Monument commémoratif de la Première Guerre mondiale

Port Hope, Ontario

Type

Autre

Ce mémorial, un canon de campagne allemand 77-mm de la Première Guerre mondiale, a été capturé par les troupes canadiennes sur le Front ouest et ramené au Canada après la guerre. Il a été remis comme trophée de guerre à la ville de Port Hope en 1919 et a été officiellement dédié le 15 juin 1925. Le canon a été restauré par le Club Rotary de Port Hope et retourné à sa place le 11 novembre 2000.

Inscription

[plaque]

THIS 77MM GERMAN FIELD GUN WAS CAPTURED BY
CANADIAN SOLDIERS ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918 AND WAS PRESENTED AS
A MEMORIAL TO THE TOWN OF PORT HOPE IN 1919.
DURING THE SERVICE OF DEDICATION ON THE 15TH DAY
OF JUNE, 1925, THE REVEREND CAPTAIN F.W. ANDERSON
SPOKE OF THE HEROIC DEEDS PERFORMED BY CANADIAN
SOLDIERS DURING THE VARIOUS BATTLES IN WHICH THEY
WERE ENGAGED AND FURTHER STATED "LET THIS GUN BE
PLACED HERE AS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO THE BOYS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO CAPTURE IT, IN ORDER TO
SAVE THEIR COMRADES."

THE PORT HOPE ROTARY CLUB UNDERTOOK THE PROJECT
TO RESTORE THIS GUN AND IT WAS RETURNED TO THIS
LOCATION ON THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2000.

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