Alberta

Province Code
AB
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-093
Type
Address
Somme Boulevard and Scarpe Drive
Location
Currie Neighbourhood
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0187456, -114.1107116
Inscription

SCARPE
August 26-28 1918    26 août - 28 août 1918

For three days in August 1918, Canadian soldiers fought southward from the
canalized Scarpe River in eastern France against desperate German defenders.
During that period the 3rd Canadian Division engaged, and almost annihilated,
two complete German divisions and part of a third. After bitter fighting, the
Canadians had succeeded in driving back the enemy eight kilometers, capturing
3,300 prisoners and large stocks of weapons. The Battle of Scarpe cost
5,801 Canadian casualties, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry losing
almost 200 of that number.

Pendant trois jours au mois d'août 1918, les soldats canadiens avancèrent en
direction sud à partir des canaux de la rivière Scarpe dans l'est de la France,
afin de chasser les défenseurs allemands qui se battaient désespérément. Au
cours de ces combats, la 3e Division canadienne combattit et détruisit
complètement deux divisions allemandes ainsi qu'une partie d'une troisième.
Suite à des combats acharnés, les Canadiens repoussèrent l'ennemi de
8 kilomètres et firent 3 300 prisonniers. Ils confisquèrent aussi de nombreuses
armes allemandes. À Scarpe, les Canadiens accusèrent 5 801 pertes, dont 200
membres du Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.

GARRISON WOODS MEMORIAL WALK    CANADA LANDS COMPANY LIMITED
PROMENADE PATRIMONIALE GARRISON WOODS    SOCIÉTÉ IMMOBILIÈRE DU CANADA

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For three days in August 1918, Canadian soldiers fought southward from the Scarpe River in France against desperate German defenders. During that period the 3rd Canadian Division engaged, and almost annihilated, two complete German divisions and part of a third. After bitter fighting, the Canadians had succeeded in driving back the enemy eight kilometers, capturing 3,300 prisoners and large stocks of weapons. The Battle of Scarpe cost 5,801 Canadian casualties, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry losing almost 200 of that number.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11989
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-092
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0173541, -114.1352111
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Currie, a residential area in South West Calgary bounded by the Lincoln Park community to the southwest, Sarcee Road SW to the west, 33 Avenue SW to the north, and Crowchild Trail to the east, is the unique result of the redevelopment of Calgary’s former Canadian Forces Base by Canada Lands Company. The land of Currie was previously used for training and operational administration.

The theme of Currie was developed to honour the deep military roots of the land on which it's built and recognizes the Second World War. This theme is reflected in a variety of ways, including Parade Square, Valour ParkVictoria Cross Boulevard and Trasimene Heritage Walk.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Neighbourhood
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11988
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-091
Type
Address
Valour Circle SW
Location
Currie
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0177303, -114.1333303
Inscription

Valour Park

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Province
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Valour Park features small, engineered bridges reminiscent of the ones Canadian Veterans would have used to cross bodies of water during ground warfare.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Park
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11987
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-090
Type
Address
Victoria Cross Boulevard
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0176718, -114.133216
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A boulevard in the Currie Neighbourhood is named in hour of Victoria Cross recipients and the boulevard's park space is lined with brass plaques commemorating 16 Canadians who served in the Second World War and received the Victoria Cross. Each plaque is engraved with a picture and biography of the war hero.

Honourary Captain Reverend John Weir Foote
Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Street
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11986
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-089
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0231746, -114.1143009
Inscription

Garrison Woods

War or Conflict Term
Province
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Garrison Woods, a residential area located between Crowchild Trail, 20th Street, 34th Avenue and 47th Avenue in South West Calgary, is the unique result of the redevelopment of Calgary’s former Canadian Forces Base by Canada Lands Company. The land of Garrison Woods was previously used as private married quarters for members of the military and their families. 

The theme of Garrison Woods was developed to honour the deep military roots of the land on which it's built and recognizes the First World War. This theme is reflected in a variety of ways, including street and park names. It was completed in 2004, and is home to 14 battle honour monuments.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Neighbourhood
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11985
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-088
Type
Address
4520 Crowchild Trail South West
Location
The Military Museums
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0137312, -114.1144458
Inscription

HORNBURG

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Photo Credit
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) Society
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Hornburg Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle
Province
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A retired Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV) was dedicated as a living memorial to Corporal Nathan Hornburg on September 10, 2017. A plaque with Nathan Hornburg's likeness was unveiled during the ceremony as a permanent tribute to the Regular and Reserve soldiers who served in Afghanistan. On September 24, 2007, while serving on a NATO mission in Afghanistan, Corporal Hornburg was killed while helping to rescue a disabled tank in the Panjwai District, Kandahar. Hornburg’s tank commander noted that he was one of “those rare individuals that just had a very soft, big, caring heart, but who was also a warrior and a professional.”

The Taurus ARV was originally used to recover and tow armoured vehicles disabled by combat damage or mechanical failure during military operations. Acquired by The Military Museums in November 2016, it was previously deployed in Afghanistan used in support of operations with the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), B Squadron, who deployed there in October 2006.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Vehicle - Taurus ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11635
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-087
Type
Address
950 6 Street NE
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0596014, -114.0477316
Inscription
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Photo Credit
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Caption
Stanley Jones School
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Province
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Stanley Livingstone Jones was born in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and educated at Acadia College before beginning his career as a school teacher in Manitoba. Around 1901, he re-located to Calgary, was admitted to the bar, and began practicing law. He married Alice B. Todd of Walkerton, Ontario in 1904. 

Stanley was an enthusiast of the war and a devout patriot of the British Empire. He left his law practice to participate, first in the Boer War and then in the Balkan conflict. In the latter conflict, he also served as an observer and correspondent to the Canadian Press. Stanley was a visible figure in Calgary, involved in many civic affairs, and is responsible for the African War Memorial statue, which stands in Central Memorial Park today. Stanley Jones was also one of the first (indeed, often rumoured to be the first) Canadians to enlist in the First World War.

He joined the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 10 August 1914 in Ottawa as a lieutenant. Stanley was wounded on 25 January 1915 and returned to duty. He subsequently became a major and was seriously wounded and captured at Sanctuary Wood on 2 June 1916. Major Stanley Jones died of his wounds on 8 June 1916 after being taken prisoner by German troops, eight days before what would have been his 39th birthday.

Bridgeland School was renamed Stanley Jones School on 5 September 1916.

 

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Building - school
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11250
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-086
Type
Address
801 11 Street SW
Location
Mewata Armoury
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0461204, -114.0886502
Inscription

[plaque]
"ONWARD"
THE KING'S OWN CALGARY REGIMENT (RCAC)

THIS MONUMENT IS DEDICATED TO ALL REGIMENTAL OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND
SOLDIERS FOR THEIR DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE REGIMENT AND CANADA

UPON THIS BAILEY BRIDGE SITS A SHERMAN M4A2E8 TANK. THE SHERMAN WEIGHS 38 TONS
AND IS POWERED BY TWO GM DIESEL ENGINES. IT IS ARMED WITH A 76MM GUN AND TWO
30 MM MACHINE GUNS

THIS TANK STANDS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR
THEIR REGIMENT AND COUNTRY

DEDICATED
SAINT GEORGE'S DAY, 26 APRIL 2003

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Sherman Tank Monument and Bailey Bridge - front
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On April 26, 2003, the King's Own Calgary Regiment placed a Sherman tank on the Bailey Bridge. The memorial is dedicated to everyone that served in the regiment.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Artillery - Sherman tank
Photo Credit
Egbert-Jan van Weelderen
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10796
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-085
Type
Address
Angle Street
Location
Garrison Green
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0019286, -114.1235703
Inscription

[street sign/panneau de rue]
ANGLE ST

[plaque]
ACTING BRIGADIER HARRY HERBERT ANGLE
DSO, MID

On July 17, 1950, Acting Brigadier Harry Herbert Angle became the first of many Canadians to die
while on duty as a Peacekeeper with the United Nations. A highly decorated World War II veteran,
Brigadier Angle had served on a number of tours as the Chief Military Observers with the United
Nations Military Observer Group India Pakistan (UNMOGIP). UNMOGIP had been deployed in January
1949 to supervise the ceasefire between India and Pakistan over the disputed state of Jammu and
Kashmir. While attempting to organize a ceasefire in Kashmire, Brigadier Angle was killed in an aircraft
crash. Half a century after his death, United Nations field observation teams remained stationed on
both sides of the Line of Control that separated Indian and Pakistani forces.

BRIGADIER PAR INTÉRIM HARRY HERBERT ANGLE
DSO, MID

Le 17 juillet 1950, le Brigadier par intérim Harry Herbert Angle fut le premier soldat canadien du maintien
de la paiz tué au service des Nations Unies. Ancien combattant très décoré de la Deuxième Guerre
mondiale, le Bridgadier avait occupé à plusieurs reprises le poste de Chef du Groupe d'observateurs
militaires des Nations Unies pour l'Inde et le Pakistan (UNMOGIP). Le UNMOGIP avait été déployé en
janvier 1949 pour superviser le cessez le feu entre l'Inde et le Pakistan dan l'état de Jammu et
Cachemire. Alors qu'il négociait un cessez le feu au Cachemire, le Brigadier Angle a trouvé la mort dans
un accident d'avion. Un demi siècle après sa mort, des équipes d'observation sur le terrain des Nations
Unies sont toujours en poste des deux côtés de la ligne de contrôle qui sépare les forces indiennes et
pakistanaises.

Canada's Peacekeeping Heroes
Les héros candiens du maintien de la paix

Canada Lands Company Limited
Société immobilière du Canada limitée

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Angle Street was dedicated in 2004.

The streets in Garrison Green were initially named after the places where Canadian troops had served on peacekeeping missions and were to be renamed to reflect Lincoln Park’s history as an airfield during the Second World War. The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping's (CAVUNP) national president at the time, Colonel Don Ethell, objected. The Calgary chapter of CAVUNP proposed 16 Canadian peacekeepers names, of which 13 were chosen. Each street is named after a Canadian Peacekeeper, of varying ranks and service time frames. A summary of the Peacekeepers’ experiences is provided with a plaque placed on each street. Together they provide a comprehensive overview of Canadian peacekeeping missions and experiences from the 1950’s to 2000.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Street; plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10600
City/Municipality
Calgary
Memorial Number
48002-084
Type
Address
Couture Crescent
Location
Garrison Green
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
51.0034317, -114.1273011
Inscription

[street sign/panneau de rue]
COUTURE CRES

[plaque]
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ALAIN COUTURE
MB, CD

While on duty in southern Lebanon as an unarmed United Nations Military Observer, Major Alain Couture demonstrated
heroism under fire. Major Couture had been assigned to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), created
in 1978 to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and assist the Lebanese government in
restoring its authority in the region. On October 1, 1985, in the midst of a firefight between opposed Lebanese armed
factions, the veteran peacekeeper and trained artillery officer disregarded his own personal safety to rescue a
seriously wounded French officer. Major Couture used his belt as a tourniquet to staunch the injured man's bleeding
then constructed a small wall of stones to protect both men until UN forces could rescue them. For his outstanding
bravery, the Government of France awarded Couture the Order of National Merit and Canada decorated him with the
Medal of Bravery.

Later promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Couture served as a key planner for the successful deployment of NATO forces to
the Balkans and Canadian forces to UN missions in the Persian Gulf. He also served with UN missions in the Balkans,
Central America and Haiti.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ALAIN COUTURE
MB, CD

En service au sud du Liban à titre d'observateur militaire sans armes des Nations Unies, le Major Alain Couture a fait
preuve d'héroïsme exceptionnel. Le Major Couture était alors affecté à la Force intérimaire des Nations Unies au Liban
(FINUL), créée en 1978 pour confirmer le retrait des forces israéliennes du sud du Liban et pour aider à rétablir
l'autorité du gouvernement libanais dans la région. Durant une fusillade entre des factions libanaises le 1er octobre 1985,
sans égarti à sa propre sécurité, ce Casque bleu chevronné et officier d'artillerie de formation sauva un officer français
grièvement blessé. Le Major Couture utilisa sa ceinture comme tourniquet pour étancher l'hémorragie du blessé, puis
construit un muret de pierres pour assurer leur protection jusqu'à ce que les Forces des Nations Unies viennent à leur
secours. Pour sa bravoure exceptionnelle, le gouvernement français décerné au Major Couture l'Ordre national du Mérite
et le Canada lui a décerné sa Médaille de Bravoure.

Prontu par la suite lieutenant colonel, il a joué un rôle important dans la planification du déploiement des forces de
l'OTAN dans les Balkans et des Forces canadiennes lors de missions des Nations Unies dans le golfe Persique. Le
Lieutenant Colonel Couture a également participé à des missions des Nations Unies aux Balkan en Amérique centrale
et en Haïti.

Canada's Peacekeeping Heroes
Les héros candiens du maintien de la paix

Canada Lands Company Limited
Société immobilière du Canada limitée

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Couture Crescent was dedicated in 2004.

The streets in Garrison Green were initially named after the places where Canadian troops had served on peacekeeping missions and were to be renamed to reflect Lincoln Park’s history as an airfield during the Second World War. The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping's (CAVUNP) national president at the time, Colonel Don Ethell, objected. The Calgary chapter of CAVUNP proposed 16 Canadian peacekeepers names, of which 13 were chosen. Each street is named after a Canadian Peacekeeper, of varying ranks and service time frames. A summary of the Peacekeepers’ experiences is provided with a plaque placed on each street. Together they provide a comprehensive overview of Canadian peacekeeping missions and experiences from the 1950’s to 2000.

City
Calgary
Country
Type Description
Street; plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
10589