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La France
Auguste Rodin
Sculptor – Sculpteur
Au Canada, qui a versé le sang de ses fils pour la liberté du monde. La France reconnaissante. 1914 – 1918.
To Canada whose sons shed their blood to safeguard world freedom. A grateful France. 1914 – 1918.
This memorial, a bust of “La France”, is dedicated to Canada and to Canadians who fought in the First World War. This sculpture was a gift from France, produced by Auguste Rodin in 1904 and was presented to Canada in 1921.
It is a part of the House of Commons Heritage Collection, item O-1008.
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rue Montcalm St.
Montcalm Street was named in honour of Lieutenant-General Montcalm. Lieutenant-General Marquis Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was born in France in 1712 and began his active military career in 1732. He served during the War of the Polish Succession (1733 – 1738) and the War of the Austrian Succession (1740 – 1748) being wounded twice while campaigning in Italy.
In 1756 he was appointed Major-General and transferred to Quebec City as hostilities between the French and the English in North America increased. Upon his arrival, a difference developed between himself and his superior, the governor-general at the time, the Canadian-born Pierre de Rigaud de Vaundreuil – the latter favoured spoiling attacks with Canadian and native troops while Montcalm was convinced that the only way to fight the war was to use European methods. In 1758, Montcalm was promoted to Lieutenant-General and given command of all military forces in Canada with Vaudreuil instructed to defer to him all things.
In spring 1759, Major-General James Wolfe with a British fleet was able to sail up to Quebec City and put troops ashore on Île d’Orléans without hindrance. Many skirmishes and artillery bombardments followed over the summer but with winter approaching, Wolfe attempted one last attack on 13 September. The British were able to secure the cliffs leading to the Plains of Abraham and bring battle to the French resulting in the eventual French capitulation. Both Wolfe and Montcalm were mortally wounded during the battle.
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av. Strathcona Ave.
Strathcona Avenue is dedicated to Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL. He was a businessman and politician who, in 1898, raised, equipped, and maintained a unit of mounted rifles (Lord Strathcona Horse) for service in the South African War.
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Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) 1942 – 2012
Seventy years ago, over 6700 young women from all parts of Canada joined the Navy for the duration of the Second World War, putting family and careers on hold “so that men could go to sea.” When the war was over, these women from the WRCNS, or “Wrens” as they were called, returned to their hometowns, their lives forever altered.
Though no longer called Wrens, today women serve in the Royal Canadian Navy both regular and reserve, ashore and at sea.
These shrub roses – named “Navy Lady” in honour of the Wrens – were developed for the celebration of the Naval Centennial in 2010.
Le Service féminin de la Marine royale canadienne 1942 – 2012
Il y a 70 ans, plus de 6700 jeunes femmes de tous les coins du Canada sont entrées au service de la Marine le temps qu’a duré la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, reléguant famille et carrière au second plan « pour que les hommes puissent aller en mer ». Quand la guerre a pris fin, ces WREN du Service féminine de la Marine royal canadienne – le Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service ou WRCNS en anglais, d’où le nom WREN- sont retournées chez elles, leur vie ayant changé à tout jamais.
Aujourd’hui, on ne les appelle plus les WREN, mais des femmes continuent de servir dans la Marine royale canadienne, tant dans la Force régulière que dans la Réserve, à terre comme en mer.
Ces rosiers sauvages- nommés « Navy Lady » en l’honneur des WREN – ont été créés pour la célébration du Centenaire de la Marine en 2010.
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Wrens arrive in the United Kingdom, October 15, 1944 (Royal Canadian Navy photo HN-1666).
Les WREN arrivent au Royaume- Uni, le 15 Octobre 1944 (Photo: Marine royale canadienne HN-1666).
This laminated plaque on a post is surrounded by the “Navy Lady” shrub rose garden. It was unveiled in May 2012 by the National Capital Commission in honour of the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) 1942 – 2012.
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| ATLANTIC 1939 – 45 ATLANTIQUE |
NORTH SEA 1940 – 45 MER DU NORD |
GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE 1942 – 44 GOLFE DU ST-LAURENT |
ALEUTIANS 1942 – 43 ALÉOUTIENNES |
NORTH AFRICA 1942 – 43 AFRIQUE DU NORD |
| ENGLISH CHANNEL 1942 – 45 MANCHE |
BISCAY 1943 – 44 GOLFE DE GASCOGNE |
MEDITERRANEAN 1943 MÉDITERRANÉE |
ARCTIC 1943 – 45 ARCTIQUE |
NORWAY 1944 – 45 NORVÈGE |
AEGEAN 1944 MER ÉGÉE |
| NORMANDY 1944 NORMANDIE |
SOUTH FRANCE 1944 SUD DE LA FRANCE |
OKINAWA 1945 OKINAWA |
KOREA 1950 – 53 CORÉE |
GULF AND KUWAIT GOLFE ET KOWEIT |
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READY AYE READY
PRÊT OUI PRÊT
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ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
Ships and Establishments
1910 – 2010
Names are listed alphabetically
Figures in brackets indicate the number of times a name has been used.
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MARINE ROYALE CANADIENNE
Navires et établissements
1910 – 2010
Les noms sont en ordre alphabétique.
Les chiffres entre parenthèses indiquent le nombre de fois qu’un nom a été utilisé.
The Royal Canadian Navy Monument commemorates the contributions and sacrifices of the men and women in naval uniform who have served and continue to serve Canada at sea in times of peace and war. Built for the Navy’s Centennial in 2010, it is located at Richmond Landing, a quiet enclave in the heart of Ottawa, surrounded on three sides by water where it juts into the Ottawa River just below the Library and Archives Canada building and not far from the Canadian War Museum.
Rather than a single focal object, the site itself is a key part of the monument. It is a tranquil sloped lawn that provides for a moment of reflective pause while also offering a visceral feeling of flow and movement, like a ship at sea, and contained within the setting of the river and the sky. The monument reflects many facets of the Canadian Navy in its use of the naval colours of black, white and gold.
In addition to the symbolism of the site itself, the monument includes two main components:
And several other elements:
Al McWilliams, a Canadian artist from Vancouver, British Columbia, worked with the architects Joost Bakker and Bruce Haden to create the design of the monument. "During our initial visit to the Richmond Landing site, the three of us were unanimous in thinking that the site, as a land form, needed very little, but subtle, manipulation. The shape of this peninsula, while much like the prow of a ship, also echoed the shape of Canada, a tri-coastal nation surrounded on three sides by water."
14 18
school crest
39 45
This memorial is dedicated to members of Lisgar Collegiate Institute who served in the First and Second World War. It is a large, carved oak panel arch above the library entrance, with the school crest in the centre, and “14, 18” and “39, 45” carved on either side of the crest.
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Colonel By Child Care Centre
Carleton University
Colonel By Child Care Centre is named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel John By, Royal Engineers, who led the construction of the Rideau Canal 1826 – 1832 and is considered the founder of Bytown/Ottawa. The centre is located on Carleton University campus.
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Veterans' Stained Glass Windows
Carleton Memorial United Church
What a privilege to observe
These stained glass windows,
To admire soft glowing colours
Shed by sunshine to warm the shoulders
Of those at service up ahead.
The innovation of loving creation,
The craftsmen by our women booked
Short notice of time to craft,
Designs of honours for out times.
There was a time of six months
For the Second World War to last.
But time had come and gone
With six years of shadow cast,
Through thick and thin, a time of service spent.
The courage of the past three score years,
These windows speak of many things,
Pride of people for their country,
Thankfulness for deeds of valour,
Homefires burning, shielding hearts of yearning.
At home and abroad, around the world,
Good service was a concern of everyone,
Looking forward to a time of joy,
Life renewed with family and friends,
To never again set life askew.
Those beautiful stained glass windows
Tell of challenges met and followed through
Tell of love, sadness and gentle compassions,
Of a loving peace and the everlasting peace of God.
In truth of life, as it was meant to be.
-Ted Lawson
November 11, 2005
These twelve stained glass windows are dedicated to all members of the congregation who contributed to the war effort, from those who saw overseas action, to those who remained on the Homefront, tending to the “homefires”. It was unveiled by Carleton Memorial United Church in 2005.
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Carleton Memorial United Church
Carleton Memorial United Church is dedicated to the memory of veterans who lost their lives in the Second World War. The church is located in an area that had been originally developed as housing for returning veterans, and many nearby streets have links to Second World War battles.
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For King and Country
members of
Church of St. Barnabas A & M
who volunteered for active service
with
Canada’s Fighting Forces
[column 1/colonne 1]
Arthur Barlow
Frank Barlow
William Barlow
Maurice Webber
George Steele
Charles Ibberson
Norman Halkett
Eric Barber
George Hunter
Gerald Rourke
Edward Lennox
Ruth Davis
Eva Tomlinson
Bruce Rainey
Edward Rainey
John E. Youill
Hartley Simpson
Garnet Woolsey
John Woolsey
+ Gordon Colville
Leonard Maynard
Symes Fenton
John Fenton
Graham Fenton
+ William Fenton
Milton Crouse
Thomas M. Reynolds
David Chance
Peter Chance
John Chance
Kenneth Smith
Allan Gemmill
Edward G. Madgwick
Dorothy Madgwick
William Megloughlin
Joseph Pearce
Earle Brown
Fred Knight
William Lord
Robert Moore
Herbert Grey
Arthur Ash
Theodore R. Kipp
Fred Hardwidge
James G. Potter
Stanley Steljes
William Eliot
Alfred Perry
+ Samuel S. Robertson
Harry William Long
+ Earle Rheaume
George R. Davies
Rose Mary Robb
Andrew C. Wilson
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Philip Tripe
David Steele
Herbert Tyrrell
Jack Tyrrell
Lorne Henderson
Robert Henderson
+ Frank Henderson
Gordon Henderson
Paul Conforth
Thomas Ward
James Kelley
Leonard Pepper
+ Arthur Pepper
Ethel Pepper
William Berry
Gordon Morrell
Sidney Jones
+ Percy Clarke
William Tomlinson
Ronald Tomlinson
Ronald Smith
Donald Jones
Charles Marshall
Ernest Day
Reginald Day
Malcolm Wilkes
Kenneth Dawson
+ George P. Wyse
Allan Wyse
Jack Knight
Robert Knight
Fred Newman
Harry Williams
Clifford Williams
Gordon Williams
Robert Tabor
Leslie Gilson
Herbert Taylor
Harrison Cleeveland
Edward Alford
Albert Alldridge
Edward Hughes
Allen Fulton
Shirley Pink
Ronald Pittaway
Edward Maharry
Edmund Parkes
Jack Nichol
Thelma Simpson
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Lawrence Rockburne
Louis Rockburne
Thomas Rockburne
+ Montague Read
Michael Read
Lawrence Stickley
Gerald Wilson
Lindsay Davidson
George Karayanis
James Taylor
John Deason
James Deason
Edward Williams
+ John Robert Maynard
Gerald Colville
James George
Edward Cassellman
Frank Megill
Charles Hooper
William Martin
Roy Curran
Arthur Conway
Archie Desjardins
Alexander MacGregor
Robby McDonald
Kenneth Sills
Owen Lloyd
Herbert Prouse
Mackenzie Brown
Matthew Dickinson
Franklin Abbinett
Leslie Alldridge
Sidney Bell
Jack Nichol
Stanley Greenwood
Edward Drake
+ Earle Delmer
Aylmer Delmer
Eleanor Farman
Stanley O. Henry
William Phampagne
Archie Champagne
William Karook
Winnifred Barnes
James Nunn
Kenneth Gillis
Irene Potter
Vera Knox
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Robert McEwan
Rodney Pasley
Graham Benedict
Nat Boyd
Cecil Hilyard Parks
Don Byrnes
Charles T. Smith
Fred Gardner
Harry Day
+ Peder Hertzberg
Thomas Deacon
William Chapman
Jason Davidson
Lindsay Davidson
Edward Cassentrei
Raymond Davidson
Eastman Davidson
Robert Brooke Popham
Richard Woolsey
James Snider
Gordon Cassellman
Cecil Cassellman
Edward Warren
Stewart Pink
Harry Hopkinson
Thomas Vickery
Gordon Hughes
Robert G. Hitchman
Norman R. Hitchman
Douglas Ashbee
Jack Ashbee
+ Colin Pope
William Pope
Theodore Panos
+ George R.M. Warren
Kenneth Cooke
Clifford Cooke
Stuart Partington
Foster Bratton
Lloyd Pearce
Chalmers Reed
Ernest Gates
William Gates
Humphrey Mitchell
Bearnard Pearce
Vernon L. Walker
Robert Donnell
Donald G. Sutherland
William Laundrie
Stanley M. Raymond
Robert Findlay
Allan C. Westom
Richard N. Thompson
Gordon Leighton
John Leighton
Herbert Ashbee
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+ Those who made the supreme sacrifice and are evermore remembered. Their names are entered in the Great Book of Remembrance in the Memorial Chapel of the Peace Tower, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada.
This framed scroll depicts the names of the members of the Church of St. Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr who served in the Second World War.
