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AN/FPS 26 HEIGHT FINDER
RADAR ANTENNA

IN RECOGNITION OF
THE COOPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP
BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF
NORTHERN ONTARIO
AND THE PERSONNEL OF
CANADIAN FORCES STATION
LOWTHER

EN RECONNAISSANCE DE
LA COOPÉRATION ET DE L'AMITIÉ
ENTRE LE POPULATION
NORD ONTARIENNE
ET LE PERSONNEL DE LA
STATION DES FORCES CANADIENNES
LOWTHER

1957   1987

DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES 1914 - 1918
DEDIE A CEUX QUI ONT DONNE LEUR VIE 1939 - 1945
1950 - 1953

LEST WE FORGET

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THIS M113A2 APC, AN ARMOURED
PERSONNEL CARRIER IS USED FOR THE
RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF GROUND
TROOPS. IT IS A POST WORLD WAR II
DESIGN AND REPLACES VEHICLES SUCH
AS THE BREN GUN CARRIER WHICH WAS
USED BY CANADIAN AND ALLIED
TROOPS DURING WORLD WAR II.
THE M113 APC HAS HEAVY ARMOUR, IS
AMPHIBIOUS WITH RAPID CROSS
COUNTRY SPEED AND HAS CAPABILITIES
IN ROUGH TERRAIN. IT CARRIES UP TO
TWELVE FULLY ARMED TROOPS.

THIS ANCHOR WAS OBTAINED FROM THE
CANADIAN MARITIME MUSEUM IN HALIFAX
NOVA SCOTIA. IT IS A KEDGE ANCHOR AND IS
USED MAINLY AS A SECONDARY ANCHOR
HELP MANOUVER LARGE SHIPS INTO AND OUT
OF CONFINED AREAS OF ANCHORARGES IN
SEAPORTS. SHIPS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN
NAVY IN WORLD WAR II USED THESE TYPES
OF ANCHORS.

GUN BARREL
FROM A
BRITISH BUILT CENTURION TANK
USED IN
EUROPE AND
NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN
1939 - 1945

ERECTED BY
BRANCH 33 ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
1981

IN MEMORY OF OUR VETERANS

WORLD WAR I

Joe Friday

John Turner 

John Katt Sr

Charlie Potts

Tom Potts

Charlie Moore

Barney Wabi

WORLD WAR II

Katy Turner Saville

Tom Saville Sr.

Bill Twain

[bridge sign/panneau du pont]
SGT. AUBREY COSENS V.C.
MEMORIAL BRIDGE

[highway sign for plaque/panneau routier indiquant la plaque]
HISTORICAL PLAQUE
PLAQUE HISTORIQUE
SGT. AUBREY
COSENS V.C.

[plaque]
A MAGNIFICENT CANADIAN
SERGEANT AUBREY COSENS, V.C.
1921 - 1945
BORN IN LATCHFORD AND RAISED NEAR PORQUIS JUNCTION, COSENS
ENLISTED IN THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA,
CANADIAN ACTIVE SERVICE FORCE, 1940 AND TRANSFERRED TO THE
QUEEN’S OWN RIFLES OF CANADA IN 1944. EARLY ON FEBRUARY 26,
1945, HIS UNIT ATTACKED ENEMY FORCES AT MOOSHOT, GERMANY.
A STRATEGIC POSITION VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF FUTURE
OPERATIONS. HIS PLATOON SUFFERED HEAVY CASUALTIES AND COSENS
ASSUMED COMMAND. SUPPORTED BY A TANK, HE LED ANOTHER
ATTACK AGAINST THREE ENEMY STRONGPOINTS, WHICH HE CAPTURED
SINGLE-HANDED. HE LATER WAS KILLED BY A SNIPER. FOR HIS
"OUTSTANDING GALLANTRY, INITIATIVE, AND DETERMINED LEADERSHIP."
HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE COMMONWEALTH’S HIGHEST
DECLARATION FOR VALOR, THE VICTORIA CROSS.

SERGEANT AUBREY COSENS, V.C. 1921-1945

Born in Latchford and raised near Porquis Junction,
Cosens enlisted in the Argyle and Sutherland Regiment,
Canadian Active Service Force, in 1940 and transferred to
the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in 1944. Early on
February 26, 1945 his unit attacked German forces at
Mooshof, Holland, a strategic position vital to the success
of future operations. His platoon suffered heavy casualties
and Cosens assumed command. Supported by a tank, he led
another attack against three enemy strong points which he
captured single-handed. He later was killed by a sniper.
From his "outstanding gallantry, initiative and determined
leadership" he was posthumously awarded the Commonwealth's
highest decoration for valour, the Victoria Cross.

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