Ontario

Province Code
ON
City/Municipality
Greely
Memorial Number
35050-131
Type
Other
Address
8021 Mitch Owens Road
Location
At the entrance of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 627
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.300983, -75.5196917
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
Inscription

*Note : the dots and dashes below “Gloucester” are Morse code for CGI

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NRS 1943 – 1950
HMCS 1950 – 1966
CFS 1966 – 1972

SRN 1943 – 1950
NCSM 1950 – 1966
SFC 1966 – 1972

Gloucester

_._.  _ _.  . .

Knowledge through Discipline
Les connaissances par la voie de la discipline

Opened in 1943 as a Naval Radio Station utilizing High Frequency Direction Finding (HFDF) to aid in the combat against German U-Boats in WWII, Gloucester evolved into a Military Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) communication and training establishment.

This monument is dedicated to the men and woman who trained and served at this site. Their many contributions to the security of this nation must never be forgotten.

Inaugurée en 1943 à titre de station de radio navale utilisant la radiogoniométrie haute fréquence (HFDF) pour aider au combat contre les sous-marins allemands durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Gloucester est ultérieurement devenue un établissement de formation et de communication de renseignement électromagnétique (SIGINT).

Ce monument est dédié aux hommes et aux femmes qui ont été formés et ont servi leur pays à cet endroit. Que leurs nombreuses contributions à la sécurité de notre pays ne soient jamais oubliées.

In war or Peace, it matters not, the mission does not change.
Que ce soit en temps de guerre on en temps de paix, la mission ne change pas.

Erected by the Supplementary Radio Systems Old Timers Association. 2005
Érigé par l’Association des anciens des Réseaux radio supplémentaire. 2005

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This stone cairn on the grounds of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #627 (Greely and District) was unveiled in 2005 and is dedicated to the men and women who trained and served at NRS/HMCS/CFS Gloucester. It was erected by the Supplementary Radio Systems Old Timers Association.

Naval Radio Station Gloucester, call sign CGI, was established as a HFDF facility on February 23, 1943. During the war years, the station was known as “Number 1 Station HMCS Bytown” and for brevity it was sometimes referred to as “No. 1”. From December 1, 1950 to April1, 1953 the name was changed to HMCNRS. Between 1953 and 1966 the base was known as HMCS Gloucester, and then CFS Gloucester until it closed. HMCS Gloucester became a training facility and also the home of the Special Communications Branch, responsible for all Special Communication Stations and signals intelligence.

Over its lifetime, the base saw many changes to its infrastructure including the construction of about 20 PMQs in the 1950’s. The present Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) is housed in the station’s former gymnasium.

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Greely
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Canada
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Stone cairn and metal plaque
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
9011
City/Municipality
Ottawa (Nepean)
Memorial Number
35050-130
Type
Monuments
Address
103 Malvern Drive
Location
In front of John McCrae Secondary School
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.2796207, -75.7625808
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
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[headstone/pierre tombale]

A soldier
Of the Great War
A Canadian Regiment

Known unto God

[English plaque/plaque anglais]

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The Larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep though poppies grow
In Flanders fields

-John McCrae

[French plaque/Français plaque]

Au Champ d’Honneur

Au champ d’honneur, les coquelicots
Sont parsemés de lot en lot
Auprès des croix; et dans l’espace
Les alouettes devenues lasses
Mêlent leurs chants au sifflement
Des obusiers.
Nous sommes morts
Nous qui songions la veille encor’
À nos parents, à nos amis,
C’est nous qui reposons ici
Au champ d’honneur.
À vous jeunes désabusés
À vous de porter l’oriflamme
Et de garder au fond de l’âme
Le goût de vivre en liberté.
Acceptez le défi, sinon
Les coquelicots se faneront
Au champ d’honneur.

-Jean Parizeau
Une adaptation du poème
“In Flanders Fields” de John McCrae

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Ontario
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This grey granite monument commemorates the poem “In Flanders Fields” by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. On the monument are two metal plaques, on which is inscribed “In Flanders Fields” and “Au Champ d’Honneur”, the French adaptation of “In Flanders Fields”, affixed to two granite stelæ. The monument also includes a replica headstone typically used in Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

The Barrhaven Cenotaph is located in front of the John McCrae Secondary School.

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Ottawa (Nepean)
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Canada
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Monument; granite (grey)
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8962
City/Municipality
Ottawa (Nepean)
Memorial Number
35050-129
Type
Other
Address
103 Malvern Drive
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.2798066, -75.7631324
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
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[building/bâtiment]
 JOHN McCRAE SECONDARY SCHOOL

[plaque]
JOHN McCRAE SECONDARY SCHOOL
OFFICIALLY OPENED OCTOBER 7, 1999
OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

PRINCIPAL
DIANE JEUDY-HUGO

  • CHAIR
  • ALBERT CHAMBERS
  •  
  • TRUSTEES
  • CYNTHIA BLED
  • ALEX GETEY
  • LYNN GRAHAM
  • PATTY ANNE HILL
  • RUSS JACKSON
  • ANDREW LAM
  • JIM LIBBEY
  • NORM MACDONALD
  • SHERYL MACDONLD
  • PAM MORSE
  • LYNN SCOTT
  •  
  • ARCHITECTS
  • GRIFFITHS RANKIN
  • COOK ARCHITECTS
  • DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
  • JAMES GRIEVE
  •  
  • PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
  • SUPERINTENDENT OF FACILITIES
  • AND PHYSHICAL PLANNING
  • ROSE-MARIE BATLEY
  •  
  • SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
  • JUDY TURRIFF
  •  
  • PROJECT COORDINATOR
  • DAVID LACELLE
  •  
  • CONTRACTOR
  • ED BRUNET & ASSOCIATES INC.
  •  
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Ontario
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The John McCrae Secondary School was named in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, best known for composing the poem “In Flanders Fields”. The school was officially opened on October 7, 1999.

Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae (1872-1918) was born in Guelph where he became a member of the Guelph militia regiment. McCrae studied at the University of Toronto and joined The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada. In 1893, he trained as an artilleryman at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He returned to university, completed his B.A. and went on to study medicine.

McCrae served in the artillery during the Second Boer War and upon his return taught at the University of Vermont and McGill University. Joining at the very start of the First World War, McCrae worked as a field surgeon and was in charge of a field hospital during the Second Battle of Ypres when McCrae’s friend Lt Alexis Helmer was killed in battle. His burial inspired the poem “In Flanders Fields” which was written on 3 May, 1915 and published later that year.

In June 1915, McCrae was made responsible for No. 3 Canadian General Hospital (McGill) at Dannes-Cammiers near Boulogne-sur-Mer. On 28 January 1918, while still in command, McCrae died of pneumonia. He was buried in the Wimereux Cemetery with full military honours and in the presence of General Sir Arthur Currie.

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Ottawa (Nepean)
Country
Canada
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Building - school
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8961
City/Municipality
Ottawa (Nepean)
Memorial Number
35050-128
Type
Other
Address
100 Malvern Drive
Location
Walter Baker Sports Centre, room 202
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.2809876, -75.762178
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
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Col. Frederick Bearman Hall

Salle Col Frederick Bearman

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Colonel Frederick Bearman Hall is named in honour of Colonel Frederick Bearman, who was the first Reeve to be appointed by the Nepean Township in 1850.

Born in 1804, little detailed information is available regarding Frederick Bearman’s childhood or early adulthood. He is known to have settled in Nepean in 1819, most likely in the Bell’s Corner area of the township. Records indicated that in 1828, at the age of 24 years old, he was a member of the 1st Carleton Regiment and in the ensuring years, rose through the ranks.

By 1850 he had risen to the senior officer ranks and was elected Nepean Township councilor for the first township council elected under the new Municipal Act of 1849. He was subsequently appointed the first Reeve of the township. (source: “The City Beyond: A History of Nepean, birthplace of Canada’s Capital 1792 – 1990”, Bruce S. Elliot; Published by the Corporation of the City of Nepean, 1991)

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Ottawa (Nepean)
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Canada
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Building
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8960
City/Municipality
Richmond
Memorial Number
35050-126
Type
Cemeteries
Address
63 Fortune Street
Location
St. Philip's Catholic Church cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.1855164, -75.8379282
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
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ST. PHILIP’S CEMETERY
MILITARY VETERANS
“We Will Remember Them”

[column 1/colonne 1]

Pte Bradley, Charles, WW II Army, Row HW-39
Sgt Dallaire, Lawrence, WW II RCAF, Row GE-25
LAC Duffy, John/Jack, WW II RCAF, Row JW-19
Sgt Flynn, Patrick, WW II RCAF, Row FE-41
L/Cpl Jennings, Leslie M., WW II Army, Row KW-45
Cpl Keizer, Mark, WW II RCAF, Row HW-09
Maj Larose, Lionel, WW II Army, Row KW-28
S/Sgt O’Grady, Thomas, WW II Army, Row BW-03
RSM Sanderson, Sam, WW II Army, Row CW-17
Sgt McCarthy, Patrick, Army, Historical Section
Sgt Cox, Edward, WW II RCAF, Row FW-18
Lt N/S/ Fleming, Evelyn Inez, WW II Army, Row FE-32
Whitteker, George, Reserved Army, Row NW-5
LAC O’Meara, Thomas T., WW II RCAF, Row HW-35
Guay, Roy, WW II RCAF, Row DE-25

[column 2/colonne 2]

Capt Burke, George Thew, Army, Plot 188 Historical Section
Pte Dubroy, Edward, WW I Army, Row PE-44
LAC Evans, William, WW II RCAF, Row HW-24
L/Cpl Forbes, Lynus, WW II Army, Row JE-43
Pte Kavanagh, Emmett, WW I Army, Row NW-16
Pte Lafontaine, Aurela, WW II Army, Row IW-43
Pte McCarthy, James, WW I Army, Row OE-23
Sgt Ryan, Benny, WW II Army, Row AW-25
Pte Schiltz, Stanley, WW II Army, Row KE-45
Cpl Kavanagh, Alphonsus, WW II RCAF, Row HE-41
Pte Mears, Olonzo, WW II Army, Row CW-12
Pte Shanahan, Edward, WW II Army, Row ME-31
O’Grady, Edward, WW II Army, Row HE-19
Pvt, Cornforth, Thomas Albert, WW I Army, Row HW-45

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This “Year of the Veteran 2005” Memorial provided by the Royal Canadian Legion Richmond and District Branch #625 in conjunction with St. Philip’s Catholic Church. Contains all known data. Additional info for updating would be much appreciated.

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The St. Philip’s Cemetery memorial is dedicated to military veterans interred at St Philip’s Cemetery. It is interesting to note that Captain George Thew Burke, leader of the advance party of disbanded British soldiers who settled Richmond in 1818, is interred in the historical section of this cemetery. The memorial was unveiled in 2005 by the Royal Canadian Legion Richmond and District Branch #625.

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Richmond
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City/Municipality
Richmond
Memorial Number
35050-125
Type
Other
Address
5925 Perth Street
Location
St. Paul's United Church cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.2006368, -75.8289301
Submitted By
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St Paul’s Cemetery
Military Veterans
“We will remember them”

[column 1/colonne 1]

Arbuckle, David, WW II, Row R-4
Birtch, Irwin, WW II RCAF, Row N-10
S/Sgt Brown, George, WW II Army, Row G-7
Cpl Dupuis, Rod, WW II Army, Row R-10
Foster, Livingston, WW II, Row F-2
CWO Gillett, John, WW II RCAF, Row R-16
Jackson, Allan, WW II, Row D-4
Mackey, Robert, WW II, Row G-5
Pte, Rea, Sam, WW I Army, Row T-5
Stewart, Bruce, WW II, Row H-14
Capt Hussey, W.H., WW II Army, Cremation Section
Sgt Campbell, Douglas, WW II RCAF, Cremation Section
Lewis, Allan B., WW II Army, Row G-8
Tpr Moodie, Dale B., WW II Army, Row S-8

[column 2/colonne 2]

Bennet, Athol, WW II, Row D-6
Borden, Robert, WW II, Row G-5
Sgt Brown, Harold, WW II RCAF, Row O-4
Evans, William, WW II, Row C-5
Gamble, Edgar, WW I, Row H-12
Pte Hodgins, Leslie, WW II Army, Row G-7
AB Jamieson, Richard, WW II RCNVR, Row Q-13
Sgt McCrae, Alf, WW II RCAF, Row Q-3
Reid, Edith, WW II ATS, Row G-11
Todd, Thomas, WW I Army, Row M-2
Wilson, Shaw, WW II RCAF, Row S-5
Gauthier, Austin, WW II Army, Cremation Section
LAC Lewis, Gerald B., Reg Force RCAF, Row G-8
Rea, Everett, WW II Army, Row T-8

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LAC Bennett, Vernon, Reg Force RCAF, Row O-14
Pte Brown, David, WW I Army, Row C-6
Brown, William J., WW I Army, Row N-11
Finley, W.M.J., WW II RCAF, Row E-9
Pte Gerow, H.W., WW II Army, Row F-10
Bdr Hotchkiss, Gordon, WW II Army, Row Q-13
F/L Janoff, George WW II RCAF, Row P-15
P/O Moore, Irwin, WW II RCAF, Row U-1
Sgt Reid, Walter, WW II RCAF, Row G-11
Whistance, Alfred, WW II, Cremation Section
Pte Richardson, L., WW II Army, Row A-11
Leach, George, Reg Force Army, Row X-1
WO1 Swetnam, Boyd, WW II RCAF, Row Y-7
Bourque, Joseph Raymond, WW II RCAF, Row R-15

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This “Year of the Veteran 2005” Memorial provided by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 625 in conjunction with St. Paul’s United Church. Contains all known data. Additional info for updating would be much appreciated.

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The St. Paul’s Cemetery memorial is dedicated to military veterans interred at St. Paul’s Cemetery.

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Richmond
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Canada
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
8957
City/Municipality
Richmond
Memorial Number
35050-124
Type
Cemeteries
Address
57 Fortune Street
Location
St John's Anglican Cemtery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.1862073, -75.8387942
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
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ST JOHN’S ANGLICAN CEMETERY
MILITARY VETERANS
“We Will Remember Them”

[column 1/colonne 1]

Birch, Robert, Plot #278
Cpl Fish, Steve, WW II Army, Plot #341
Griffiths, Leonard, WW II Army, Plot #18
Capt Lewis, John B., 88th Regt, Plot #267
Capt Maxwell, Joseph, 99th Regt, Plot #275
Mills, Emerson E., WW II RCAF, Plot #51
Pte Phillips, John, 99th Regt, Plot #292
Pte Woodruff, W.B., WW II Army, Plot #112
Pte Swift, George, WW I Army, Plot #70

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Dobson, David E., Army, Plot #289
Good, Edward K., Plot #199
Harrington, Alfred E., WW II Army, Plot #58
Lt Lyon, George, 99th Regt, Plot #351
Sgt McElroy, Henry, 37th Regt, Plot #189
LAC Moore, Kenneth, WW II RCAF, Plot #101
Lt. Col. Salter, William H., WW II Army, Plot #59
Sgt Vaughn, William, 99th Regt, Plot #144

[column 3/colonne 3]

Sgt Dunbar, John, 99th Regt, Plot #46
Capt Good, Thomas, Plot #128
MWO Kitching, John, WW II Army, Plot #276
Capt Maxwell, John J., 99th Regt, Plot #119
Mills, Charles, WW I Army, Plot #80
Lt Ormsby, Sewell, 66th Regt, Plot #240
Pte Simmonds, John H., 77th Btn, Plot #107

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This “Year of the Veteran 2005” Memorial provided by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #625 in conjunction with St. John the Baptist Church. Contains all known data. Additional info for updating would be much appreciated.

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The St John’s Anglican Cemetery Memorial is dedicated to military veterans interred at St John’s Anglican Cemetery. It is interesting to note that several disbanded British soldiers who settled Richmond in 1818 are interred in this cemetery.

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Richmond
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Richmond
Memorial Number
35050-123
Type
Cemeteries
Address
62 Fortune Street
Location
St. Andrew's Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.1858638, -75.8383634
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
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ST ANDREW’S CEMETERY
MILITARY VETERANS
“We Will Remember Them”

S/L Christie, Stewart, WW II RCAF, Row I #40
LAW Christie, Marie, WW II RCAF, Row O #41
Morton, John P., WW I Army, Plot DD-32
WO2 Dewar, John, WW II RCAF, Row U #35

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This “Year of the Veteran 2005” Memorial provided by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 625 in conjunction with St Andrew’s Church. Contains all known data. Additional info for updating would be much appreciated.

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Ontario
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The St. Andrew’s Cemetery memorial is dedicated to military veterans interred at St. Andrew’s Cemetery. It was unveiled in 2005 by the Royal Canadian Legion Richmond and District Branch #625.

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Richmond
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8955
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Richmond
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35050-122
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Other
Address
Cockburn Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.1960897, -75.8359749
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rue Cockburn St.

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Cockburn Street is named in honour of Lieutenant Colonel (later General Sir) Francis Cockburn. Francis Cockburn was born in 1780 in England and joined the British Army at the age of 19. He served in South America and the Iberian Peninsula before arriving in Canada in 1811. He led numerous successful raids against the American forces during the War of 1812.

By 1818, as a Lieutenant-Colonel serving in Quebec City, he was made responsible for the military settlements in Upper Canada, including Richmond. He took on a great personal interest in the military settlements and the potential prosperity of the district. He returned to England in 1823, but continued to be involved in Canadian matters, providing reports and advice to a British parliamentary committee looking at assisted emigration. Cockburn recommended strong government support of emigration, including an 18-month supply of provisions for settles. He suggested settlement in the Gaspé and Ottawa regions and between lakes Simcoe and Huron, as well as along a line of communication between New Brunswick and Lower Canada.

In 1829 Cockburn was ordered to British Honduras, where from 1830 to 1837, he was superintendent of the colony. From 1837 to 1844 he served as governor and commander-in-chief of the Bahamas, knighted in 1841, made Major-General in 1846, Lieutenant-General in 1854 and General in 1860. He died in 1868.

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Richmond
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8954
City/Municipality
Richmond
Memorial Number
35050-121
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Other
Address
Burke Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.1873047, -75.8301446
Submitted By
Richard Turcotte
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rue Burke St.

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A. Barry Roberts, For King and Canada, page 198
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George Thew Burke at about 77 years old
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Ontario
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Burke Street is named in honour of Captain George Thew Burke, who lead the advance party to establish the Richmond Military Settlement in 1818, and who became head of the settlement.

George Thew Burke was born in Ballyartella, County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1776. He joined the British Army at the age of 22 and served in Egypt. Upon his return to Ireland, he was employed in the recruiting services and was instrumental in raising the 100th Regiment of Foot. As a Company commander and staff in the 100th Regiment, he served throughout the War of 1812, and was present at the hard fought battles of Sackett’s Harbour, Chateauguay and Queenston Heights. He was then appointed to the Posts of Deputy – Assistant Quarter Master General and Brigade Major at Quebec.

Upon the disbandment of the 99th Regiment of Foot in 1818 (the 100th Regiment had been renamed the 99th in 1816), he travelled to the Jock River area near present-day Ottawa, with the former soldiers of the 99th who had received free land grants and elected to remain in Canada. He headed the advance party that laid out the Richmond Military Settlement and became head of the settlement. Burke served in the Carleton militia and was named colonel in 1822. He became a justice of the peace in the Johnstown District in 1819 and in the Bathurst District in 1822. Burke represented Carelton in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1819 to 1828. He died in Bytown in 1854 and is buried in the historical section of St Philip’s Cemetery in Richmond.

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Richmond
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