Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin Durban Memorial Obelisk

Pointe-Claire,
Type
Other

This memorial is dedicated to Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin Durban and to the British soldiers who died in Montreal between 1814 and 1869.

Inscription

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CETTE PLAQUE FUT ERIGEE PAR LE CONSEIL DE VILLE
DE DURBAN DE LA PROVINCE DE NATAL, REPUBLIQUE
DE L'AFRIQUE DU SUD, EN L'HONNEUR DE LA MEMOIRE
DE SIR BENJAMIN DURBAN, APRES QUI LA VILLE FUT NOMMEE EN 1835, LORSQU'IL ETAIT GOUVERNEUR
DE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. DURBAN EST LE PREMIER
FORT DU CONTINENT AFRICAIN ET LA PORTE DE
LA REGION LA PLUS PROGRESSIVE EN AFRIQUE.

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HERE REST

THE MORTAL REMAINS OF
OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND PRIVATES OF
THE BRITISH NAVY & ARMY
AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES
WHO DIED AND WERE BURIED IN
PAPINEAU AVE. MILITARY CEMETERY
DURING THE YEARS 1814 TO 1869
AND TRANSFERRED TO THIS
FIELD OF HONOUR IN 1944

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[The wording on the plaque is not clear in the phot./Le texte de la plaque n’est pas clair sur la photo.]

Location
Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin Durban Memorial Obelisk

703 Donegani Avenue
Pointe-Claire
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.4386443
Long. -73.8365496

front view

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details of British soldiers old tombstones

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