Wingham Memorial Cannon
Municipality/Province: Wingham, ON
Memorial number: 35033-018
Type: Weapon
Address: 183 Victoria Street West
Location: In front of the Legion
GPS coordinates: Lat: 43.8868747 Long: -81.3188991
Submitted by: Keith Toye
This memorial is a German field artillery piece, a 77-mm gun, captured by the 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the Battle of Drocourt-Queant on 2 August 1918. It was given to the town of Wingham as part of the post-First World War trophy redistribution program.
Inscription found on memorial
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Street view
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