Royal Regiment of Canada Window

Toronto, Ontario
Type
Other

The Royal Regiment of Canada Window consists of three panes and was donated by the Royal Regiment of Canada. The center pane commemorates the Dieppe Raid in which the regiment suffered enormous casualties. Afterwards, they were part of the invasion force in Normandy which is commemorated on the left pane. They fought through Northwest Europe and were in Holland when the war ended which is depicted in the right pane.

Inscription

ST GEORGE

NORMANDY 1944

DIEPPE
FAUBOURG DE VAUCELLES
VERRIERES RIDGE TILLY-LA CAMPAGNE
FALAISE
THE SCHELDT

DIEPPE 1942

ST MICHAEL

HOLLAND 1945

SOUTH BEVELAND
THE RHINELAND
THE HOCHWAL
XANTEN
TWENTE CANAL

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO DIED AND ALL
WHO SERVED WITH THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADA 1939-1945

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Location
Royal Regiment of Canada Window

2075 Bayview Avenue
Toronto
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.7219498
Long. -79.3765293
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