Ontario

Province Code
ON
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35061-002
Type
Address
280 Beechwood Avenue
Location
Beechwood Cemetery, section 29, lot 51
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.445329, -75.669378
Inscription

[front/devant]

FORSYTH


[left side/côté gauche]

IN MEMORY OF
CAPT.
JAS. FORSYTH
LATE COMMANDER
OF THE
OTTAWA FIELD BATTERY
BORN 26TH JUNE 1806
DIED
2ND SEPTEMBER
1872

ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THAT CORPS AND
THEIR FRIENDS

[back/arrière]

FORSYTH

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Beechwood Cemetery Foundation
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Beechwood Cemetery Foundation
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back
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Beechwood Cemetery Foundation
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front
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Erected in the 1870s by members of the 2nd Ottawa Field Battery, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of a former commander, Captain James Forsyth.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Sculptured sandstone statue on shaft
Memorial CF Legacy ID
3150
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35061-001
Type
Address
280 Beechwood Avenue
Location
Beechwood Cemetery, section 29, lot 50NW
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.4487327, -75.6571767
Inscription

L. COLONEL JOHN B. TURNER

THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS AND THE MEN OF HIS CORPS AS A TESTIMONY OF ESTEEM FOR THEIR FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER

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H. Taylor Vergette
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Erected by members of the 2nd Ottawa Field Battery in the 1870s, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of their former commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Turner.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Sculptured sandstone cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
3147
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-084
Type
Address
2140 Walkley Road
Location
Ottawa Masonic Centre entrance
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.385928, -75.622953
Inscription

CANADA

Erected by the Masonic Lodges of Ottawa

In Honour of their Members who gave their lives for
King and Country in the Great War 1914 - 1919

“Their Name Liveth for Evermore”

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This plaque was erected in 1975 and dedicated to the members of the Masonic Lodges of Ottawa who gave their lives in the First World War.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Photo Credit
Richard Turcotte
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10783
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-083
Type
Address
Over Airport Parkway
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.3543116, -75.6584548
Inscription

[sign/panneau]
Pont commémoratif
Juno Beach
Memorial Bridge

[plaque]
Juno Beach Memorial Bridge
Passerelle commémoratif Juno Beach

  • This bridge is named in recogniction of the historical impact of Juno Beach
  • Cette passerelle est ainsi nommé pour rappeler l'importance historique de Juno Beach
  • On June 6, 1944, Canada played a leading role
  • in the largest combined military operation in
  • history: D-Day, 14,500 Canadians landed in
  • Nazi-occupied France by boat or parachute;
  • thousands more participated at sea and in the
  • air. Canada fought, shoulder to shoulder, with
  • over a dozen allied nations on D-Day and in the
  • campaign that followed to achieve the
  • liberation of Europe.
  •   
  • The Canadian successfully stormed Juno Beach,
  • but the cost was high: 381 dead and nearly 600
  • wounded on June 6 alone. D-Day was just he
  • beginning, the Normandy Campaign continued
  • until late August 1944. Over 90,000 Canadians
  • served in Normandy; 5,500 never came home.
  •   
  • This bridge is a testament of our pledge to
  • remember forever the Canadians who served
  • on Juno Beach and in Normandy.
  •   
  • Approved by Ottawa City Council
  • on September 25, 2019
  • Le 6 juin 1944, le Canada a joué un rôle déterminant
  • dans la plus vaste opération interarmées de l'histoire:
  • le jour J. Quelque 14 500 Canadiens débarquérent de
  • bateau ou furent parachutés en France occupée par les
  • Nazis, et des milliers d'autres ont pris part auz opérations
  • aériennes ou en mer. Le Canada à participé au jour J et
  • à la campagne qui suivit aux côtàs de plus d'une douzaine
  • de nations alliées, pour parvenir à la libération de
  • l’Europe.
  •   
  • Les Canadiens ont pris d'assaut Juno Beach, mais les pertes
  • furent lourdes: 381 morts et près de 600 blessé dans la
  • seule journée du 6 juin. Le jour J n'était qu'un début; la
  • campagne de Normandie allait se poursuivie jusqu'à la fin
  • d'août 1944. Plus de 90 000 Canadiens ont servi en
  • Normandie; 5 500 ne sont jamais rentrées chez eux.
  •   
  • Ce passerelle est le témoignagee de notre engagement à
  • ne jamais oublier les Canadiens qui ont servi à Juno Beach
  • et en Normandie.
  •   
  • Approuvé par le Conseil municipal d'Ottawa
  • le 25 septembre 2019
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City of Ottawa | Ville d'Ottawa
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City of Ottawa | Ville d'Ottawa
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City of Ottawa | Ville d'Ottawa
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City of Ottawa | Ville d'Ottawa
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bridge
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The Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge was renamed the Juno Beach Memorial Bridge on November 8, 2019. Mayor Jim Watson and Councilor Riley Brockington joined members of the Royal Canadian Legion at the official ceremony.

Amanda Purdy, a resident of the area, was so struck by the accomplishments of Canadians at Juno that she named her dog after the battle. It was her idea to rename the pedestrian bridge to Juno Beach Memorial Bridge. The plaque unveiled was installed at a later date.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Bridge
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10476
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-082
Type
Address
1750 Russell Road
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.4045488, -75.6338466
Inscription

The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre

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Google Maps
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Perley and Rideau Veterans' Health Centre
War or Conflict Term
Province
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The Rideau Veterans Home was built by the federal government in 1945 as a temporary residence for the rehabilitation of service personnel returning from the Second World War. It gradually grew into a 139-bed home for the aged.

In 1988, the Perley Hospital was invited to submit a project plan to Veterans Affairs Canada to combine with the Rideau Veterans Home and the Veterans Wing of the National Defence Medical Centre to construct a new 450-bed facility. Construction began in 1994 with financing shared among Veterans Affairs Canada (55%), Ontario Ministry of Health (30%), Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton (10 %) and a community fundraising campaign (5%).  The first residents moved into the new facility in 1995. In 1997, the Ministry of Health designated the new facility as a long-term care home.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Building
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10463
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-081
Type
Address
217 First Avenue
Location
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.404073, -75.6899681
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Victoria Edwards
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stained glass window
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The Resurrection Great War stained glass window by Robert McCausland was dedicated at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in the Glebe on 17 January 1921. The window, whose themes are peace, eternal life and resurrection, was installed above the altar to honour parishioners who served and, in particular remember those who died during the Great War. It was transferred to the current site at 217 First Avenue in 1938.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Stained Glass Window
Photo Credit
Victoria Edwards
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9708
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-080
Type
Address
Helen Rapp Way
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.3123356, -75.598488
Inscription

voie Helen Rapp Way

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Richard Turcotte
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street sign
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Helen Rapp Way is named in memory of Sergeant Helen Rapp.

Helen Rapp (née Villeneuve) was born on 25 July 1925 in Schumacher Ontario, a few km east of Timmins. At the age of 15, she left her hometown accompanied by her mother, to work in a weapons factory in Hamilton. Working a lathe to produce the barrels of Bofor guns, she remained in Hamilton until 1942 at which time she lied about her age in order to enlist in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC). She completed her basic and clerk’s training in Kitchener and was transferred to the Directorate of Signals at Army Headquarters in Ottawa. She worked in Ottawa throughout the war, attaining the rank of Sergeant.

In 1946, she left the military, but remained in Ottawa and became an advocate for military widows as well as volunteering at the Queensway-Carleton Hospital, Armed Forces Pensioners’ Association and the Canadian War Museum. Helen Rapp passed away on 22 August 2013.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Street
Photo Credit
Richard Turcotte
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9663
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-079
Type
Address
Connecting Strandherd Drive and Earl Armstrong Road
Location
Across Rideau River
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.2695116, -75.7003668
Inscription

[sign/enseigne]
Vimy
Memorial Bridge

Pont Commémoratif
de Vimy

[plaque]

  • Vimy Memorial Bridge
    Opened July 12, 2014
  • Vimy Memorial Bridge commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War in 1914 and the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a key battle of the Great War, which took place in northern France in April 1917.
  • Canadian Regiments from coast to coast fought together and triumphed at Vimy Ridge, helping to create a stronger sense of Canadian identity and community.
  • Of the 100,000 Canadians who fought valiantly at Vimy Ridge, 3,598 died and approximately 7,400 were injured.
  • Local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion proposed that this bridge be named to honour the many heroes of Vimy Ridge.
  • The Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Ottawa provided funding for the bridge.
  • Pont commémoratif de Vimy
    Inauguré le 12 juillet 2014
  • Le pont commémoratif de Vimy rappelle le 100e anniversaire du début de la Première Guerre mondiale, en 1914, ainsi que la bataille de la crête de Vimy, une des batailles les plus mportantes de la Grande Guerre, qui s'est déroulée dans le Nord de la France en avril 1917.
  • Des régiments de tout le Canada ont combattu et triomphé ensemble à la crête de Vimy, contribuant à renforcer l’identité canadienne.
  • Sur les 100 000 Canadiens qui ont combattu courageusement à la crête de Vimy, 3 598 sont morts et environ 7 400 ont été blessées.
  • Les filiales locales de la Légion royale canadienne ont proposé que ce pont rende hommage aux nombreux héros de Vimy.
  • Le pont a été financé par les gouvernements du Canada et de l'Ontario ainsi que par la Ville d'Ottawa.
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Richard Turcotte
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Vimy Memorial Bridge sign
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Richard Turcotte
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Vimy Memorial Bridge
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Louise Bellec
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plaque
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Louise Bellec
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Vimy Memorial Bridge
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The Vimy Memorial Bridge was completed in 2014 and spans the Rideau River, connecting Strandherd Drive and Earl Armstrong Road. Though opened to the public on 12 July as the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge, on October 1, 2014, the city’s transportation committee officially renamed the bridge Vimy Memorial Bridge in recognition of the Canadian-led victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge (9-12 April 1917).

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Bridge
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9335
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-078
Type
Address
2100 Walkley Road
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.3856991, -75.6253521
Inscription

Armoury          Manège militaire

Major E.J.G. Holland VC

2100 Ch. Walkley Rd.

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Richard Turcotte
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armoury and sign
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Richard Turcotte
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Richard Turcotte
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armoury
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This armoury is named in honour of Major E.J.G. Holland, VC, who as a Sergeant, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his courageous actions of 07 November 1900 in South Africa.

Major Edward James Gibson Holland, VC (Feb 1878- June 1948) was born in Ottawa and attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute. He was a 22 year old Sergeant in the Royal Canadian Dragoons during the Second Boer War when he was awarded the VC for his actions of 07 November 1900 in South Africa. His citation reads, "Sergeant Holland did spendid work with his Colt gun, and kept the Boers off the two 12-pounders, by its fire at close range. When he saw the enemy were too near for him to escape with the carriage, as the horse was blown, he calmly lifted the gun off and galloped away with it under arm." Holland later achieved the rank of Major and served in the First World War.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Building
Photo Credit
Richard Turcotte
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9299
City/Municipality
Ottawa
Memorial Number
35060-077
Type
Address
2101 Alert Road
Location
Hylands Golf Club, near tee-off of hole 10S
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.3168713, -75.6506524
Inscription

[front/devant]

The Scheldt – l’Escaut

In October 1944, the Canadian Army struggled to open the vital port of Antwerp, for use by allied convoys. The Germans were determined to defend it. Canadians fought in appaling conditions over flooded ground to capture the approached to Antwerp and clear the southern bank of the Scheldt. By 28 November 1944, the Scheldt was clear and the first allied convoys disembarked at Antwerp.

En octobre 1944, l’Armée canadienne a combattu afin d’ouvrir aux convois alliés le port vital d’Anvers. Les Allemands étaient déterminés à bien le défendre. Les Canadiens se sont battus dans des conditions innommables sur des terres inondées afin de prendre les abords d’Avers et libérer la rive sud de l’Escaut. Le 28 novembre 1944, l’Escaut était libre et les premiers convois alliés débarquaient à Anvers.

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Richard Turcotte
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Richard Turcotte
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This memorial plaque is dedicated to the Canadian Army participation in the Battle of the Scheldt.

This plaque is one of 39 plaques unveiled in 2009 at Hylands Golf Club. The plaques commemorate former Ottawa-area military installations, a military patron saint, battle honours, ships, units, and squadrons.

City
Ottawa
Country
Type Description
Plaque (black stone) on a pedestal
Photo Credit
Richard Turcotte
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8887