John Gardam Avenue
Municipality/Province: Calgary, AB
Memorial number: 48002-080
Type: Street; plaque
Address: John Gardam Avenue
Location: Garrison Green
GPS coordinates: Lat: 51.0030565 Long: -114.1274689
John Gardam Avenue was dedicated in 2004.
The streets in Garrison Green were initially named after the places where Canadian troops had served on peacekeeping missions and were to be renamed to reflect Lincoln Park’s history as an airfield during the Second World War. The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping's (CAVUNP) national president at the time, Colonel Don Ethell, objected. The Calgary chapter of CAVUNP proposed 16 Canadian peacekeepers names, of which 13 were chosen. Each street is named after a Canadian Peacekeeper, of varying ranks and service time frames. A summary of the Peacekeepers’ experiences is provided with a plaque placed on each street. Together they provide a comprehensive overview of Canadian peacekeeping missions and experiences from the 1950’s to 2000.
Inscription found on memorial
[street sign/panneau de rue]
JOHN GARDAM AVE
[plaque]
COLONEL JOHN GARDAM
OMM, MSM, CD, BA
Known as "Mister Peacekeeper," Colonel John Gardam author of such books as Canadians in War and
Peacekeeping (2000) and the Canadian Peacekeeper (1992) - knew whereof he wrote. As part of his
39 year military career between 1947 and 1984, Gardam served in Egypt with the United Nations Emergency
Force (UNEF), the peacekeeping mission that allowed for the peaceful extraction of French, British, and
Israeli forces following the Suez Crisis of 1956, and created a buffer between Egyptian and Israeli forces
until 1967. Gardam received the UNEF medal for this service. He also served with the Royal Canadian
Artillery, Lord Strathcona's Horse, and as a commissioned officer with the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
Gardam played an important role in the design and construction of the Canadian National Peacekeeping
Monument in Ottawa and served as the key participant for the many ceremonies associated with Peacekeeping.
COLONEL JEAN GARDAM
OMM, MSM, CD, BA
Le colonel John Gardam est l'auteur de Canadians in War and Peacekeeping (2000) et The Canadian
Peacekeeper (1992), deux livres relatant ses expériences guerre et de maintien de la paix au course d'une
carrière militaire de 38 années, de 1947 à 1984. Le Colonel Gardam a servi en Egypte avec la Force
d'urgence des Nations Unies (FUNU), chargée d'obtenir le retrait des forces françaises, britanniques et
israéliennes à la suite de la crise de Suez en 1956, puis de créer un secteur tampon entre les forces
égyptiennes et israéliennes jusqu'en 1967. Le Colonel Gardam a reçu la médaille de la FUNU pour ses
services. Il a également servi dans l'Artillerie royale canadianne, le Lord Strathcona's Horse et à titre
d'officier commissionné, auprès du Royal Canadian Dragoons. Le Colonel Gardam a joué un rôle important
dans la conception et la construction du Monument maintien de la paix à Ottawa et participe à de
nombreuses cérémonies qui rendent honneur au maintien de la paix.
Canada's Peacekeeping Heroes
Les héros candiens du maintien de la paix
Canada Lands Company Limited
Société immobilière du Canada limitée
Street view
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