This memorial is dedicated to the war dead of the 86th Machine Gun Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, of the First World War and was erected by their surviving comrades.
86th Machine Gun Battalion First World War Memorial Plaque
Hamilton, Ontario
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Inscription
[front/devant]
AFTER WAR - PEACE
AFTER WORK - REST
AFTER DEATH - LIFE
IN ALL - LOVE
1914 1918
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF COMMANDING OFFICER, OFFICERS, NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 86TH MACHINE GUN BATTALION WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR.
ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES THAT THEIR VALOUR AND SACRIFICE MAY BE KEPT IN PERPETUAL MEMORY.
TO GOD THE GLORY THAT WE OWE AND LEST WE SHOULD FORGETFUL GROW WE HERE DO HONOUR TO THE BRAVE WHO LIFE AND ALL FOR COUNTRY GAVE.
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Location
86th Machine Gun Battalion First World War Memorial Plaque
200 James Street North
Hamilton
Ontario
86th Machine Gun Battalion First World War Memorial Plaque
200 James Street North
Hamilton
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 43.2617227
Long. -79.8669227
Lat. 43.2617227
Long. -79.8669227