Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Turner Memorial

Municipality/Province: Ottawa, ON

Memorial number: 35061-001

Type: Sculptured sandstone cairn

Address: 280 Beechwood Avenue

Location: Beechwood Cemetery, section 29, lot 50NW

GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.4487327 Long: -75.6571767

Submitted by: H. Taylor Vergette

Erected by members of the 2nd Ottawa Field Battery in the 1870s, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of their former commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel John B. Turner.

Inscription found on memorial

L. COLONEL JOHN B. TURNER

THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER OFFICERS AND THE MEN OF HIS CORPS AS A TESTIMONY OF ESTEEM FOR THEIR FIRST COMMANDING OFFICER

Street view

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Date modified:: 2021-07-14