Ontario

Province Code
ON
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-150
Type
Address
20 King Street West
Location
MacDonald Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2226715, -76.491394
Inscription

[front/devant]

TO THE
GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PROUD
AND LOVING
MEMORY OF
THOSE KINGSTON
MEN AND WOMEN
WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE
GREAT WAR

THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE
1914 - 1918

WWII
1939 - 1945

KOREA
1950 - 1953

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THIS CROSS
IS SET UP BY
THE KINGSTON
CHAPTERS OF THE
IMPERIAL ORDER
OF THE DAUGHTERS
OF THE EMPIRE

DEDICATED
MAY 17  1925

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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
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bronze longsword, blade down
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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
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Cross of Sacrifice
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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
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front inscription
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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
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Victoria Edwards. Hellmut Shade.
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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
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Cross of Sacrifice
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The Cross of Sacrifice was erected in 1925 and commissioned by the Kingston Chapter of Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. It features an elongated cross with the shaft and crossarm octagonal in section. A bronze longsword, blade down, is affixed to the front of the cross and it is mounted on an octagonal base.

Originally erected in memory of the soldiers from Kingston who gave their lives in the First World War, it now serves as a symbol of contribution and sacrifice for all of Kingston's fallen men and women and is the home for Kingston's Remembrance Day ceremonies each November 11.

In the 1950s, the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment became stewards of the monument. It is now part of the city's civic collection of artifacts, art and public memorials, making the stewardship of the monument a collaborative effort.

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Cross
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9394
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-148
Type
Address
130 Clergy Street East
Location
Inside Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2328323, -76.4889496
Inscription

[plaque 1916]

IN MEMORIAM
COL CHARLES A LOW V.D.
AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER AND TEACHER OF
ST ANDREW'S CHURCH
COMMANDING OFFICER
THE 146TH BATTALION C.E.F.
The colours of the 146th battalion were place in the safe keeping of
St. Andrew's Church 3 Nov. 1916.

"By their fruits shall you know them"

 

 

[plaque 1988]

REGIMENTAL COLOURS
146 CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES

THESE COLORS WHICH HUNG FROM
THE ALTAR AT ST. ANDREWS FROM 1916 - 1983
WERE RESTORED UNDER THE AEGIS OF
THE VETERAN'S ASSOCIATION
AND ON JAN. 24, 1988 WERE DEDICATED
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF
ALL WHO SERVED UNDER THEM

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plaque (1916)
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Regimental Colours 146th Battalion
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Regimental Colours 146th Battalion
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The Regimental Colours 146th Canadian Infantry Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces have hung from the altar at St. Andrews siince 1916.

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Colours (Flags)
Photo Credit
Victoria Edwards
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9392
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-147
Type
Address
130 Clergy Street East
Location
Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2328323, -76.4889496
Inscription

TRUTH   DUTY   VALOUR

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE CANADA

DULCE ET DECORUM ET PRO PATRIA MORI

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Victoria Edwards
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stained glass window
War or Conflict Term
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In 1919 a memorial service and dedication of the church's stained glass window was held in honour of the cadets from the Royal Military College of Canada that were members of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and served in the Great War.

The St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Second World War Honour Roll is also located here.

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Stained glass window
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9391
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-146
Type
Address
270 King Street East
Location
St George's Anglican Cathedral
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2291407, -76.4830881
Inscription

In loving memory

St Georges Cathedral BGen Lewis William Shannon CMG

died in London, Canada Sept 5 1936

 

 

 

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Victoria Edwards
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BGen Lewis William Shannon CMG died in London Canada Sept 5 1936
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BGen Lewis William Shannon C.M.G. former commander of Military District No 1 and one time president of the Canadian Press Assocation

 

 

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9390
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-145
Type
Address
79 Fort Henry Drive
Location
Royal Military College, near intersection of Precision Drive and Fort Henry Drive.
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.235933, -76.465017
Inscription

Bailey Bridging

Sir Donald C. Bailey of the Royal Engineer Experimental Bridging Establishment, designed the Bailey Bridging System in 1940. It's remarkable flexibility rendered it an important element in the success of Allied Forces During the Second World War. The Royal Engineering Unit which carried out the first operational deployment of the Bailey Bridge, in Tunisia in 1942, included RMC #2569 Capt D.H. Gibson. The Royal Canadian Engineers made extensive use of Bailey Bridging in support of the operations of the First Canadian Army in North West Europe in 1944-45.

This double single span of Bailey Bridging has been erected to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Military Engineering within the Canadian Forces and the long association of the Branch with the Royal Military College of Canada.

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This Bailey Bridge monument was erected to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Military Engineering in the Canadian Forces and the long association of the Canadian Military Engineers with the Royal Military College of Canada. It was dedicated in October 2004.

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Bailey Bridge
Photo Credit
Richard Turcotte
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10784
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-144
Type
Address
303 York Street
Location
Memorial Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2385911, -76.499352
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The City of Kingston Veterans Memorial Garden & Cenotaph Sub-Committee erected the memorial garden. City of Kingston worked with veterans and the military community to complete the Veterans Memorial Garden. The total cost of the renovation is about $9 million, with the water park getting a $6 million overhaul and the memorial garden costing another $1.5 million. In addition, the interior of the Memorial Centre will be receiving small upgrades to dressing and meeting rooms and new benches will be added to accommodate the Church Athletic League.

The Veteran's Memorial Garden is beautiful space commemorating sacrifice- a sacred space and park for reflection so we will never forget those lost in service to our country.

Memorial Centre Linear Park, whose name was developed from the style of the circular pathway that surrounds the perimeter of the park, is meant to provide a circular motion throughout the space, and features new benches, park lighting, and the addition of about 200 new trees. Also on the grounds is a completely fenced in dog park. It's a wide-open space that is very rare in the city and it's easily accessible. The baseball diamonds were upgraded, and new benches were added that allow the user to sit and enjoy the space.

The Memorial Centre, and Veterans Memorial Garden are dedicated to the men and women who called the Kingston area home through birth, residence or work, and who:

  • died in service in the First or Second World Wars and are commemorated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) or by the Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM) or in the Ottawa Books of Remembrance
  • died in service in the South African War, the Korean conflict, or the Middle East missions and are commemorated by the Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM) or in the Ottawa Books of Remembrance
  • died in service and are commemorated by their own countries
  • were civilians who died in war-related activities during the First or Second World Wars.
City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Garden
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9230
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-143
Type
Address
303 York Street
Location
Memorial Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2385875, -76.499251
Inscription

[back/arrière]

'For the Fallen' by Robert Binyon

With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.

Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.

They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.

But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;

As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.

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Victoria Edwards
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Victoria Edwards
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The Memorial Wall was unveiled on October 30, 2012 and was completed by the City of Kingston with help from Veterans and the military community.

The 1,022 engraved names on the Memorial Wall are of men and women who called the Kingston area home through birth, residence or work, and who: died in service in the First or Second World Wars, South African War, Korean conflict, Middle East missions, died in service and are commemorated by their own countries, or were civilians who died in war-related activities during the First or Second World Wars.

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Memorial Wall
Photo Credit
Victoria Edwards
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9229
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-141
Type
Address
13 General Crerar Crescent, Kingston, ON
Location
Royal Military College of Canada
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2313455, -76.46701
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The Royal Military College of Canada dedicated this historical warplane, an Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 5 all-weather fighter plane, in the post-WWII era, installing it on College grounds. It is dedicated to alumni, cadets, and staff of the Royal Military College of Canada, in particular those affiliated with the Air Force.

Avro CF-100 Canuck Mk. 5 all-weather Fighter:
(Serial No. 18731), (Serial No. 100731), silver, in the colours of 414 (electronic Warfare) squadron;
First Flight 1950; Last flight 1981;
wing span 16.3 metres; length 16.5 metres; weight 15,240 kg;
speed Mach .7 to .87 

Presented by the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) class of 1972, refurbished with the financial support of the ex-cadet club and rededicated on October 6, 1996. This aircraft is on display at RMC near the Canadian Army Command and Staff College (CACSC), Fort Frontenac.

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Historical warplane
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8569
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-140
Type
Address
13 General Crerar Crescent, Kingston, ON
Location
Royal Military College of Canada
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2313455, -76.46701
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Province
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This memorial is dedicated to the alumni, cadets, and staff of the Royal Military College of Canada; in particular those affiliate with the Royal Canadian Armoured Regiment. The 155-mm M109A4 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer was unveiled in the immediate post-WWI and WWII era, when the Royal Military College installed Armoured Fighting Vehicles on the College grounds.

155-mm M109A4 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer, 1985 (Serial No. 77225);
AC: AX, ECC: 119205 HUI C: 1941, SAUI C: 1941, VMO No. DLE29685, VMO Date 09 Dec 2002

Training aid, RMC 

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Armoured fighting vehicles
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8572
City/Municipality
Kingston
Memorial Number
35036-139
Type
Address
13 General Crerar Crescent, Kingston, ON
Location
Royal Military College of Canada
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.2313455, -76.46701
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This memorial is dedicated to the alumni, cadets, and staff of the Royal Military College of Canada, in particular those affiliate with the Royal Canadian Armoured Regiment. The Leopard C2 Main Battle Tank was unveiled in the immediate post-WWI and WWII era, when the Royal Military College installed Armoured Fighting Vehicles on the College grounds.

City
Kingston
Country
Type Description
Armoured fighting vehicles
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8571