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All four of the shield stained glass windows located outside the entrance to the Memorial Chamber were designed by Frank Hollister, who had spent four years in active service during the Great War, and constructed by Cowan & Hollister in 1928.

This window has a purple shield featuring a sprig of green maple leaves and a white fleur-de-lis is surmounted with a crown and surrounded with foliage and folded ribbon. The Latin inscription on the window translates to: Honour peace justice liberty.

All four of the shield stained glass windows located outside the entrance to the Memorial Chamber were designed by Frank Hollister, who had spent four years in active service during the Great War, and constructed by Cowan & Hollister in 1928.

This window has a white shield with red cross symbolizing Saint George, the patron saint of England, complemented with helmet and folded ribbon. The Latin inscription on the window translates to: By faith victorious. 

All four of the shield stained glass windows located outside the entrance to the Memorial Chamber were designed by Frank Hollister, who had spent four years in active service during the Great War, and constructed by Cowan & Hollister in 1928.

This window has a blue shield with white saltire, symbolizing the cross of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, complemented with helmet, fleur-de-lis and ribbon. The Latin inscription on the window translates to: By the cross victorious. 

Commissioned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans Association for Alberta’s Centennial, this memorial honours a commanding figure in Canadian history, Colonel James Alexander Farquharson Macleod. He is depicted in the elaborate uniform of second commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police and sits on his horse. The statue was created by renowned bronze sculptor Don Begg of Studio West Bronze Foundry Ltd. A replica of this statue was unveiled at Headquarters in Ottawa by Commissioner Zaccardelli on November 11, 2005.

James was born in 1836 in Drynoch, Isle of Skye, Scotland and emigrated to Canada with his family in the summer of 1845. Years of life on the farm influenced him at least as powerfully as his schooling and the family’s friendship with a family of local Ojibwa Indigenous imparted to James a lifelong respect and admiration for the native people of Canada.

His father lost seven brothers to tropical diseases while they were serving in the military and had himself fallen seriously ill while on military service in Demerara (Guyana). He left Scotland to avoid a similar fate for his sons. In the summer of 1856, Farquharson joined the Volunteer Militia Field Battery of Kingston as a lieutenant and was offered a commission in the British army. His father was horrified and insisted that the offer be refused.

In 1860, James passed his bar examinations at Osgoode Hall. For the next decade he practiced law at Bowmanville and retained a strong interest in the militia. Transferred in 1862 to the Bowmanville Volunteer Militia Rifle Company (which became part of the 45th (West Durham) Battalion of Infantry four years later), he was promoted to captain in 1863 and major in 1866. He served in the Trent Affair in 1861 and the Fenian Raids of 1866. In 1870, he obtained a commission as brigade major with the expedition sent to quell the uprising in the Red River settlement, Manitoba. He remained with the Canadian militia force at Lower Fort Garry until the spring of 1871 and returned to Ontario.

He was promoted lieutenant-colonel in the 45th Battalion of Infantry in December 1871. In late 1872 he left for England and Scotland and in the spring of 1873 Prime Minister Macdonald offered him a commission as superintendent and inspector in the newly established North-West Mounted Police. He accepted, returned to Canada and in October he left Collingwood, Ontario for Upper Fort Garry (Winnipeg) with several other officers and 150 men. During the winter of 1873–74 they began the training and organization of the North-West Mounted Police. In December he commanded the first patrol and on June 1, 1874, he was the first appointed assistant commissioner.

James set the tone of patience, reason, and diplomacy for North-West Mounted Police dealings with Indigenous peoples which survived until the 1890s. He was appointed as stipendiary magistrate for the North-West Territories on January 1, 1876, and left the force to then return to the force as commissioner on July 22, 1876. At the end of September 1880 Macleod resigned as commissioner and devoted his time to his judicial duties. 

Alex Polowin Avenue was named for Alex Polowin, a Second World War veteran who served in the Royal Canadian Navy and a member of Jewish War Veterans of Canada. In addition to the street-naming, Polowin has been honoured numerous times for his service including being a recipient of the French Legion of Honour, the Russian Ushakov Medal, the United Kingdom’s Arctic Star, and Canada’s Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Polowin met Queen Elizabeth, then-U.S. president Barack Obama, and other world leaders when he was chosen to represent veterans in 2014 at the 70th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies in Normandy. Polowin served on two ships during the war – the HMCS Pictou and HMCS Huron. Ottawa City Councillor Jan Harder presented a framed citation to Alex Polowin at the street-naming ceremony in his honour, November 30, 2017 on Alex Polowin Avenue in the Barrhaven area.

The Hall of Honour, formerly Hall of Fame, is a ceremonial hall containing plaques and reliefs commemorating the Great War, Parliament Building fire, and Confederation.

This street commemorates Pivate Ferdinand Riendeau, a First World War combat veteran, and his son, Guardsman Ferdinand Paul-Emile Riendeau, who followed in his father’s footsteps and served overseas in the Second World War. 

Private Ferdinand Riendeau was born in June 1883 in Montreal where he was employed as a barber. He eventually made his way to Sault St. Marie where he joined the 227^th Battalion in May 1916. After training in Canada, he embarked for overseas duty with his Battalion in April 1917, but upon arrival in England, he was assigned to the 58^th Battalion. Pte Riendeau fought in all major battles to the end of the war including the “Hundred Days Offensive” that lasted from Aug to Nov 1918. He was demobilized in April 1919 and upon returning to Canada, settled in Ottawa. He died in 1950.

His only son Ferdinand Paul-Emile Riendeau followed in his father's footsteps and served in the Second World War. Guardsman Ferdinand Paul-Emile Riendeau was born in Ottawa in 1920 and attended the Guigue School and the Ottawa Technical High School. He enlisted with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa where he became a Sergeant Instructor. He then joined the Armoured Corps and served with the Governor General’s Foot Guards as a Gunner Operator in Northwest Europe. Guardsman Riendeau was “Mentioned in Dispatches” in recognition of his distinguished service and also received the 1939-45 Star, the France and Germany Star, the Defence Medal, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and the 1939-45 War Medal. Upon returning to Canada, he joined the Ottawa Fire Department and retired as a Sergeant. He died in 1975.

Fortune Street is named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Fortune, member of the Prescott County Militia and original surveyor of the town of Richmond. 

Joseph Fortune was born in 1773 in Fairfield District/County, South Carolina. His father, William Fortune had emigrated to North America in 1767 and had been granted land in Fairfield County. Following the American Revolution and the Treaty of Paris in 1783, the family lost its land holdings and the Fortune family returned to England. In 1788, they returned to British North America, landing in Quebec City.

In 1797, William Fortune was granted 1000 acres of land, near the present day Ontario-Quebec border, and his son Joseph lived in the area for much of the early 1800’s. By 1803, both William and Joseph were officers in the Prescott County Militia though William returned to England shortly after the outbreak of the War of 1812 while Joseph participated in the conflict.

With the establishment of military settlements following the cessation of the war, Joseph Fortune lead the survey of the town of Richmond, Ontario. He died in 1836 and is believed to be buried in Richmond.

The Richmond Memorial Park Honor Roll was erected to honour the memory of Richmond and District servicemen who gave their lives in the First and Second World wars and more recent conflicts.  

This bronze plaque is dedicated to the memory of Private Percy Edward Vaughan. He was born in June 1893 at Kars, but was raised in Manotick. He died in February 1918, and is buried in the Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension between Lens and Bethune, France.