207th (Ottawa Carleton) Battalion Memorial
Municipality/Province: Ottawa, ON
Memorial number: 35059-112
Type: Regimental Colours and brass plaque
Address: 120 Lisgar Street
Location: Knox Presbyterian Church
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.4190524 Long: -75.6914314
Submitted by: Richard Turcotte
This Regimental and King’s Colours display and plaque is dedicated to the memory of those who served in the 207th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The Regimental Colours were donated by the American Bank Note Company and presented to the Battalion on Parliament Hill on November 18, 1916 by Major General Hon. Sir Sam Hughes, K.C.B., M.P.
Inscription found on memorial
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COLOURS OF THE 207th (OTTAWA CARLETON) BATTALION
CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Lt Col. C.W. MacLEAN, OFFICER COMMANDING.
DONATED BY
THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY AND ITS EMPLOYEES
AND
PRESENTED TO THE BATTALION
ON PARLIAMENT HILL, NOVEMBER 18th, 1916
BY
MAJOR GENERAL HON. SIR SAM HUGHES, K.C.B., M.P.
PLACED IN SANCTUARY, IN KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
NOVEMBER 16th 1919
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