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This memorial tower is dedicated to the memory of graduates and undergraduates of Huron College who gave their lives during the two World Wars.

This plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Tank School and is dedicated to all who served in war and peace.

Trooper Mark Wilson Park is named in memory of Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson who was killed near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on 07 October 2006. 

Mark Andrew Wilson was born in December 1966 in London ON. After graduating from high school, he moved to Lindsay ON to attend Sir Sanford Fleming College where he studied Fish and Wildlife Management as well as Law and Security Studies. His passion for the outdoors led him to Killarney ON, where he and his wife operated a B&B and outfitting company. Being an adventurer at heart, Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan led him to join the military.

In early 2003 he began his basic training and embraced the challenges of training with much younger recruits. In early August 2006, he deployed to Kandahar as a gunner and driver with his unit, the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCDs). During the following weeks, the RCDs were involved in OP MEDUSA and on 7 October, Trooper Wilson’s vehicle was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the Panjwaii District, near Kandahar. He was killed instantly, just two months from his 40^th birthday. Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson is buried at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in London ON.

Trooper Wilson Place is named in memory of Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson who was killed near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on 07 October 2006. 

Mark Andrew Wilson was born in December 1966 in London ON. After graduating from high school, he moved to Lindsay ON to attend Sir Sanford Fleming College where he studied Fish and Wildlife Management as well as Law and Security Studies. His passion for the outdoors led him to Killarney ON, where he and his wife operated a B&B and outfitting company. Being an adventurer at heart, Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan led him to join the military.

In early 2003 he began his basic training and embraced the challenges of training with much younger recruits. In early August 2006, he deployed to Kandahar as a gunner and driver with his unit, the Royal Canadian Dragoons (RCDs). During the following weeks, the RCDs were involved in OP MEDUSA and on 7 October, Trooper Wilson’s vehicle was hit by an Improvise Explosive Device (IED) in the Panjwaii District, near Kandahar. He was killed instantly, just two months from his 40^th birthday. Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson is buried at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Cemetery in London ON.

Wolseley Barracks was built in 1886-88 and was home to the Infantry School Corps. It was designed by Henry James, the first Chief Engineer of the Department of Militia and Defence. The building was renamed Wolseley Hall in 1899 and designated a national historic site in 1963.

In 1901, the Corps was renamed to the Royal Canadian Regiment and its headquarters moved here in 1923. The building was used for recruiting, training and demobilization during the First and Second World Wars. The regiment returned to the barracks in 1953.

Wolseley Barracks is one of the best examples of a structure associated with the theme of the federal government initiatives in the 19th century to create a permanent military force within Canada. "A" Block is an outstanding example of military architecture in Canada. It is a large structure, U-shaped in plan, which consists of three wings arranged around a courtyard. 

The building is now the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum.

This memorial commemorates the 100^th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Regiment. 

The Royal Canadian Regiment traces its origins to the creation of the Infantry School Corps on 21 December 1883, with its first three companies stationed at Fredericton, New Brunswick; St Jean, Quebec; and Toronto, Ontario. A few years later, a fourth Company was authorized and established at London, Ontario. Over the ensuing years, the Infantry School Corps would change names a number of times: The Canadian Regiment of Infantry in 1892, The Royal Regiment of Canadian Infantry in 1893 and the Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry in 1899 before being named the Royal Canadian Regiment in 1901.

This memorial plaque is dedicated to Canadian National Railway employees of the London division who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars.

The memorial consists of the original bronze plaque with an additional brass plaque providing the translated version of the original plaque.

This memorial was placed in St. Paul's Cathedral to honour the memory of the members of the 33rd Battalion, CEF, who gave their lives in the First World War. 

The 33rd Battalion, CEF, was authorized on 7 November 1914 and recruited its personnel from the area of London ON. It embarked for Great Britain on 1 April 1916 and provided reinforcements for the Canadian Corps until 6 July 1916 at which time its remaining personnel were transferred to the 36th Battalion, CEF. The 33rd Battalion was officially disbanded on 17 July 1917 but is perpetuated by the Royal Canadian Regiment.

This sculpture, “STANDARD BEARER”, depicts a Canadian army soldier holding a UN flagstaff with his left hand while his right arm is bent to place his hand on the rifle on his chest. The Royal Canadian Regiment requested a bronze casting of this work to become the Regiment’s “UN Service Memorial” in its Royal Canadian Regiment Museum (London, ON). The museum has a series of such memorials for key campaigns in the Regiment’s history: North-west rebellion, the First and Second World Wars, Korean war, and UN service. It was unveiled in 1990 and is dedicated to current and past Canadian Peacekeepers in United Nations service.

Soon after the South African War, there was talk of erecting a monument in honour of those who served and those who died in the war. While the monument would eventually hold solitary significance for the South African War, early conversations included ideas of dual significance honouring the late Queen Victoria II, who had passed away earlier that year, in addition to the South African War soldiers. From 1901 to 1904, the City of London raised funds for the monument. In February 1905, the London chapters of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire took on full responsibility for the memorial's planning and fundraising. They examined 20 designs for the monument and, through a vote, one design was selected in November 1908.

On May 29, 1912, with approximately 15,000 people attending, the Duke of Connaught unveiled the Soldiers' Monument to honour the dead of the Boer War. The monument was re-dedicated in 2000, when additional plaques were added to commemorate the Royal Canadian Regiment.

The monument was designed and sculpted by George W. Hill of Montreal. A bronze statue of a Royal Canadian Regiment soldier in South African War era uniform is stepping forward with a rifle in hand. His head is turned, calling to his brothers in arms to pursue the enemy’s location. The statue illustrates the self-sacrificing loyalty of the Canadian soldiers. Colonel J.W. Little obtained a complete Canadian South African War era outfit from the government which was used by the sculptor as a model for optimal accuracy. Below, the soldier, a statue of a maiden of victory reaches up and offers the soldier laurels that are arranged in the traditional victor’s crown. She is the symbol of peace and triumph.

George William Hill was born in Shipton, Eastern Townships, in 1861. He learned to carve marble in his father’s company, after he graduated from college. Between 1889 and 1894, he left Quebec to study sculpting at the École nationale des beaux-arts and Académie Julian in Paris. When he returned to Montreal, he opened a studio and worked with architect Robert Findlay and brothers Edward and William S. Maxwell. Known for his public monuments and war memorials, he is now considered one of the most important Canadian sculptors of the early twentieth century.

Hill designed several monuments commemorating Canadians lost in the South African War, including the Strathcona and South African Soldiers' Memorial in Quebec and Boer War Soldiers Monument in Ontario. At the end of the First World War, Hill was awarded several contracts by towns and cities wishing to pay homage to citizens who had died on the battlefields. Between 1920 and 1930 he designed these monuments: Westmount Cenotaph, Magog Cenotaph, Argenteuil Cenotaph, Richmond Cenotaph, Sherbrooke War Memorial in Quebec; Pictou County War Memorial in Nova Scotia; Soldier's Monument, The Soldier and Nurses’ Memorial in Ontario; and the Soldier's Monument in Prince Edward Island.