Dedicated to the members of the 107th Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, who served at Hann's Point during the Second World War, this memorial was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion. The Hann's Point Memorial was constructed in June 1996. Hann's Point was the location of a look-out that soldiers used who were stationed in Lewisporte during the Second World War. It served to protect Lewisporte and the oil storage tanks that serviced the military operating out of Gander. On June 25, 1942, an accidental explosion at the site killed five soldiers and injured 35 more.
Lewisporte, Newfoundland & Labrador
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HANN'S POINT MEMORIAM
THIS PLAQUE IS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE 107TH BATTERY, RC ARTILLERY, WHO SERVED AT LEWISPORTE DURING WORLD WAR II.
AT THIS VERY POINT, CALLED THE OBSERVATION POST, THE CANADIAN MILITARY STOOD WATCH OVER BURNT BAY. NEARBY, ON JUNE 25TH, 1942, AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN A TENT USED FOR THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES, AND AS A RESULT, FIVE CANADIAN SOLDIERS DIED.
"THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD, AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD, AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN, AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
Location
Hann's Point Memorial
11 Tizzard Street
Lewisporte
Newfoundland & Labrador
Hann's Point Memorial
11 Tizzard Street
Lewisporte
Newfoundland & Labrador
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 49.2549185
Long. -55.0437149
Lat. 49.2549185
Long. -55.0437149
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