Other

City/Municipality
Chapleau
Memorial Number
35089-019
Type
Other
Address
Beech and Young Streets
Location
Royal Canadian Legion, Harry Searle Branch #5
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.8437186, -83.4032483
Inscription

[plaque]
THIS GERMAN GUN
"TRENCH MORTAR"
IS ONE OF MANY CAPTURED
BY THE GALLANT CANADIAN ARMY
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
*   *   *
AND IS NOW DEDICATED TO
THEIR UNDYING GLORY AND
THE MEMORY OF THOSE
WHO FELL

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War or Conflict Term
First World War
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Ontario
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A German trench mortar is displayed in front of the Chapleau Cenotaph and is dedicated to those who fell in the Great War.

City
Chapleau
Country
Canada
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Artillery - German trench mortar
Photo Credit
Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
Memorial CF Legacy ID
12416
City/Municipality
South Porcupine
Memorial Number
35089-018
Type
Other
Address
46 Legion Drive
Location
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 287
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
48.4779464, -81.2157223
Submitted By
Graham Reid
Inscription

IN MEMORY OF FALLEN COMRADES IN AFGHANISTAN "LEST WE FORGET"

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Afghanistan Memorial Branch 287
War or Conflict Term
Afghanistan
Province
Ontario
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Body Content

Individual plaques of all who died serving in Afghanistan

City
South Porcupine
Country
Canada
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Plaque
Photo Credit
Graham Reid
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10249
City/Municipality
Chapleau
Memorial Number
35089-017
Type
Other
Address
33 Young Street
Location
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 5
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.8436283, -83.4033025
Submitted By
Victoria Edwards. Tyler Fauvelle.
Inscription

Charles Henry Byce
1916 - 1994

Charles Henry Byce is Canada's most highly-decorated Indigenous
soldier of WWII. His mother was Moose Cree;
his father a WWI hero.

Serving with the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor), Charlie Byce
earned a Military Medal (MM) for valour in January, 1945.
A few weeks later, in fierce combat to advance into Germany,
he made a gallant stand, against hopeless odds. For this, he
received the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM). Very few
Canadians have received both a DCM and MM - remarkably,
Charlie Byce's father, Henry Byce, was one of them.

Charles Henry Byce est le soldat autochtone canadien le
plus hautement décoré de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Sa mère
était une Crie de Moose Factory; son père, un héros militaire.

En janvier 1945, Charlie gagne la Médaille militaire (MM)
pour bravoure. Quelques semaines plus tard, démontrant
un courage féroce dans une situation désespérée, il mérite
la Médaille de conduite distinguée (DCM). Seulement quelques
soldats canadiens ont reçu MM et la DCM - remarquablement,
Henry Byce, le père de Charlie Byce, est l'un d'entre eux.

Note: The inscription in Cree at the bottom of the plaque reads: Ash Hey Emashganook Shcobehlo (The war has ended).

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Tyler Fauvelle
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inscription
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Ontario
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The Ontario Native Education Counselling Association, along with strong community support, led the effort to commemorate Charlie Byce. The bronze and granite monument was created by Tyler Fauvelle, a Sudbury-based sculptor and unveiled September 17, 2016.

Sergeant Charlie Byce in his uniform, with his ribbon bars and battle-aged eyes, and we realize that the artwork is telling the story of a hero. There's another story to see, and it's the story of Charlie's Moose Cree heritage. Antlers encircle him - but only in a broken circle, symbolizing what racism and the residential school system did to separate him from his culture. The eagle feather held close to his heart is a tribute to valour, and a reminder that Charles Henry Byce, the son of a proud Cree woman and a First World War hero, never forgot who he was.

Charles Henry Byce was born in Chapleau, Ontario. His mother was Cree, from Moose Factory and his father was a decorated hero of the First World War. Charlie's rebellious spirit was inflamed by the oppression he experienced in the residential school system. He was a teenager when he left Chapleau, eventually joining the army at Port Arthur (Thunder Bay). 

Sergeant Byce served with the Lake Superior Regiment (Motor) - now the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment. He was awarded the British Military Medal for leadership and bravery on the night of January 20, 1945, in Holland. Just a few weeks later, he earned the Distinguished Conduct Medal for extreme bravery in the Hochwald Forest sector, Germany.

"The magnificent courage and fighting spirit displayed by this NCO [non-commissioned officer] when faced with almost insuperable odds are beyond all praise. His gallant stand, without adequate weapons and with a bare handful of men against hopeless odds will remain, for all time, an outstanding example to all ranks of the regiment.”
- from the Distinguished Conduct Medal Citation

The Distinguished Conduct Medal is second only to the Victoria Cross, making Charles Henry Byce one of the most highly-decorated Indigenous soldier in the Canadian Army, Second World War. Very few Canadians have received both a Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal (or its equivalent) - remarkably, Henry Byce, Charlie's father, was one of them.

City
Chapleau
Country
Canada
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Sculpture
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10014
City/Municipality
Chapleau
Memorial Number
35089-016
Type
Other
Address
Beech and Young Streets
Location
Royal Canadian Legion, Harry Searle Branch #5
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.8436283, -83.4033025
Inscription

[left slab/dalle de gauche]

  • Harry Barber
  • W. Bertrand
  • Joseph Bolduc
  • Peter Chappise
  • Collings
  • Willard C. Daniels
  • Percy Hall
  • William Hartley
  • Walter Haskins
  • James Hewitt
  • Albert Jefferies
  • Harry Kitchen
  • Jacob Micowatch
  • Simon Micowatch
  • J. Moir
  • Peter Moran
  • A. Mortson
  • Loftus Musk
  • Lorne W. Nicholson
  • J. Redbreast
  • A. Therriault
  • Edgar Turner
  • John Turner
  • William Turner
  • Harry Unwin
  • Wm. Unwin
  • Walter Valentine
  • H. Wrangham

1914-1918 ROLL OF HONOUR
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING PROUD AND
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE
CHAPLEAU BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,
THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR
HIS FRIENDS."  JOHN XV - XIII

ERECTED AND RE-DEDICATED
SUNDAY JUNE 25th, 1978
PRESIDENT  H.R. THERRIAULT
CONTRACTOR J.J. BOUCHER

Courtesy
Sudbury Memorial Works Ltd.

[center slab/dalle du centre]

TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD

1914 - 1918

[right slab/dalle de droite]

  • Jack Bilbe
  • Leonard Brough
  • H. Chandler
  • Richard Chappise
  • Raymond Cochrane
  • William Cummings
  • Angus Dawson
  • Hugh Delaney
  • Robert Edwards
  • Kenneth Green
  • Alton Henderson
  • Samuel Jefferies
  • Frank Matchequis
  • Ray Montgomery
  • James Morris
  • Harold Murphy
  • Benoit Rioux
  • Henry Rioux
  • Donald Robinson
  • Jack Rose
  • Ernest Serre
  • F. Sheshewabic
  • Kenneth Slievert
  • Mansel Slievert
  • Victor Sommers
  • George Swanson
  • Henry Swanson
  • James Tegart
  • James Thomson
  • Bernham Thorpe

1939 - 1945  ROLL OF HONOUR
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN LOVING PROUD AND
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE
CHAPLEAU BOYS WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN WORLD WAR TWO

KOREA
Ernest Bignucolo

N.A.T.O.
Nelson Edwards

Courtesy
Sudbury Memorial Works Ltd.

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War or Conflict Term
First World War
Korean War
Second World War
Province
Ontario
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On June 25, 1978, the cenotaph was relocated from between the old Town Hall and St. John's Anglican Church on Pine Street to its new location beside the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. The unveiling ceremony was conducted by Henry Therriault, Second World War Veteran and president of Branch 5 (Ontario) of the Royal Canadian Legion. The prayer of dedication was given by Rev. William Ivey, rector of St. John's Anglican Church following the unveiling.

The unveiling of memorial walls at the Remembrance Day service on November 11, 1978, completed the move of the cenotaph to its new location beside the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. The unveiling of the First World War wall was done by Frank Cranston, Chapleau's last surviving Veteran of the First World War, and air cadet Bonnie Goheen. The unveiling of the Second World War wall was done by Muriel (Hunt) Morris and Eric Groulx.

City
Chapleau
Country
Canada
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Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9955
City/Municipality
Moonbeam
Memorial Number
35089-015
Type
Other
Address
Government Road & Paquette Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.3416856, -82.1533121
Submitted By
Michael Oliver
Inscription

CANADIAN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK

PICTURE OF CANADIAN SOLDIER KNEELING BESIDE TREE OVERLOOKING CEMETERY

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Michael Oliver
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CANADIAN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK
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Ontario
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ERECTED IN 2016 BY TOWN OF MOONBEAM, ONTARIO

City
Moonbeam
Country
Canada
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Granite
Photo Credit
Michael Oliver
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9638
City/Municipality
Hearst
Memorial Number
35089-014
Type
Other
Address
523 Highway 11 East
Location
Gilles Gagnon Tourism (Welcome) Centre
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.68932, -83.6596
Submitted By
Trooper Greg Duhamel; Corporal Megan Duhamel
Inscription

[front side/devant]

[upper plaque/plaque du haut]

(framed photo with Royal Canadian Dragoon Cap Badge beneath/photo encadrée avec l`insigne du Royal Canadian Dragoon en dessous)

Le 20 mars 2009, le Cavalier Jack Bouthillier meurt au combat lors d'une mission de guerre de Afghanistan.
Sa mort secoue toutes les communautés du nord de l'Ontario et génère une vague de soldarité et de
compassion chez ses résidents. La guerre était plutôt méconnue par la jeune génération; elle fait
maintenant péniblement partie de leur vécu.

L'artiste local Réal Gagnon a été inspiré par cette tragédie; il a voulu commémorer ce jeune soldat et
honorer tous ceux de notre région qui ont perdu la vie au nom de la liberté; ils sont trop souvent oubliés.

Ce monument a été construit et financé grâce à des dons et du travail bénévole. Il témoigne de notre
reconnaissance envers les sacrifices de nos héros disparus et de l'engagement de la collectivité à se
souvenir et à les honorer.

On March 20, 2009, Trooper Jack Bouthillier of Hearst was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. His
death shocked every Northern Ontario community, arousing compassion and a sense of solidarity amongst
residents. War is largely unknown to our younger generation, but it has now touched them painfully.
Local artist Real Gagnon was inspired to commemorate this young trooper and to honour all of our local
soldiers who have fallen in the name of fredom, for they are too often forgotten.

This memorial was constructed and financed by donations and volunteer work. It is our testimonial to the
sacrifices of our fallen heroes and this community's commitment to remembering and honouring them.

[lower first plaque/première plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Pte Joseph Wilfrid Brouard

1918 - 1944

Repose en/Laid to rest in France

[lower second plaque/deuxième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

F/O Roy Emmit Vandette

1923 - 1944

Repose en Allemagne/Laid to rest in Germany

[lower third plaque/troisième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

F/O James McVeigh Flood

1922 - 1944

Repose en/Laid to rest in France

[lower fourth plaque/quatrième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Pte George Charles Harvey West

1922 - 1942

Repose en/Laid to rest in France

[lower fifth plaque/cinquième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Pte John Brisbois

1890 - 1915

Repose en/Laid to rest in France



[back side/arrière]

[upper plaque/arrière plaque du haut]

En mémoire de nos soldats disparus

(Canadian Flag/Drapeau Canadien)

In memory of our fallen soldiers

[lower first plaque/première plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Tpr Jack Bouthillier

1988 - 2009

Repose en/Laid to rest in Hearst

[lower second plaque/deuxième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Pte Marcel Plourde

1920 - 1945

Repose en/Laid to rest in Mattice

[lower third plaque/troisième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Pte Walter Juszkiewicz

1920 - 1945

Repose aux Pays-Bas/
Laid to rest in Netherlands

[lower fourth plaque/quatrième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Pte Bertil (Bert) Johnson

1892 - 1918

Repose en/Laid to rest in France

[lower fifth plaque/cinquième plaque du bas]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

L/Cpl John Charles Killick

1919 - 1944

Repose en/Laid to rest in France

[right side plaque/plaque côté droit]

(framed photo/photo encadrée)

Sgt Charles Robertson Wilson

1919 - 1944

Repose en/Laid to rest in France

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statue
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Trooper Greg Duhamel/Corporal Megan Duhamel
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Trooper Bouthillier plaque
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Trooper Greg Duhamel/Corporal Megan Duhamel
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right side plaque
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Ontario
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The Fallen Soldiers Memorial was erected by the Community of Hearst and unveiled on November 15, 2009. The Sculpture evokes symbolism of a peacekeeper soldier in the Afghan conflict. The monument is dedicated to the local soldiers who died in First and Second World Wars, the Afghan conflict, and Peacekeeping Missions.

City
Hearst
Country
Canada
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Statue on concrete base with bronze plaques with pictures
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7976
City/Municipality
Hearst
Memorial Number
35089-013
Type
Other
Address
13 Hamann Road
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Submitted By
Trooper Greg Duhamel; Corporal Megan Duhamel
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Department of National Defence/Ministère de la Défense nationale
Caption
mural
Province
Ontario
Body Content

Trooper Jack Bouthillier, of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, was killed in a roadside bomb blast on March 20, 2009. After losing his son in Afghanistan, Raynald Bouthillier wanted to honour the young soldier with a truck mural.

Jack Bouthillier's beaming face is part of a mural on one of the trucks in the fleet of Raynald's transport company. The mural is dedicated to Bouthillier and all the soldiers in Afghanistan. Desert scenes featuring soldiers, tanks and helicopters adorn the truck. On the back of the truck's cab is a list of the 158 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

The soldier's memory is also honoured with a mural on Raynald's pick up truck and Harley-Davidson.

Interview with Elaine and Raynald Bouthillier.

City
Hearst
Country
Canada
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Truck mural
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7975
City/Municipality
Kapuskasing
Memorial Number
35089-012
Type
Other
Address
25 Millview Road
Location
In front of the Kapuskasing Welcome Centre
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.4129395, -82.424365
Submitted By
Joseph Csiki
Inscription

[center/centre]
LEST WE FORGET
NOUS NOUS SOUVIENDRONS

DEDICATED
IN GRATEFUL TRIBUTE
TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
OF KAPUSKASING
WHO BY THEIR NOBLE DEEDS
AND SACRIFICE
HELPED TO PRESERVE
OUR COUNTRY'S FREEDOM

"WHO MORE THAN SELF
THEIR COUNTRY LOVED
AND MERCY MORE THAN LIFE"

LEST WE FORGET

1914
1918

1939
1945

[left side/côté gauche]
TOWN OF/VILLE DE
 KAPUSKASING

OUR VALIANT DEAD
NOS VAILLANTS SOLDATS

Arps L.
Atkinson S. K.
Bouchard H.
Brown R.
Burrows J. W.
Clark G. D.
Crawford J. B.
Crawford T. E. C.
Dobson E.
Doran J. J. P. H.
Fear H. E.
Johnson R. E.
Kelly P.
Keown B.
Krishka G.

[right side/côté droit]
WORLD WAR I
1ere GUERRE MONDIALE
2eme GUERRE MONDIALE
KOREAN WAR
GUERRE DE KOREE

Lancaster G.
Leitch J.
Levesque O.
Martin P.
Marquis A.
Mitchell G.
Melanson F.
Monaghan J.
Morely A. G.
O'Brien C.
Paradis L.
Peterson J. k.
Savoie M.
Shaw R.
Smith D.
Soucie J. M.

[back/arrière]
Korea
1950-1953

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front
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Julie Latimer, Curator, Ron Morel Memorial Museum, Kapuskasing, Ontario
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center
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Julie Latimer, Curator, Ron Morel Memorial Museum, Kapuskasing, Ontario
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inscription
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Julie Latimer, Curator, Ron Morel Memorial Museum, Kapuskasing, Ontario
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left column
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Julie Latimer, Curator, Ron Morel Memorial Museum, Kapuskasing, Ontario
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right column
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Joseph Csiki
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War or Conflict Term
First World War
Korean War
Second World War
Province
Ontario
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The center portion of the Kapuskasing Cenotaph was erected in 2004-2005.  In 2006, two columns with the names of those who died in service and an arch were added.

City
Kapuskasing
Country
Canada
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Stele (stone)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
7042
City/Municipality
Moose Factory
Memorial Number
35089-009
Type
Other
Address
Front Street
Location
St. Thomas' Anglican Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.25098, -80.60834
Submitted By
D. Turner and Dorothy Faries-Spence
Inscription

[front/devant]
First Nation Veterans of James Bay logo

[plaque]
WWI

[plaque]
WWII

LEST WE FORGET

[back/arrière]

First Nation Veterans of James Bay

LIONS CLUB logo

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Front view
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D. Turner, Dorothy Faries-Spence
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Crest
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War or Conflict Term
First World War
Second World War
Province
Ontario
Body Content

This memorial is dedicated to the memory of all First and Second World War veterans born and / or raised in the James Bay area. It was erected October 3, 1999. The monument is 6 feet high, 4 feet wide and 16 inches in depth.

The First Nation Veterans of James Bay logo on front and back (centred) and LIONS CLUB logo (biggest donator) on back of monument.

City
Moose Factory
Country
Canada
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Slab - black polished stone
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5285
City/Municipality
Mattice – Val Côté
Memorial Number
35089-005
Type
Other
Address
500 Highway 11 North
Location
Beside the Mattice Fire Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
49.6081587, -83.2495142
Submitted By
Gilbert Brisson
Inscription

[front/devant]

LEST WE FORGET

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE TO SAFEGUARD OUR FREEDOM AND ASSURE PEACE FOR MANKIND

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

PUISSIONS-NOUS NE JAMAIS OUBLIER

A LA MÉMOIRE RECONNAISSANTE DE CEUX QUI ONT FAIT LE SUPREME SACRIFICE POUR SAUVEGARDER NOS LIBERTÉ ET ASSURER LA PAIX À L'HUMANITÉ

NOUS NOUS SOUVIENDRONS D'EUX

[left plaque/plaque de gauche]

Marcel Plourde
27-04-1920 @ 26-10-1945

B87027 Soldat R.C.A.S.C.

[right plaque/plaque de droite]

Wilfred Brouard
06-06-1918 @ 22-07-1944

B55538 Soldat R.C.A.S.C.

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War or Conflict Term
Second World War
Province
Ontario
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Constructed by Mr. Rolland Brunelle, this memorial is dedicated to Canada's war dead.

City
Mattice – Val Côté
Country
Canada
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
3024
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