July, 1918.

SPONSOR 2015
BELISLE INVESTMENTS
NORTH BAY, ON
CRAFTED BY:
REG FOURNIER
BORN:
CORBEIL ON 1943