Ontario

This sculpture, “RAPPEL”, depicts a Canadian soldier rappelling down an outer wall of a building. A second version has this same soldier rappelling down an oak plaque instead of a building wall. It was unveiled in March 2013, and is dedicated to current and past Canadian soldiers.

This sculpture, “PAARDEBERG”, depicts a member of 2e Royal Canadian Regiment raising hit helmet in a victory salute at the battle of Paardeberg during the Boer War in 1900. The sculpture was inspired by the painting “Dawn of Majuba” (1900) by Richard Caton Woodville. It was unveiled in March 2013 and is dedicated to current and past members of Royal Canadian Regiment, in particular those who served during the battle of Paardeberg.

This sculpture, “What Price Victory”, depicts a Canadian Infantry sergeant in France shortly after the D-Day landings. He is down on one knee, holding on to his Lee-Enfield .303 cal rifle, his head is bowed and tears are streaming down his cheeks. While high headquarters count causalities in bulk numbers, the loss of a mate is far more personal at the platoon level; this sergeant is grieving the loss of his latest platoon member killed in action. It was unveiled in March 2013, and is dedicated to Canadian infantry personnel who served in combat operations.

This sculpture, “LT R.E.W. TURNER, VC”, depicts a Royal Canadian Dragoon who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Leliefontein (South Africa) on November 7, 1900. Lt Turner continued leading his Troop in the RCD Rearguard action despite a scalp wound and a broken left arm hit by a Boer bullet. The Sculptor suggests these wounds by having Lt Turner’s Stetson lying on the ground and by having his broken arm supported in the strap of his haversack. The sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 and is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Turner, VC.

This sculpture, “LT H.Z.C. COCKBURN, VC”, depicts a Royal Canadian Dragoon who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of Leliefontein (South Africa) on November 7, 1900. Lt Cockburn is shown as turning his head and cupping his mouth as he shouts orders to his Troop during the RCD’s Rearguard action. The sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 and is dedicated to the memory of Lieutenant Cockburn, VC.

This sculpture, “MINE CLEARANCE”, depicts a Canadian Combat Engineer on UN deployment in Croatia engaged in mine clearance operations. Having detected and carefully exposed an anti-tank mine, this Sapper is probing the ground to the sides and back of that mine to see if there are any anti-personnel mines – which were often laid near anti-tank miners to deter or impede mine clearance personnel. The sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 and is dedicated to current and past Canadian Combat Engineers.

This sculpture, “CANADIAN JUMPER”, is a bust depicting a paratrooper wearing a Kevlar helmet, C-7 rifle (attached to slung snowshoes) and parachute rigging. After the disbandment of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, a company of paratroopers is now assigned as one of the companies in each of three Light infantry Regiments (PPCLI, RCR, and R22eR). “CANADIAN JUMPER” has a distinct hat badge placed on the top surface of its base (between the Paratrooper’s feet); the badge of the former Canadian Airborne Regiment. This sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 by the Royal Military College of Canada, and is dedicated to current and past Canadian paratroopers.

This sculpture, “BLOWPIPE GUNNER” 1984 “JAVELIN GUNNER” 1993 depicts a member of the Artillery’s Low Level Air Defence specialty, holding a shoulder-fired, anti-aircraft missile. In its original version, the weapon held was called “BLOWPIPE”. When the “BLOWPIPE” missile became obsolete, the army replaced it with the newer version called “JAVELIN”. This sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 by the Royal Military College of Canada, and is dedicated to current and past members of the Canadian Artillery.

This sculpture, “FACES OF WAR”, depicts three different eras of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Soldiers: on the right, a First World War PPCLI officer shouting orders to his troops in a trench during an attack on the position; in the centre, a soldier from the Second World War Italian campaign advancing towards a shattered enemy tank turret; and in a prominent position, a reproduction of a Korean War photo of a PPCLI soldier on a patrol. This sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 by the Royal Military College of Canada, and is dedicated to current and past members of the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry.

This sculpture, “COMBAT DIVER”, depicts a Combat Diver as he emerges near a riverbank with his C-8 assault rifle at the ready. To reinforce the visual clues to this setting, there are several Water Lilly pars on the surface just to his front. The scuba equipment shown is out-of-date; modern “rebreather” equipment eliminates the trail of air bubbles rising to the surface which betray the presence of an underwater diver. Each Canadian Combat Engineer Regiment has a team of scuba divers for special missions, such as: underwater obstacle clearance of setting out obstacles; reconnaissance sorties to inspect hostile defences on river banks; assess nearby terrain as it might affect vehicle crossing and exits; river fording areas, etc. This sculpture was unveiled in March 2013 by the Royal Military College of Canada, and is dedicated to current and past Canadian Combat Engineer divers.