Presented in 1992 to Observation Post de Hart (Op de Hart, home of the Ottawa Gunners) by Lt.Col. (Ret'd) J.J. Donahue, President of the Ottawa Gunners. The memorial is a statue of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of gunners, artillery and explosives, personnel, and military engineers.
One of the Military Attaches' in Ottawa decided that the figure needed a better home than the one that he could provide. Lieutenant-Colonel Jerry Donahue was quick enough to seize the opportunity and the statue of Saint Barbara came to reside in Observation Post de Hart (Op de Hart) on the 2nd floor of the Army Officers' Mess in Ottawa.
