My VAC Account
My VAC AccountIn honour of all
Polish soldiers who valiantly
fought for the freedom of all
mankind during the Second
World War 1939-1945
Dedicated by the Polish
Combatants Association in
Canada. Branch No. 2 London
Ontario, Canada
This 11th of November 1987
_________________________
Dla upamietnicnia bohaterstwa
zolnierzy Polskich, ktorzy
walczyli w czasie II giej wojny
swiatowej w kraju I za granica
za wolnose nasza I wasza
1939-1945
Pomnik ten zostal ufundowany
Prezez czlonkow stowwarzyszenia
Poliskich Kombatantow Kolo No. 2
London, Ontario, Canada
Dnia 11 Listopada 1987
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Poland’s participation during WW II
Poland westerplatte kutno LWDW
Modlin, Warsaw- uprising 1944
North Africa: Tobruk, Gazala
Norway: Narvik
France: Caen, Falaise-Chambois
Netherlands : Arnhem, Breda
Battles of Britain & Atlantic
Italy: Monte Cassino, Ancona, Bologna
Front edge: 5th Kresowa Division, British VIII Army, 11 Polish Army Corps, 3rd Carpathian Division, 1st Armoured Division
Rear edge: 7th Division, 2nd Armoured Brigade, Polish Air Force, Polish Navy, Polish Resistance
Urn: Soil from World War II Polish military cemeteries in Italy- Monte Cassino, Bologna and Loreto.
This monument was unveiled in memory of Polish soldiers who fought in the Second World War.
The monument is inscribed in English and Polish, and at the lower edge of the monument, are engraved the crests of the military formations in which the Polish soldiers served. In addition, there is an urn in which was placed soil from three Polish military cemeteries located in Italy.
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| TO THOSE IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY |
AUX MEMBRES DU CORPS DES TRANSMISSIONS ROYAL CANADIEN QUI ONE DONEÉ LEUR VIE POUR LEUR PAYS |
This memorial is located at the gates to what was Vimy Barracks (now CFB Kingston) and is dedicated to those in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals who gave their lives for their country.
In 1962 over $30,000 was raised for construction of a fitting Signals War Memorial. A sod turning ceremony was held in June 1962 and the unveiling parade was held 6 October, 1962. In 2014 the memorial was rededicated to include members of the Communications and Electronics Branch who died as a result of their service.
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(Royal Canadian Horse Artillery crest/insigne)
ERECTED BY THE
OFFICERS, N.C.O'S AND MEN OF THE
ROYAL CANDIAN HORSE ARTILLERY
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THEIR COMRADES WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
LT. COLONEL D.I.V. EATON
MAJOR T.D.J. RINGWOOD
MAJOR H.W. MACPHERSON M.C.
MAJOR W.E. STEACY M.C.
LIEUT. A.D. WILLIAMSON
LIEUT. A.R. STEWART
SERJT. E.A. KING
CORPL. (SS) J. GLAGG
CORPL. W. BAILEY
CORPL. J. DALGLEISE
CORPL. J.W. SIMPSON MM
CORPL. G.H. TWITT
BOMBR. S.V. MOORE
BOMBR J. STODDART
A./BDR. P. ASHBY
A/BDR. E. COKER
A/BDR. F.R.L. McAULEY
A/BDR. C. NELSON
GUNNER E. ANDREWS
GUNNER R. CLARKE
BOMBR W.E. CASS (LIEUT. R.F.C.)
A/BDR. A.C. ROSS (LIEUT. CAN. INF.)
GNR. H.S. LEWIS (LIEUT. CAN. INF.)
ARMT. Q.M.S. H. PHILLIPS R.C.O.C.
GUNNER J.P. HARPER
GUNNER E.J. HOCKIN
GUNNER H.J. JUHEL
GUNNER W.R. JERRAN
GUNNER A. PEPIN
GUNNER E. RIDER
DRIVER J.A. COOPER
DRIVER C.E. CHAINEY
DRIVER A.C. NORWICH
DRIVER R.E. PEACOCK
DRIVER E. QUINN
DRIVER W. ROBERTSON D.C.M.
DRIVER J.M. WALLACE
TPTR. J. LOWE
THEIR NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE
1914 1919
SOMME 1916 - 1918
GUILLEMONT
GINCHY
TRANSLOY
HILL 70
CAMBRAI 1917 - 1918
FRANCE & FLANDERS
1915 - 1918
ST. QUENTIN
ROSIERES, AVRE
AMIENS
HAMEL
PURSUIT TO THE SELLE
[right side/côté droit]
(Royal Canadian Horse Artillery crest/insigne)
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
BRIGADIER J.N. LANE, DSO
CAPTAIN FW DREWRY, MC
CAPTAIN E.H.W. LAMBART
CAPTAIN F.W. WIGGINS
LIEUT G.P. DAMER
B.S.M. (WO II) W.J.B. McLEOD
SERGT A.D. GRAHAM
SERGT W.L. IGGLESDEN
SERGT R. LONG
L/SERGT M.H. LAMBERT
BOMDR R. BOON
L/BDR W.E. MANNVL/BDR L. MILLER
L/BDR K.W. SIMMONDS
GUNNER G.F. ADAMS
GUNNER G.L. BENEDICT
GUNNER W.A. BOWNES
GUNNER A. DACK
GUNNER W. FLIS
GUNNER M.L. KOSMACK
GUNNER K.L. LUHTA
GUNNER S.J. MARSHALL
GUNNER W.J. MUCHMORE
GUNNER B.E. McKINNEY
GUNNER P. RICHARD
GUNNER A.S. RUSHLOW
GUNNER A.W. SCOTT
GUNNER H. SCHULTZ
GUNNER G.F. SZOCS
GUNNER I.L. VINCE
GUNNER A.J. WARRENER
GUNNER L.A. WILLIAMS
GUNNER A. WITHERALL
1939 - 1945
GOTHIC LINES
SAN FORTUNATO
LAMONE RIVER
NORTH WEST EUROPE
1945
[left side/côté gauche]
(Royal Canadian Horse Artillery crest/insigne)
IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE
SECOND WORLD WAR
CAPTAIN R. A. DONALD
CAPTAIN W.H. HOWARTH
CAPTAIN T.H. TURNER
LIEUT H.J. BEDELL
LIEUT W.J.C. JOHNSTON
SERGT M. J. DAGGITT
SERGT W.J. HUNTER
SERGT W.C. KNAPTON
SERGT J.E. TISDALE
BOMDR J. DAVIDSON
BOMDR F.J. STEVENS
L/BDR L.E. MILLARD
L/BDR A.J. RIDLINGTON
L/BDR R.F. TAYLOR
GUNNER. C.P. BAILEY
GUNNER M. BOISVERT
GUNNER A.R. CARSWELL
GUNNER H.F. DAST
GUNNER M.F. HINDS
GUNNER H.J. LEACH
GUNNER A.F. MACDONALD
GUNNER D.J. MINGAY
GUNNER D.L. MURPHY
GUNNER D.D. MACMILLIAN
GUNNER E.R. RINK
GUNNER C.W.J. SADLER
GUNNER B.W. SMITH
GUNNER C.R. SWEET
GUNNER M.M. TWEEDLY
GUNNER N.R.H. WAITT
GUNNER J.V. WHITE
GUNNER S.E. WILSON
GUNNER W.R. ZUBEK
1939 - 1945
SICILY
MORO RIVER
ORTONA
LIRI VALLEY
The National Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Memorial for soldiers who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars is the only memorial in Canada dedicated solely to the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA), not to be confused with the Royal Regiment of Artillery Memorial dedicated to all gunners.
The magnificent granite structure includes bronze plaques for locations of Battle Honours. The memorial is flanked by two canons from the 1800s. It also includes a 25-pounder gun with plaques from the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and the Royal Canadian Regiment for Gunner support in Afghanistan and Korea. It was erected in 1921 by their comrades of the RCHA who survived the wars and dedicated by General Burstal. In 1951 it was rededicated and updated by FM Lord Alexander.
needs further research/recherche incomplète
This memorial was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 295.
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THROUGH SACRI-
FICE
TO
VICTORY
& PEACE
1914
1918
ERECTED TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF
THOSE FROM THE COUNTY OF LENNOX AND
ADDINGTON WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER MORE
(slab/dalle)
1939 1945
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LENNOX AND ADDINGTON
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
| W.H AIRHART W.G. ALLEN H. ARMSTRONG G. BEDORE W. BUCHANAN G. BURRELL D. CALDWELL W. CLYDE R. CONGER R. DAFOE V. DAVIS G. BERNELL |
R. EVANS R.N. FRETTS A. FRINK H.C. GILBERT C. JACKSON J. KEARNEY W. KEARNEY M.F. KIMMERLY W. KIMMERLY T.L. KIRK H. LAIRD |
H. LEWIS M. LOYST J. McGILL J.R. METCALFE J. MILLER G. MURPHY R.A. PARKS F. PUNCHARD G.E. PURCELL D. REID R. RICHMOND R.J. SAUNDERCOOK |
H. ROGERS W.G. RONEY V. ROY V. SAUNDERS R. SCOUTEN W.A. SEXSMITH A.G. SINCLAIR W. STEENSON R.K. TEMPLETON W. TEMPLETON D. TERRY |
H.C. JACK THOMPSON W. THURLOW A.V. WAGAR W.W. WAGNER M. WAITSON W.S. WEBB F. WEMP W.R. WILKES E. WOOD L.H. YORK G. YOUNG |
(Union Jack stone)
YPRES - MONS
[right side/côté droit]
THROUGH SACRI-
FICE
TO
VICTORY
& PEACE
1914
1918
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER MORE
(Union Jack stone)
ARRAS - CAMBRAI
[back/arrière]
HROUGH SACRI-
FICE
TO
VICTORY
& PEACE
1914
1918
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER MORE
(stone/pierre)
KOREA
1950 - 1953
(stone/pierre)
AFGHANISTAN
SGT. JASON BOYES - 2008
(Union Jack stone)
SOMME - VIMY
[left side/côté gauche]
THROUGH SACRI-
FICE
TO
VICTORY
& PEACE
1914
1918
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVER MORE
(Union Jack stone)
HILL 70
PASSCHENDAELE
The Napanee Cenotaph's base is built of genuine Barre Vermont granite, known as the rock of ages, and is engraved with the names of 156 men who died in the First World War. The great sacrifice that they made in giving us victory and peace is represented in sheathed swords supporting the altar and maple leaves. The tribute to the victorious is bronze.
The Union Jack is carved on the four stones surrounding the base, each engraved with battle field names. The lettering of the inscription is driven in deep enough so that their own shadow makes them stand out.
The concrete foundation is five feet in the ground, the exact size of the stone. At extreme points, it measures 24 feet by 24 feet andthe total height from the ground to the top of the altar is 14 feet six inches. The cenotaph is hand finished, grass terraced, surrounded by a simple flower bed and walks leading to the Court House are placed on each side.
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In memory of
Sgt Shawn Allen Eades, CD
1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER)
Killed in Action
August 20, 2008
Zahri District, Afghanistan
Age: 33
“The way of the Sapper is hard and dangerous and lies between friend and foe. It calls for the best and the bravest of any army”
Duty, Loyalty, Integrity, Courage
This black stone monument is dedicated to the memory of Sergeant Shawn Allen Eades, CD, member of 1 Combat Engineer Regiment, and former student at Westwood Public School, who was killed in action on August 20, 2008 in the Zahri District of Afghanistan.
Excerpt from an article in the Hamilton Spectator, by Stacey Escott, 25 September, 2011:
"Fallen Hamilton soldier Shawn Allen Eades’ wife and two young daughters missed the connecting flight that would get them to his memorial ceremony last week (Friday 23 Sep 11).
The family lives in Edmonton and had to catch a plane from Winnipeg that would fly them to Hamilton. With just half an hour to get in and out of the airport, the plane left without them. Lisa pleaded with airport authorities, and after hearing her story, the pilot turned the plane around and came back for them. The people already on board clapped as Lisa and her daughters Breanna, 10, and Niya, 7, were seated.
They were joined by family and friends, soldiers, teachers, students and politicians as close to 200 people at Westwood Public School remembered the fallen soldier Friday afternoon. Eades was killed on Aug. 20, 2008, while on duty in Afghanistan. He was two weeks away from coming home after his third rotation.
The ceremony took place in the school gymnasium at Westwood where Shawn was a student from grades 3-6 in the ’80s. Students sat patiently as they waited to stand up and sing Canadian Heroes. After the stone was unveiled in the Westwood schoolyard, Breanna and Niya lit the lanterns as the rest of the family laid red roses in front of it."
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(Legion Crest)
BRANCH 136
LEST WE FORGET
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE OF OUR COMRADES
WHO ARE LAID TO REST
IN THIS CEMETERY
[wall/mur]
(front/devant)
M. ZECCA
E. ZUEST
N. KELEY
H. CATHCART
W.H. CLEMENT
J. MURRAY
M. HARBOTTLE
R.L. PARSONS
H. POOLE
R. SHANNON
J. BEAUDET
D. BARNARD
F. WADDISON
J. WARMINGTON
W.E. BECK
E.J. POPE
G. MILNE
J. PERUSCELLO
O. MITCHELL
J. HOPKIN
S. RANDELL
J.G. FARLOW
F. MIDDLETON
G. HOMEWOOD
A. MUNRO
C. GERVAIS
H.W. CLEMENT
C. CAIRNS
J. MONTGOMERY
W. RANDELL
R. ANDERSON
N. DEVLIN
G. NEWELL
R. HOLMES
T. HUTCHINSON
J. WATERS
R. BELL,
R. DAVISON
A. BELTER
P. McGOWAN
E.C. MOUNTAIN
R.A. CURRIE
C. TAYLOR
V. CONNOR
P.J. CONDREN
C. ANDERSON
J.N. BOUCHER
D. BRUSH
J. DOERING
D. DUNN
C.F. FERGUSON
G. LUCY
M. McLEAN
G. McLEOD
C.H. MILLS
D.B. NEWELL
N. PICKETT
R. REED
F. WHEELER
N. STOVER
H.W. LINNEY
F. EDWARDS
A. PENICK
H. HILSON
G. HILSON
L. MIDDLETON
W. ROBERTSON
T. LYLE
J. HOLMES
F. ROSS
J. BAILEY
B. BULLEN
A. CHARLTON
S. HEARNS
J. STEPHENSON
R. VARLEY
R. VERRALL
J. ROBB
J. HETHERINGTON
S. TURNER
M. RUSH
M. McDUFFE
V. COULSON
W. NORRINGTON
K. SCHULTZ
E. COOPER
G. LEECE
A. JONES
G.N. FORD
J.R. PATTERSON
A.O. WALLIS
C. WELLWOOD
N. IGO
L. EVANS
M. RIGO
R.E. BANNING
C. LESTER
G. FLETCHER
F. KASZYCKI
R. MURDOCK
E. THOMPSON
A. MARCELLUS
N.G. WRIGGLESWORTH
ROY GRAY
L. NAYLER
J. DOWNS
E. TONELLI
H. MAGEE
B. KELMAN
J. NOBLE
H. SMITH
S. ALLEN
R. GIASSON
B. CASSON
G. STRAIN
M. SOUTHWOOD
D. PATTERSON
E. BOOTH
H. HOPKIN
K. LEONARD
A. MATTIUSI
G. YORKE
K. LEWIS
T. BRADLEY
B. DINGMAN
J. ROSCOE
M. McKEE
P. BLINCO
R. DANCE
R. TONELLI
M. BLACK
G. WINNEY
S. WOLF
J.A. McNIVEN
B. CYMBROSKI
A. McCALLUM
D. GOWLAND
W. HAGGART
W. WILSON
A. LANDRY
S.J. WILSON
K.P. MARSHALL
G.W. HOPKINS
G.S. JONES
A.T. DOWNS
R. CAIRNS
A. CHARLTON
W.G. RIDDELL
R.A. ARMSTRONG
A.L. GOUTOUSKI
G.F. BUNDY
G.C. TWISS
D.G. JOHNSTON
M.E. LEWORTHY
R.R. CASE
B.W. SMITH
P.J. STEPTOE
W.C. HARVEY
E. LLOYD
L.A. POPE
S.G. STANS
H.M. HEATH
S.R REID
G.E. DOWNS
J. BAYNTON
V. GRENKE
M.C. WILSON
T.P. DEAR
C.J AUGER
R.G. HOWDEN
O. McAFEE
R. ROBERTSON
M. ALLAN
W.E. FERGUSON
G.W. POLLOCK
J.T. WILSON
B.C. MACNAB
J. HOPKINS
D. GRAY
G.E. HADLEY
D. MEILLNER
W. GREENFIELD
E. TOLETZKA
M.J. BURNSIDE
H. FERGUSON
S. REID
R.R. HAMILTON
K.W. CLEMENT
G. GUAY
D.F DUNCAN
J. STEWART
A.E. WILSON
F.H. CHILDS
C.H. THOMAS
G. HASSELFELDT
A. BENSON
C. TAYLOR
J. FITZGERALD
(right side/côté droit)
A. GRAHAM
H. MacLEOD
A. PORTER
F.A. GRAHAM
H. FOX
E.A. JONES
G. AVERY
E. GILLIS
A. COULSON
R. HAYWOOD
P. BERRY
E. MUIR
S. STRAW
A. OSBORN
J. CHARLTON
J.T. WHITE
S.P. DANCE
J. DEWHURST
L. GIBBS
H. COATES
V. BUTLER
L.E. CARGILL
S. CALLARD
E. JOYCE
V. VANDERWATER
G. GILBERT
G. PAQUETTE
D. DAY
F. ROBBINS
J. PEARSON
K. DICK
G. PENSON
L. McKERSIE
C. GAINER
D. GERMAN
J. HUTCHINSON
B. FOLCO
(back/arrière)
J. ARNOLD
K. AGNEW
H. AUGER
J. ARTHUR
A. ARMSTRONG
R. ADAMS
A. ASELTON
E. ARCHER
H.F. ALLEN
W. ALLEN
H. BATTY
G. BAYLIS
J. BAYLIS
J. BAYLEY, F. BOWERING
A. BARDOE
W. BRADLEY
A. BEASLEY
C. BRUSH
F. BARNES
A. BRISTOW
J. BUCHAN
C.A. BENTLEY
C. BOWERING
J. BOUSFIELD
? BOUSTED
B. BEST
M. BOUGHTON
J. BRUSH
W. CHARLTON
P. CHARLTON
W. COATES
R. CLEMENTS
V. CANNON
F. CROSS
W. CROSS
J. CHILDS
J. COUSINTINE
T. COURT
L. COOK
F. CUNSTON
R. COLLEN
C. COLLIS
W.A. COONEY
R. COOKE
S. CURRIE
K. COXE
P. CIMICUD
C. DAVIDSON
C. DEFOREST
R. GRAY
G. FULLIS
A. GRIMSTER
H. GRAHAM
W. GALLAGHER
A. HIGGINS
G. HENRY
J. GILSON
T. HILSON
W. HILL
G. HOUSTON
G. HOMEWOOD
F. HARDSAND
T. HUDDLESTON
H. ISHAM
V. JACOBS
F. JEFFERY
S. KENNEY
M. KENNEY
C. KENNEDY
J. KEENAN
J. KEEY
E. KELLY
C. KELMAN
W. KELMAN
H. LERICHE
J. LECOCO
G. LECOCO
P. LECOCO
C. LEWINGTON
C.H. LEWINGTON
C. LIDDLE
A. LYONS
W. LAZENBY
O. LAZENBY
H. LYLE
P. LLOYD
J. LAING
R. McCUAIG
W. McKENZIE
S. McLEAN
K. McEACHERN
J. McEACHERN
G. McEACHERN
L. McARTHUR
J. McLAUGHLIN
P. McGIBBON
K. MACKIE
V. MISHAK
A. MISHAK
A. MAYES
W. MORRISON
W. MORRISON
J. MERRETT
G. MILLARD
J. MASKELL
J. MASON
E. MONGROW
C. MARSHALL
A. MARCHAND
J. MILLS
R. McDOWELL
J. MORLEY
A. MORLEY
L. MUDDLE
S. NADALIN
A. NADALIN
D. NANKERVILL
L. NEEDHAM
A. NEWELL
J. ORWIN
S. ORR
B. OAKES
S. PATTERSON
H. PATTERSON
A. PATTERSON
A. POELZER
G. PROCTOR
C. PERUSCELO
W. PITCHE
R. PTOLEMY
G. PELLETIER
C. PEARSON
C. POLLOCK
H. PITCHER
O. PEARSON
H. POST
A. ROMANIW
G. ROOS
C. REVELL
G. RINALDO
W. SCOTT
C. SCOTT
A.B. SMITH
H. SMITH
E. SMITH
G. SMILLIE
G. SCLISIZZI
H. SALES
R. SYMONS
J. TRIMBLE
H. THIBAULT
E. TRANSON
D. TRIDER
J. TELFER
R. THOMPSON
G. TITUS
P. URELL
T. VANFLEET
V.J. WILSON
E. WILSON
J. WARBEY
A. WILSON
J. WILSON
T. WOOD
H. WHETHAM
V. WHITE
W. WILSON
F. WHITE
J. WATSON
H. WHITNEY
G. YOUNG
C. YOUNG
L. YOUNG
G. ZANATTA.
(left side/côté gauche)
G. OXTOBY
S. MARSH
E. TAYLOR
J. McTRACH
S.C. THOMAS
A.E. COOPER
G. GULLIS
M. GREENFIELD
J.E. JOHNSON
L.P. SCHULTZ
P.A. BARR
W.F. JOHNSON
W. PYNKOSKI
E.W. MEREDITH
D.M. TIMBERS
J.D. GALBRAITH
R. EGGELTON
K. JAMES
L.M. KASKO
M. EVANS
E. DICK
R.TIMBERS
D. PAUPST
R. MAHON
B.R. CHARLTON
R. BEZANT
R.G. BARTON
L. GAREAU
H. COULSON
D.L. KELMAN
E. HIGH
F. SONOSKI
C. THOMSON
T. VOISIN
J. JENSON
M. LEDWITH
B. CASARIN
K. GUELIS
Erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 136 on lands provided by the Evergreen Cemetery Board, this memorial is dedicated to those who died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
[plaque]
To honour those who fought at the
Battel of Lake Erie
on September 10, 1813
and other battles fought on
these waters during the War of 1812
This monument erected
by the Provincial Marine
and the Town of Amherstburg
with support from the
Ontario Trillium Foundation
August 2012
[plaque]
October 2018
Amherstburg Council supported
a "Hero Tree" which was planted along a 170 km
stretch of Ontario's Macdonald-Cartier 401 Freeway.
Designated as the "Highway of Heroes"
for use as the route during ceremonial convoys carrying fallen
Canadian Forces personnel who died serving Our Country
from CFB Trenton to the Coroner's office in Toronto.
Prepare to Fire was unveiled on August 3, 2012, during the bicentennial Roots to Boots Festival. It was designed and created by Windsor, Ontario, sculptors Laura and Mark Williams to commemorate the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813.
The monument depicts bronze life-size figures of three British Royal Navy men and one foot soldier recruited to help fight the battle aboard ship in Lake Erie. During this time, man power was becoming harder to recruit and as were supplies to fight the battle, which was the case for the ‘flints’ required to fire their cannons onboard the ships. Depicted in the sculpture is a man with a musket in hand preparing to fire their ship cannon in battle. A Navy commander is holding a megaphone to holler out commands on board and at the same time helping a wounded soldier (recently shot). The winded soldier was positioned to align the canon for firing.
During the process of creating this monument, Mark and Laura worked with reenactors from the Provincial Marine group for staging and artist reference. Mark designed the concept and created the armature in steel and hand sculpted the life size figures in clay. His understudy, Dick Wood, sculpted the Marina, packing the cannon with powder. Mark then oversaw and completed final details. The cannon used was cast at Ford Motor Company many years earlier and was mounted on a faux wood cement deck to represent the frigate in battle.
Once the monument was completed in clay, they brought it to Fine Arts Foundry in Clarkton, Michigan to be molded and then cast in bronze. The first two figures were unveiled in 2012 at the Boots to Roots Festival and then the following year, the two remaining figures were installed with another smaller unveiling.
The Battle of Lake Erie was a naval battle fought between the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy on September 10, 1813, in western Lake Erie during the War of 1812. At 11:45 am the British Fleet, under Commodore Robert Barclay aboard the Detroit, opened with long guns. American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry aboard the Lawrence, supported by two schooners, attacked the Detroit and then the Queen Charlotte. Detroit was lost and all other vessels damaged, their sails entangled or out of action. The battle ended at 2:30 pm with all British ships captured and survivors taken as prisoners. British suffered 41 dead, 94 wounded and 306 captured. American casualties were 27 dead and 96 wounded.
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AMHERSTBURG NAVY YARD
L'ARSENAL DE
LA MARINE DE AMHERSTBURG
A Navy Yard was built here in 1796 to replace Detroit as
the base and supply depot for the Provincial Marine on
Lakes Erie and Huron. In 1812 the GENERAL HUNTER and
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, built here, took part in the capture of
Detroit. The next year, his supply lines cut, Robert Barclay’s
poorly equipped fleet, including the DETROIT, was defeated
by Oliver Perry, U.S.N., in the battle of Lake Erie. This
reverse led the British to burn the Navy Yard on 22 Sep-
tember 1813, before withdrawing from Amherstburg.
L'arsenal, construit ici en 1796, etait le port d'attache de la
Provinical Marine et le centre de ravitaillement pour les lacs
Érié et Huron. En 1812 les navires GENERAL HUNTER
et QUEEN CHARLOTTE, construits ici, participient à la
prise de Détroit. L'année suivante, l'approvisionnement de
l'arsenal ayant été interrompu, la flotte mal grace du
capitaine Robert Barclay, dont le plus important navire
étatit le DETROIT, perdit la bataille du lac Érié. L'armée
britanniques dut brulet l'arsenal le 22 septembre 1813 avant
de báttre en retraite.
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Government of Canada - Gouvernement du Canada
The cairn for the Amherstburg Navy Yard National Historic Site was originally erected in 1931 with a Fosbery style plaque, which was replaced around 1977 with the current Roselawn, bilingual style of plaque. There are also two illustrative plaques with images for this designation. There is another plaque on the cairn for the Pro Patria National Historic Event.
Amherstburg Navy Yard was constructed in 1796 after British forces vacated Detroit and relocated downstream to the eastern side of the Detroit River. The yard, used to construct and repair vessels, served as the hub of the British Naval presence on the Upper Great Lakes. The yard’s facilities included a large storehouse, two blockhouses, a timber yard with a saw pit, and a wharf. To the north of the naval yard, the British built Fort Amherstburg, at what is now Fort Malden National Historic Site of Canada, and to the south, a settlement, which became known as Amherstburg, sprang up to supply the fort and naval yard. For almost 20 years, the yard produced vessels ranging from small, open bateaux, to full-sized, three-masted, ship-rigged men-of-war. Amherstburg Navy Yard played a significant defensive role during the War of 1812, as the ships it produced enabled the British to maintain control of the area.
Following the British defeat at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813, Amherstburg was evacuated and both the fort and the navy yard were burnt prior to the American capture. The Americans later built an installation named Fort Malden on the ruins of Fort Amherstburg. Although Fort Malden was returned to the British in July 1815, the area never regained its pre-war importance as a fort and naval yard. The fort was used briefly during the rebellions of 1837-38 before its closure in 1858.
Amherstburg Navy Yard was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1928.
The Jewish War Veterans of Canada, Toronto Post, erected and dedicated the Flames of Memory memorial at the Remembrance Day Service, November 11, 2013. This Memorial commemorates and honours the many Jewish men and women who served during the First and Second World Wars, Korean War, and many other peace keeping missions including Afghanistan and Israel.
The names of the 570 Jewish men and women who served in the Canadian Forces and died in battle are listed on the front side. On the other side of the monument is a partial list of those who fought and fortunately returned home.
Funds for this memorial were raised through veteran, corporate and the Community War Memorial Program donations.
