The idea for the bench was conceived by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 115 1st V.P. Mike Elliott and designed by Natalie Trainor of St. Lazare. The project got really moving by Executive member Jay Oland and the bench was built by Keith Bonerak of Rigaud in 2020. Legion Executive member Jay De La Durantaye finished the last bit of work on the bench by painting the poppies.
The unique bench was paid for by donations from the family of Lieutenant Harry E. Trenholme, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, Second World War. He was at D-Day on a landing craft and was awarded the Legion of Honour in 2015. The other donor was the D-Day Society & Friends who Remember. This group, of which Harry was a member, was formed in 1945 by those who had been at D-Day.
The design on the bench has two Lancaster bombers, a Spitfire, two soldiers, a modern Royal Canadian Navy frigate, a nursing sister helping a wounded soldier and barbed wire intertwined with poppies. Hudson had three nursing sisters - the most famous was Lieutenant Maxine Bredt.
