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The carriage lamps on the entrance to the Royal Military College of Canada were donated by the graduating class of 1985 on 18 May 1985 in memory of their fallen comrades.

The Royal Military College of Canada bronze letters at the entrance gates were donated by the graduating class of 1986 in memory of 15423 J.R.J. Perreault who died on 11 October 1985.

The Royal Military College of Canada Coat of Arms at the entrance gates was donated in loving memory of 2085 William E. Fleury by his wife Barbara and children in October 1986.

Richardson Beach was named in honour of Captain George Taylor Richardson sometime before 1976. George was born in 1886 in Kingston and after completing his early education, he entered Queen’s University, graduating in 1909. By then he had already joined the 14^th Princess of Wales Own Regiment (1907) and was well known as an excellent athlete and hockey player. With his BSc in hand, he joined the family business and assumed increasing responsibilities.

On the outbreak of the First World War, he volunteered for service overseas and was assigned to the 2^nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. After training at Valcartier and on Salisbury Plain, the battalion landed in France in February 1915, and then entered the trenches around Armentieres. Shortly thereafter it advanced to Ypres where it suffered losses amounting to “virtual annihilation.” Having already experienced the most intense conflict, Richardson, now a Captain, led a courageous but ultimately futile attempt to retake Saint-Julien before emerging as the sole surviving officer of No. 2 Company, of which he then assumed command.

Richardson was known as a man who would never give an order he would not readily obey himself, and often used his own money to buy extra supplies, such as warm boots, for his troops. On the night of February 8-9, 1916, having entered No Man’s Land near Wulverghem, Belgium to supervise the withdrawal of a raiding party, Richardson was shot through the hips and died shortly thereafter. He is buried in Bailleul, France, and was posthumously awarded the “Legion d’honneur Croix de Guerre” by the President of the French Republic in March, 1916.

The County of Frontenac Great War Honour Roll was unveiled on November 24, 1921, by Warden Charles MacGregor and dedicated by Major (Very Reverend Dean) Starr. It is located underneath the First World War Window.

This stained glass window in the Frontenac County Court House was erected in 1921 as a memorial to those who served in the First World War. It was unveiled on November 24, 1921, by Warden Charles MacGregor and dedicated by Major (Very Reverend Dean) Starr. The window was made by N.T. Lyon Company of Toronto and consists of three panels - Call to Arms, Victory and Triumphant Return. The N.T. Lyon Company was absorbed into the Robert McCausland Ltd, who was the firm that made the stained glass windows in Memorial Hall, so the styles are very similar.

Underneath the window is the County of Frontenac Great War Honour Roll.

The Frontenac Club opened in 1908 in the limestone building at the corner of King Street E and William Street. In 1919, the club honoured 10 of its members who were killed in the First World War with a bronze plaque. The club closed in the 1930s and the building was converted to apartments. In 2000, it was converted to an inn. To this day, the plaque can still be found inside the building.

Richardson Bathhouse opened in 1919 as a result of a donation by the Richardson family in honour of Captain George Taylor Richardson. George was born in 1886 in Kingston and after completing his early education, he entered Queen’s University, graduating in 1909. By then he had already joined the 14^th Princess of Wales Own Regiment (1907) and was well known as an excellent athlete and hockey player. With his BSc in hand, he joined the family business and assumed increasing responsibilities.

On the outbreak of the First World War, he volunteered for service overseas and was assigned to the 2^nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. After training at Valcartier and on Salisbury Plain, the battalion landed in France in February 1915, and then entered the trenches around Armentieres. Shortly thereafter it advanced to Ypres where it suffered losses amounting to “virtual annihilation.” Having already experienced the most intense conflict, Richardson, now a Captain, led a courageous but ultimately futile attempt to retake Saint-Julien before emerging as the sole surviving officer of No. 2 Company, of which he then assumed command.

Richardson was known as a man who would never give an order he would not readily obey himself, and often used his own money to buy extra supplies, such as warm boots, for his troops. On the night of February 8-9, 1916, having entered No Man’s Land near Wulverghem, Belgium to supervise the withdrawal of a raiding party, Richardson was shot through the hips and died shortly thereafter. He is buried in Bailleul, France, and was posthumously awarded the “Legion d’honneur Croix de Guerre” by the President of the French Republic in March, 1916.

The town does not have any information on the history of Soldiers Memorial Hall.

The Memorial Stained Glass Window commemorates those who served in the 21st Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, and in the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment. The window was dedicated on 13 May 2007 and depicts: a cross, Princess of Wales' Own Regiment cap badge; 21st Canadian Infantry Battalion cap badge; Canadian National Vimy Memorial; soldiers from the War of 1812, South African War, Great War, and Second World War; Kingston Armoury; and the 21st Battalion Memorial in City Park. 

The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment has served Kingston since 1863 and was a major contributor of people and resources to the aid, defense and interests of Canada in major and minor historical events during the late 1800s and throughout the 1900s. 

St. Paul's Anglican Church opened for worship on St. Paul’s Day 1847 and was more or less a Garrison church in the early days, as many of the troops of the Garrison used to attend Sunday afternoon services arranged by Reverend J. Bartlett, chaplain to the Forces. The church’s connection to the military continues to this day, as it is the Regimental Chapel to the Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment.

Just 11 days after the 1st Canadian Division sailed for overseas, the Honourable Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence, authorized the formation of a second division. On 19 October 1914, his youngest brother, Lieutenant Colonel William St. Pierre Hughes, commanding the 14th Regiment, Princess of Wales' Own Rifles in Kingston, was ordered to raise the 21st Battalion to be part of the 4th Brigade. On 3 November 1914, the battalion was formed in Kingston from 15 eastern Ontario militia regiments, along with 93 men from the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. The Battalion was in existence for four years, six months, and 22 days, during which just over 5,000 served in its ranks. They earned 18 battle honours and over 300 personal decorations at a cost of over 800 killed and many more wounded.