The Richmond Legion Mural was designed by Legion member Becky Marr-Johnson. It took hundreds of hours and over one year to complete. The mural is divided into two sections - the left section depicts the history of Richmond and Canada; in the center of the mural is a Canadian Maple leaf; and the right section depicts Canadians in service from the First World War to 1967.
Richmond, Ontario
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[mural/murale]
O CANADA
WE STAND ON GUARD
FOR THEE
[left section of mural/section de gauche de la murale]
O CANADA
(RICHMOND STYLE)
1. WILSON DAIRY FARM - RICHMOND ROAD
2. TRILLIUMS - ONTARIO PROVINCIAL FLOWER
3. PEACE TOWER - OTTAWA, ONT.
4. JOCK RIVER - AT MCBEAN ST. BRIDGE
5. CANADA GEESE
6. TULIPS
7. RICHMOND CENOTAPH
8. ST. JOHNS ANGLICAN CHURCH - BUILT 1859
9. MCBEAN STREET - 1977
10. RICHMOND FAIR - FOUNDED 1844
"THE RICHMOND LEGION MURAL"
CONCEPT, DESIGN AND EXECUTION BY
BECKY MARR-JOHNSON OF NORTH GOWER, ONT.
PAINTED JULY 1996 TO SEPT., 1977
THANKS TO
THE WALTER REID ESTATE
GOULBOURN MIDDLE SCHOOL
RICHMOND LEGION BRANCH 625 -
MEMBERS, LADIES AUXILIARY, AND
CLUB 55
THE CANADAIN WAR MUSEUM
MICHAEL CALNAN -
SWORDS & PLOUSHARES MUSEUM
BOB TRACY - DIRECTOR -
AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION
[right section of mural/section de droite de la murale]
WE STAND ON GUARD
(CANADIANS IN SERVICE)
WORLD WAR 1 - 1914-1918
1. TRENCHES - BATTLES OF THE SOMME
2. MAP - THE WESTERN FRONT
3. CANADIAN NURSES AND WOUNDED
WORLD WAR II - 1939-1945
4. HURRICANES AND SPITFIRES (AIR FORCE)
5. BEDFORD BASIN - HALIFAX, N.S. (NAVY)
6. MAP - "D" DAY - CANADIAN MOVEMENTS
7. ARTILLERY (ARMY)
8. LUMBER SHIP (MERCHANT MARINE)
9. KOREAN CONFLICT - 1950-1953
10. U.N. PEACEKEEPING - EGYPT - 1967
CANADIANS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OVER 30 PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS
11. NORAD HEADQUARTERS - NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE
COMMAND - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. (SURVEILLANCE)
12. CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY - AGIRA, SICILY
109,980 CANADIANS WHO DIED IN WWI & WWII ARE
COMMEMORATED IN SUCH CEMETERIES IN 74 COUNTRIES
13. CREST - RICHMOND LEGION BRANCH 625
"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
TO ALL WHO SERVE
RICHMOND
BRANCH
625
1973 1997
Visitor information
Location
The Richmond Legion Mural
6430 Ottawa Street West
Richmond
Ontario
The Richmond Legion Mural
6430 Ottawa Street West
Richmond
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.1757302
Long. -75.8418621
Lat. 45.1757302
Long. -75.8418621
The Richmond Legion Mural
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Soldiers at the Battle of the Somme trenches.
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List of images on the We Stand on Guard section.
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Western Front map.
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Canadian nurses and wounded soldier.
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Hurricanes and Spitfires.
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