Alberta

Province Code
AB
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-059
Type
Address
Juchli Avenue
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6020294, -113.5107506
Inscription

JUCHLI AV

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THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH

PETTY OFFICER MOTOR MECHANIC ANDRÉ JUCHLI,
DES AND BAR, RCNVR

André Juchli was born in Edmonton on September 7, 1923. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian
Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) in March 1943.
André served as Chief Engineer aboard motor torpedo boats (MTBs) and motor gun boats
(MGBs) of the Royal Navy (RN) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and was involved in many
deadly encounters with German E-boats in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Bay of
Biscay. He became one of the most highly decorated non commissioned officers in the RCN
during the Second World War.
He took part in missions rescuing survivors from the English Channel as well as ferrying
undercover agents between England and Europe. He was awarded a Distinguished Service
Medal for action against enemy forces in June 1944 while serving on MTB 246. he was then
awarded a Bar to his DSM for Bravery in Action on September 30, 1944, having used exceptional
skill and bravery to help save his vessel that was holed and under fire. He was also Mentioned
in Dispatches in April, 1945 when his MTB was hit by a German incendiary shell and his quick
action saved both the ship and its crew.
Upon his return to Edmonton, André was active in many local community groups and involved in
the formation of the Alberta Aviation Museum. André Juchli was a Canadian proud of his
wartime service and a distinguished naval veteran. He died in 2006, leaving his wife Hazel, a
former Wren, to continue the Juchli family connection with the Naval community.

PREMIER MAITRE ET MECANICIEN ANDRÉ JUCHLI,
DSM AVEC BARRETT, RVMRC

Né à Edmonton le 7 septembre 1923, André Juchli s`enrôle dans la Réserve de volontaires de la
Marine royale canadienne (RVMRC) en mars 1943.
Juchli est chef mécanicien sur des vedettes lance -torpilles et des canonières de la Royal Navy
et de la Marine Royale canadienne (MRC), et participe à de nombreux combats mortels contre
des sous-marins allemands dans la Manche, la mer du Nord et le golfe de Gascogne. C`est l`un
des sous-officiers les plus décorés de la MRC durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.
Il participe à des missions de sauvetage de survivants dans la manche, en plus de transporter
des agents secrets entre l`Angleterre et l`Europe. On lui décerne la Médaille du service
distingué (D.S.M.) pour ses attaques contre l`ennemi en juin 1944, alors qu`il sert à bord de la
vedette MTB 246. On ajoute ensuite une barrette à sa médaille pour bravoure le 30 septembre
1944, lorsqu`il démontre des capacités et une bravoure exceptionnelles dans le but de sauver
son navire, qui est endommagé et sous le feu ennemi. Il est cité à l`ordre du jour pour son
travail admirable en avril 1945, lorsque son navire est touché par un obus incendiaire et que sa
réaction rapide lui permet de sauver son navire et son équipage.
À son retour à Edmonton, M. Juchli oeuvre auprès de nombreux organismes communautaires qui
souhaitent fonder le Musée de l`aviation d`Alberta. André Juchli est un Canadien fier de son
service en temps de guerre, et un ancien combattant naval éminent. Après son décès en 2006,
sa veuve Hazel, une ancienne militaire de la marine féminine (Wren), continue de représenter la
famille Juchli au sein de la communauté navale.

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Juchli Avenue was dedicated to André Juchli (1923-2006) by the Canada Lands Company on August 25, 2010, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Juchli enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in March 1943. He served as Chief Engineer aboard motor torpedo boats and motor gun boats of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy. He was involved in many deadly encounters with German E-boats in the English Channel, the North Sea and the Bay of Biscay.

He was one of the most highly decorated non-commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Juchli took part in missions rescuing survivors from the English Channel as well as ferrying undercover agents between England and Europe. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for action against enemy forces in June 1944 while serving on MTB 246. He was awarded a Bar to his Distinguished Service Medal for bravery in action on September 30, 1944, having used exceptional skill and bravery to help save his vessel that was holed and under fire. Juchli was also Mentioned in Dispatches in April 1945 when his motor torpedo boat was hit by a German incendiary shell and his quick action saved both the ship and its crew.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8224
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-057
Type
Address
Hampton Gray Avenue
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6028557, -113.5112544
Inscription

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THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH

LIEUTENANT ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY,
VC, DSC, RCNVR

Robert Hampton Gray was born in Trail, British Columbia in 1917 and studied at the Universities of Alberta and British Columbia.
Gray enlisted in the royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1940. he trained as a pilot for
the British Fleet Air Arm and flew supply missions in Africa before being assigned to 1841
Squadron on HMS formidable in 1944. He took part in a series of raids against the German
battleship Tirpitz and was Mentioned in Dispatches for his participation in attacks on three
destroyers, during which his plane's rudder was shot off.
In April 1945, while serving on HMS Formidable, then part of the British Pacific Fleet, Gray
earned a Distinguished Service Cross for aiding in sinking a Japanese destroyer.
On August 9, 1945 at Honshu, Japan, Lieutenant Gray led an attack on a Japanese warship. In
the face of tire from shore batteries and heavy concentration of fire from some five warships,
he pressed home his attack. Although he was wounded and his aircraft in flames he achieved
at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer. His aircraft crashed in to the bay. Gray was one
of the last Canadians to die during the Second World War, and was the last Canadian to be
awarded the Victoria Cross, the British Commonwealth's highest award for bravery.
A memorial to Gray exists just metres away form where his plane crashed, the only memorial dedicated to a foreign soldier on Japanese soil.

LIEUTENANT ROBARET HMAPTOON GRAY,
VC, DESC, RVMRC

Robert Hampton Gray est né en 1917 à Trail, en Colombie-Britannique, et a fait ses études aux
Universités de l`Alberta et de Colombie Britannique.
En 1940, Gray s`enrôle dans la Réserve de volontaires de la Marine royale canadienne (RVMRC)
Il suit une formation de pilote de l`aéronavale britannique et participe à des missions
d`approvisionnement en Afrique avant d`être affecté à l`escadere 1841 du HMS Formidable en
1944. Il prend part à des raids contre le cuirassé allemand Tirpitz et set cité à l`ordre du jour
pour son travail admirable lors d`attaques contre trois destroyers, durant lesquelles le
gouvernail de direction de son appareil est endommagé.
En avril 1945, durant son service sur le HMS Formidable de la flotte britannique du Pacifique, le
Lieutenant Gray reçoit la Croix du service distingué pour sa contribution à la destruction d`un
destroyer japonais.
Le 9 août 1945, à Honshu, au Japon, le Lieutenant Gray mène une attaque ocntr4e un navire de
guerre japonais. Sous le feu de batteries côtières et un intense barrage d`artillerie de cinq
navires, il poursuit son attaque. Blessé, aux commandes de son avion en flammes, il touche sa
cible directement au moins une fois, coulant le destroyer. Son avion s`écrase dans la baie.
Gray est un des derniers Canadiens tué durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale et le dernier
Canadien à qui l`on décerne la Croix de Victoria, la plus prestigieuse médaille de bravoure du
Commonwealth britannique.
Un monument e l`honneur du Lieutenant Gray a été érigé à quelques mètres de l`endroit où son
avion s`est écrasé; il s`agit du seul monument dédiée à un soldat étranger en terre japonaise.

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Hampton Gray Avenue was dedicated to Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, (1917-1945) by the Canada Lands Company on December 10, 2013, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Lieutenant Gray enlisted in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1940, he trained as a pilot for the British Fleet Air Arm and flew supply missions in Africa before being assigned to 1841 Squadron on HMS Formidable in 1944. He took part in a series of raids against the German battleship Tirpitz and was mentioned in dispatches for his participation in attacks on three destroyers, during which his plane's rudder was shot off. In April 1945, while serving on HMS Formidable, then part of the British Pacific Fleet, Gray earned a Distinguished Service Cross for aiding in sinking a Japanese destroyer. On August 9, 1945 at Honsh, Japan, Lieutenant Gray led an attack on a Japanese warship. In the face of fire from shore batteries and heavy concentration of fire from some five warships, he pressed home his attack. Although he was wounded and his aircraft in flames he achieved at least one direct hit, sinking the destroyer, before his aircraft crashed into the bay. Gray was the last Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross.

On June 6, 2010, Canada Lands Company unveiled a plaque near the intersection of Hampton Gray Avenue and Merchant Navy Street in recognition of the street being dedicated to Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8222
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-056
Type
Address
Conestoga Street
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6009495, -113.5079296
Inscription

CONESTOGA ST


[plaque]

THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH

HMCS CONESTOGA

The stone frigate HMCS Conestoga was a land establishment at Galt, Ontario (now
Cambridge). In October 1942, HMCS Conestoga became the basic training centre for members
of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) from across Canada. They were known
as 'Wrens', a title derived form the abbreviation of the British Women's Royal Naval service
(WRNS) and which the WRCNS also adopted.
The Commanding Officer was Lieutenant commander Isabel MacNeill, the first woman to
command s 'ship' in the British Commonwealth. Women between the ages of 18 and 45 were
recruited for duty. The more than six thousand Wrens who trained at HMCS Conestoga made a
significant contribution to Canada's war efforts.
wrens' duties included servicing anti-submarine equipment, aircraft maintenance, ciphers,
communications, signalling, wireless telegraphy and driving. They did the same work as men, but did not serve at sea on warships. by 1944 there were over 74,000 Wrens in Commonwealth
navies, deployed in Britain, the Mediterranean, the Middle and Far East, Australia, Europe and
North America.
Although MMCS Conestoga was closed in 1945, approval was given in 1951 for the establishment
of a Women's Division in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve.
In 1955, Wrens became part of the regular force of the royal Canadian Navy. after the
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act of 1968, women served in all three elements of the
Canadian Forces,; land, sea and air.

NCSM CONESTOGA

Le NCSM Conestoga était une frégate de Pierre`, un établissement que servait à l`entraînement
des membres du service féminin de la Marine royale du Canada. En octobre 1942, le NCSM
Conestoga de Galt, en Ontario (maintenant Cambridge), devient le centre d`instruction de base
des Wrens` du canada (en anglais, le terme provint du service féminin de la Royal Navy, ou
WRNS, et adopté par le Canada, d`où le surnom de Wren donné à ses membres)
Ce navire est le premier navire du Commonwealth britannique à être commandé par une femme,
le capitaine de corvette Isabel macneill. Des femmes de 18à 45 ans sont recrutées pour le
service. Plus de 6,000 femmes sont formées au NCSM Conestoga et apportent une contribution
très utile à l`effort de guerre du Canada.
Les Wrens accomplissent une travail très diversifié, occupant des postes allant de l`entretien
du matériel anti-sous-marin et des avions, au chiffrage et déchiffrage de messages, aux
communications et à la signalisation, à la radiotélégraphie et aux tâches de conductrices de véhicules motorisés. Elle font le même travail que les hommes, sans toutefois être autorisées à
sExtrême-Orient, en Australie, en Europe et en Amérique du Nord.
Malgré la fermeture du NCSM Conestoga en 1945, on remet sur pied, dès 1951, le Service féminin
de la Réserve de la Marine royale du Canada.
En 1955, les Wrens fort désormais partie de la force régulière de la Marine royale du Canada.
Suite à la Loi sur la réorganisation des forces canadiennes, en 1968, des femmes servent dans
les trois éléments des Forces canadiennes (Mer, Terre et Air).

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Conestoga Street was dedicated to all the women who served at HMCS Conestoga by the Canada Lands Company on January 16, 2008, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Formerly Bytown II, HMCS Conestoga was the basic training establishment for the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. It was established for the duration of the Second World War on 31 July 1942 at Galt, Ontario. The establishment of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service was the first time that women served in the Canadian Navy in any capacity other than nursing. Their officers were the first women in the Empire and Commonwealth to carry the King’s Commission in naval service, holding the same ranks and entitled to the same salutes and marks of respect as male officers. They were subject to much more stringent standards of conduct than their male peers, expected to remain feminine with exemplary conduct. For example, pregnancy was a dismissible offence.

The Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Commander Isabel Macneill, the first woman to command a ship in the British Commonwealth. More than six thousand trained at HMCS Conestoga. They made a significant contribution to Canada's war efforts, servicing anti-submarine equipment, aircraft maintenance, ciphers, communications, signaling, wireless telegraphy and driving. 

HMCS Conestoga was paid off on 31 March 1945, and the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service was disbanded in August 1946. An invitation was extended to join the Naval Reserve in 1951, something previously denied to women, and many took up the call.

The HMCS Conestoga plaque was unveiled on June 6, 2010.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8221
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-055
Type
Address
Bonaventure Avenue
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6008328, -113.504372
Inscription

BONAVENTURE
AV

[plaque]

THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH

HMCS BONAVENTURE

HMCS Bonaventure (the Bonnie) was a Majestic class 19,000 ton light aircraft carrier, originally
laid down for the Royal Navy as HMS Powerful. She was obtained by the Royal Canadian Navy
(RCN) after the aircraft carriers Magnificent (Maggie) and Warrior, and served in the RCN and
Canadian Forces maritime Command from 1957 to 1970. the Bonnie was Canada's last aircraft carrier.
As the Canadian Navy's flagship, the Bonnie carried a crew of 1,200, and a force of Banshee
jet fighters, Tracker anti-submarine warfare aircraft and Sikorsky helicopters. Because of the
hard work and dedication of her crew, the Bonaventure was able to conduct around-the -clock
operations, with anti-submarine aircraft. This made the RCN the only navy in the world at the
time, other than the US Navy, capable of conducting around-the-clock air operations for
sustained periods. The Bonaventure was based in Halifax and served primarily in the North
Atlantic.
In 1964 new Sea King helicopters were added to Bonaventure's complement, enhancing its
anti-submarine capability. The Bonaventure was decommissioned, in Halifax, on 3 July 1970.

NCSM BONAVENTURE

Le NCSM Bonaventure (surnommé le Bonnie) est un porte-avoins de 19,000 tonnes, de classe
Majestic. Il est d`abord construit sous le nom de HMS Powerful pour la Royal Navy britannique
et ensuite acheté par la Marine royale canadienne (MRC) et ce après l`acquisition des
porte-avions Magnificent (Maggie) et Warrior. Le Bonnie est au service de la MRC et du
Commandement maritime des Forces canadiennes de 1957 à 1970. Il est le dernier porte-avions
du Canada.
En tant que Navire amiral de la marine canadienne, le Bonnie est doté d`un équipage de 1,200
marins et d`une force aéronavale composée d`avions de chasse à réaction Banshee, d`avions de
lutte anti-sous-marine Tracker et d`hélicoptères Sikorsky. Grâce au dur travail et à la ténacité
de son équipage, le Bonnie est capable de mener des opérations soutenues 24 heures sur 24
avec ses avions de lutte anti-sous-marine. À l`exception de la US Navy, la MRC est la seule
marine au monde capable de maintenir un porte-avions en opérations 24 heures sur 24 de
façon prolongée. Halifax est le port d`attache du Bonaventure qui est en service surtout dans le nord de l`Atlantique.
En 1964, les nouveaux hélicoptères Sea king viennent améliorer l`arsenal du Bonaventure, ce qui rehausse son efficacité dans la lutte anti-sous-marine. Le 3 juillet 1970, le Bonaventure est
désarmé à Halifax.

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Bonaventure Avenue was dedicated to the men and women who served on the last Canada's aircraft carrier, HMCS Bonaventure, by the Canada Lands Company on January 16, 2008, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

The ship was a Majestic class light fleet carrier, originally to have been HMS Powerfulbut the Royal Canadian Navy decided to name her HMCS Bonaventure after the bird sanctuary in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. She served in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces Maritime Command from 1957 to 1970. It carried a crew of 1,200, and a force of Banshee jet fighters, Tracker anti-submarine warfare aircraft and Sikorsky helicopters. The Royal Canadian Navy was the only navy in the world at the time, other than the United States Navy, capable of conducting around-the-clock air operations for sustained periods. The Bonaventure was based in Halifax, served primarily in the North Atlantic and was decommissioned in Halifax on 3 July 1970.

The HMCS Bonaventure plaque was unveiled on June 6, 2010.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8220
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-054
Type
Address
Merchant Navy Street
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6020469, -113.5109305
Inscription

MERCHANT
NAVY ST

[plaque]

THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH

CANADA'S MERCHANT NAVY

In both the First and Second World Wars, the Allied merchant navies faced the daunting task of
supplying vital lifelines between North America and Britain, the notorious Murmansk Run to
northern Russia, as well as facing dangers in the waters off the east coast of North America and
in the Gulf of St Lawrence.
Merchant seamen faced over whelming odds against U-boat attacks, mines, surface raiders, air
attacks and storms while transporting millions of tonnes of food, munitions, petroleum and
troops across the oceans of the world.
The outcome of the war depended on those embattled rust streaked ships sailing through the
long, bitter years. The merchant seamen who sailed them were true heroes. They hung on and
stuck it out during the dark days when they were subjected to fierced attacks against which there
was only the lightest defence.
As stated by Alan Easton, a former merchant captain, in his book 50 North: An Atlantic
Battleground, "Few knew the colossal tasks these unsung heroes achieved. They were
overshadowed by the epics of fighting men who had done no more and probably less. Only their
families really knew . If they came home - which thousands failed to do."
Canadian shipyards contributed to this effort by building hundreds of merchant ships, including
176 'Park' ships, during the Second World War.
More than 2,100 Canadian and Newfoundland men and women gave their lives while serving on
merchant ships, including 1,629 during the Second World War.

LA MARINE MARCHANDE DU CANADA

Durant les deux Guerres mondiales, les marines marchandes des Alliés relèvent l`énorme défi
qui consiste à maintenir les lignes de ravitaillement entre l`Amérique du Nord et l`Angleterre par
le redoutable passage de Murmansk vers le Nord de la Russie, de même que par la dangereuse
navigation sur la côte est de l`Amériq1ue du Nord et dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent.
en plus des féroces tempêtes de l`Atlantique Nord, les marins marchands sont exposés aux
multiples dangers d`attaques des sous-marins, de navires et d`avions, de même que des mines,
alors qu'ils transportent des millions de tonnes de nourriture, de munitions, de pétrole et de
troupes sur plusieurs océans.
Pendant de longues et difficiles années, l`issue de la guerre repose sur ces vieux bâtiments
rouillés que naviguent, malgré tout , grâce à des équipages formés de véritables héros. Les
marins font preuve d`une ténacité inébranlable durant des moments très éprouvants, alors qu'ils
subissent des attaques dévastatrices contre lesquelles ils sont impuissants.
Comme le déclare Alan Easton dans son livre 50 North: An Atlantic Battleground, contribution est /clips/e par les batailles /piques de combattants qui en ont fait presque autant, et probablement moins, qu' eux, Seules leurs familles sont au courant, et cela, seulement
s' ils rentrent au foyer - car des milliers d' entre eux ont péri.>>
Les chantiers navals canadiens contribuent à cet effort en bâtissant des centaines de navires
marchands, y compris 176 navires 'Park' durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.
Plus de 2,100 homes et femmes du canada et de Terre-Neuve ont perdu la vie 'a bord de navires marchands, dont 1,629 durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.

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Merchant Navy Street was dedicated to the Canadian merchant seamen by the Canada Lands Company on August 25, 2010, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

In both the First and Second World Wars, the Allied merchant navies faced the daunting task of supplying vital lifelines between North America and Britain and Russia, as well as facing dangers in the waters off the east coast of North America and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Merchant seamen faced overwhelming odds against U-boat attacks, storms, surface raiders, air attacks and mines while transporting millions of tons of food, munitions, petroleum and troops across the oceans of the world. The merchant seamen who sailed them were true heroes. More than 2,200 Canadian and Newfoundland men and women gave their lives while serving on merchant ships, including 1,629 during the Second World War.

The Merchant Navy plaque was unveiled on June 6, 2010.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8219
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-053
Type
Address
2534 Pegasus Boulevard NW
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6022151, -113.5043713
Inscription

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THE VILLAGE AT
GRIESBACH
BEDFORD BASIN, NOVA SCOTIA

Bedford Basin is a large enclosed anchorage, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour
in Nova Scotia on Canada's Atlantic coast. The basin is quite deep and the good holding
ground on the basin floor makes it an ideal anchorage and a protected location for ships.
The Basin came to international significance during both the First and Second World Wars when
the German navy began to use submarines as an offensive weapon against Allied shipping
Canada's prominent role in the First World War led to Halifax being chosen as the primary
logistic port for resupplying Western Europe. The protected waters of Bedford Basin allowed
the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy to assemble convoys consisting of hundreds of
merchant ships in relative security while torpedo nets kept German submarines at bay
As observed By Rear Admiral Leonard Murray (RCN), Halifax saw first hand the tragic loss of life amongst merchant seamen. The Basin was a daily witness to the grim war at sea. Stricken
vessels limped back to port and seamen fold their stories of battle and the hazards of the North
Atlantic convoy routes.
Today, CFB Halifax is located on the channel at the entrance to Bedford Basin and is the home
of Canada's Atlantic fleet.

BASSIN BEDFORD, NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE

Le bassin Bedford est une vaste rade de mouillage, au nord ouest du havre d`Halifax, en
Nouvelle-Écosse, sur la côte Atlantique du Canada. D`une bonne profondeur et avec un fond
offrant une bonne prise d`ancrage, le bassin convient parfaitement au mouillage protégé des
navires.

Le bassin acquiert une importance internationale durant les deux Guerres mondiales, lorsque
les sous-marins allemands attaquent les convois alliés. Le Canada joue un rôle important
durant la Première Guerre mondiale, et Halifax devient un port de premier plan pour le
ravitaillement de l`Europe de l`Ouest. Dans les eaux protégées du basin Bedford, al Marine
royale et la Marine royale canadienne (MRC) peuvent abriter des centaines de navires
marchands, en plus grande sécurité, derrière des filets qui capturent les torpilles des
sous-marins allemands.

Comme le mentionne le Contre amiral Leonard Murray (MRC), la ville d`Halifax est témoin de
pertes tragiques de matelots de la Marine marchande, résultat de durs combats livrés en mer
Des navires endommagés rentrent au port et les matelots racontent leurs récits de combats et
de dangers durant les trajets des convois de l`Atlantique Nord.
Aujourd`hui, la BFC Halifax est située sur le chenal à l`entrée du bassin Bedford et est le port
d`attache de la flotte canadienne de l`Atlantique.

Canadian Naval Centennial 1910 - 2010
Centenaire de la marine Canadienne 1910-2010
Canada Lands Company Limited
Société immobilière du Canada limitée

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Don Stewart
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Lake and surroundings
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Bedford Basin was dedicated in memory of the original Bedford Basin situated in Halifax, Nova Scotia by the Canada Lands Company on January 16, 2008, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Bedford Basin is a large enclosed area for ships to anchor that forms the north-western end of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia on Canada's Atlantic coast. The basin had international significance during both the First and Second World Wars when the German navy used submarines as an offensive weapon against Allied shipping. Canada's prominent role in the First World War led to Halifax being chosen as the primary logistic port for resupplying Western Europe. The protected waters of the Bedford Basin allowed the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy to assemble convoys of hundreds of merchant ships in relative security while torpedo nets kept German submarines at bay.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Park, pond, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8218
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-052
Type
Address
Veterans Way
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6118754, -113.5116379
Inscription

VETERANS WAY

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Veterans Way was dedicated to all Canadian Veterans to commemorate their service and sacrifice by the Canada Lands Company on June 23, 2004, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8217
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-051
Type
Address
Padre Foote Avenue
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6128947, -113.5102714
Inscription

PADRE FOOTE AV

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Padre Foote Avenue was dedicated to Honorary Captain John Weir Foote by the Canada Lands Company on June 23, 2004, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

John Weir Foote was born in Madoc, Ontario on 5 May 1904. A Presbyterian minister, he joined the Canadian Chaplain Service at the beginning of the Second World War.

On 19 August 1942, Honorary Captain Foote was attached to the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI), one of the battalions from the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division that participated in the raid on the French port of Dieppe on that day. After landing, Padre Foote assisted the RHLI’s medical officer in caring for the wounded at the regimental aid post. However, he frequently left the relative safety of that location for the open beach where he rendered first aid, and gave injections of morphine to alleviate the suffering of the many wounded who were there. Later, he carried wounded men from the regimental aid post to landing craft waiting to evacuate the survivors of the raiding force. Padre Foote declined the opportunity to embark, preferring to continue to minister to those left behind, and to share their fate as prisoners of war.

At the end of the war, Padre Foote received the Victoria Cross for his conduct at Dieppe, the first ever awarded to a Canadian chaplain. He died in Hamilton, Ontario on 2 May 1988.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8216
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-050
Type
Address
Morrison Way
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6128665, -113.5101529
Inscription

MORRISON WAY

Province
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Morrison Way was dedicated to Lieutenant Nursing Sister Jessie Morrison by the Canada Lands Company on August 15, 2007, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Morrison enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps in May 1941, where she served as a Lieutenant Nursing Sister in military hospitals in Halifax, Sydney and Shelburne before being posted to England and Normandy with the No. 10 Canadian General Hospital. She returned to Canada in 1945 for discharge and began working with the Veterans’ hospitals in Edmonton (Colonel Mewburn and the Wells Pavilions) and in Calgary (Colonel Belcher Hospital) under Veterans Affairs Canada. Morrison went to Montreal to assist in setting up the program at the School for Nursing Aides for Veterans Affairs Canada. In 1949, she became Matron/Director of Nursing at the Veterans’ Home located at Government House in Edmonton until she retired in 1967.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street, plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8215
City/Municipality
Edmonton
Memorial Number
48011-049
Type
Address
McCrae Avenue
Location
Village of Griesbach
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
53.6119541, -113.5164505
Inscription
War or Conflict Term
Province
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McCrae Avenue was dedicated to Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae by the Canada Lands Company on June 23, 2004, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was born in Guelph, Ontario in 1872, he served with an artillery battery in the South African War and had a successful civilian medical career. When the First World War broke out in 1914, the patriotic 41-year-old enlisted again and would be appointed as a medical officer with the First Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery.

During the Second Battle of Ypres in the spring of 1915, McCrae was tending to the wounded in a part of Belgium traditionally called Flanders. On May 2, a close friend was killed in action and this painful loss inspired McCrae to write In Flanders Fields the next day. It would be published in Britain’s Punch magazine and quickly became one of the best-known poems of the war, helping make the poppy an international symbol of remembrance. Sadly, Lieutenant-Colonel McCrae would not survive the conflict, dying of illness in January 1918.

City
Edmonton
Country
Type Description
Street
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8214