Memorial windows at the Royal Military College – collection 8

Kingston, Ontario
Type
Other

 

The first light stained glass window

This window features images of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada) and Navy League Wrennette Corps.
It was dedicated to the honour and glory of those who have served and will serve Canada, and as a tribute to all National Presidents of the Navy League of Canada for their love of country in promoting patriotism, seapower, and youth training.
 

The second light stained glass window

This window features images of a young sailor with God behind the ship's wheel. Donated in memory of David H. Gibson, CBE, who was the National President, Navy League of Canada, 1938-1952. The window is dedicated to Canadians who died at seas in the defence of the country. The window includes a poem by H.R. Gillarm.
 

The third light stained glass window

This window features the crest of the Royal Military College of Canada. On their 50th anniversary the class of August 1915 installed this memorial to honour their fallen classmates.

 

All three memorial windows are located in Sir Arthur Currie Hall at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston. They were made by Robert McCausland Limited. Currie Hall was built just after the end of the First World War (1922) when Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell, was Commandant of the College. The hall is a memorial to the Canadian Corps.

Inscription

[Stained glass window 1]

HONOUR AND GLORY
TO PATRIOTIC CITIZENS WHO HAVE
AND WILL SERVE CANADA

ROYAL
CANADIAN
SEA CADETS

NAVY
LEAGUE
CADETS

NAVY
LEAGUE
WRENETTES

DONATED AS A TRIBUTE TO ALL
NATIONAL PRESIDENTS OF
THE NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA
FOR THE PROVEN LOVE OF COUNTRY
IN PROMOTING
PATRIOTISM SEAPOWER YOUTH TRAINING
 

[Stained glass window 2]

THE WINDOW IS DEDICATED
TO CANADIANS WHO
IN DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY
WENT DOWN TO THE SEA
IN SHIPS.

PROUDLY IN SHIPS THEY SAILED
TO SEA
AHEAD THEIR GOAL. PERHAPS
ETERNITY.
BUT WITH GOD AS THEIR PILOT
THEY HAD NO FEAR
FACING ALL DANGER AS
THEIR COURSE WAS CLEAR.
THEIR CARGO? THE ROCORD OF THEIR LIFE
SOME GOOD, SOME BAD., SOME PEACE,
SOME STRIFE. H.R. GILLARM

IN MEMORY OF
DAVID H. GIBSON, C.B.E.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA
1938-1952
 

[Stained glass window 3]
[directly under the crest]
TRUTH DUTY VALOUR

[At the bottom]
ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY THE CLASS OF
AUGUST 1915 HAVE PLACED THIS MEMORIAL
TO HONOUR THEIR FALLEN CLASSMATES.
 

Location
Memorial windows at the Royal Military College – collection 8

15 Valour Drive
Kingston
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.23029
Long. -76.46796

Stained glass window

Dan Fleming
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Stained glass window

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Stained glass window

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