Québec

Province Code
PQ
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-014
Type
Address
897 Saint-Pierre Street
Location
Facade of Jardin retirement home
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3435982, -72.5390909
Inscription

JE ME SOUVIENS

PIERRE BOUCHER DE GROSBOIS
GOUVERNEURS DES TROIS-RIVIERES
AVAIT ICI SA RÉSIDENCE EN
1655. PREMIER CANADIEN ENNOBLI
PAR LOUIS XIV.

COMMISSION DES MONUMENTS HISTORIQUES

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Body Content

This memorial is dedicated to Pierre Boucher de Grosbois. It was erected by the Quebec Historical Monuments Commission.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Plaque - bronze
Memorial CF Legacy ID
6045
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-013
Type
Address
3400 des Forges Boulevard
Location
Saint-Michel Cemetery
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3500822, -72.5746573
Inscription

HOMMAGE
AUX
MAJOR CHAN. J.B. CARIGNAN
ET
MR. W.H. WARREN

INSTIGATEURS DU PROJET DU
LOT DES ANCIENS COMBATTANTS

RECONNAISSANCE
AUC
PERSONNES ET ORGANISMES
QUI ONT PERMIS D'ERIGER CE
MEMORIAL
A NOS MILITARES CANADIENS

LES FILIALES 35 ET 204 DE LA
LEGION ROYALE CANADIENNE
LE 27 MAI 2001

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Body Content

The Veterans’ Graveyard is included in the Saint-Michel Cemetery, on des Forges Boulevard in Trois-Rivières. When it was officially opened on June 13th, 1971, it already included 57 graves. By September 21, 1997, there were 172. Only those who served during the World Wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45 or the Korean War are allowed to be buried in that plot. Each year, on the last Sunday of May, it is the site of a pilgrimage.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Cross with plaque and Veterans' Graveyard
Photo Credit
Veterans Affairs Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
6151
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-010
Type
Address
1285 Notre Dame Centre Street
Location
Canada Post Office
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3427636, -72.5397532
Inscription

[front/devant]
A
NOS SOLDATS
MORTS

TO
OUR DEAD
SOLDIERS

1914 — 1918
1939 — 1945

[right side/côté droit]
ROLE D'HONNEUR
ROLL OF HONOUR

  • B. AUGER.
  • J. ASHWORTH.
  • J.B. ADAMS.
  • C. ALCOCK.
  • B. BELLEFEUILLE.
  • G.P. DE BEAUJOUR.
  • H. BUCKLEY.
  • E. BENOIT.
  • W. BARIBEAU.
  • D. BERNAQUEZ.
  • V.L. BURRILL.
  • H. BOIVIN.
  • J. BRUCE.
  • W. CHAMPAGNE.
  • O. DUBOIS.
  • J. DUBORD.
  • C. DUPONT.
  • F. DUPUIS.
  • J. FOTHERINGHAM.
  • N. GRANDMAISON.
  • C. GUILBERT.

CANADA SERVICE
APPEL
D'HONNEUR

1939-1945

[back/arrière]
ERIGÉ EN 1921 PAR LES CITOYENS DE LA CITÉ
DES TROIS-RIVIÈRES, SOUS LA DIRECTION DU
"FONDS COMMEMORATIF"

ERECTED IN 1921 BY THE CITIZENS OF THE
CITY OF TROIS-RIVIÈRES, UNDER THE
DIRECTION OF THE
"COMMEMORATIVE FUND"

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ROLE D'HONNEUR
ROLL OF HONOUR

1914-1918

CANADA SERVICE
ROLL OF HONOUR

1939-1945

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Monument to the Brave was erected in 1921 and dedicated to those killed in the First World War. It was created by Coeur de Lion MacCarthy whose brother, an officer in the 14th Battalion, posed as a model for the statue. It depicts and infantryman about to plunge his bayonet below. The two bronze Second World War Honour Rolls at the foot of the monument were installed in 1949.

Coeur de Lion MacCarthy, the son of sculptor Hamilton McCarthy, produced numerous commemorative works after the First World War, including: Winged Victory in British Columbia; Great War Memorial and Lethbridge Cenotaph in Alberta; Winged Victory in Manitoba; County of Brome War Memorial, Verdun Victory Memorial, Monument to the Brave and Winged Victory in Quebec; Clifton Hill War Memorial and Woodstock Cenotaph in Ontario.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Shaft, Statue
Photo Credit
Veterans Affairs Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
6052
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-009
Type
Address
981 des Forges Boulevard
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3440727, -72.5518762
Inscription

COMMISSION DES SITES
ET DES
MONUMENTS HIS-
TORIQUES DU CANADA

BATAILLE DES TROIS-RIVIÈRES

LE 8 JUIN 1776, LES TROUPES
ANGLAISES, RETRANCHÉES SUR LE
TERRAIN BAS, PRÈS DE CET ENDROIT
SOUS LES ORDRES DU GÉNÉRAL
SIMON FRASER, REPOUSSÈRENT ET
INFLIGÈRENT DES PERTES SÉRIEUSES
À UNE COLONNE AMÉRICAINE
COMMANDÉE PAR LE GÉNÉRAL THOMPSON.


BATTLE OF THREE RIVERS

ON JUNE 8TH, 1776, THE BRITISH TROOPS
ENTRENCHED ON THE LOW GROUND
NEAR THIS PLACE UNDER THE COMMAND
OF GENERAL SIMON FRASER REPULSED
AND INFLICTED SEVERE LOSSES ON AN
AMERICAN COLUMN COMMANDED
BY GENERAL THOMPSON.

CE SITE FUT LE DON DE WILLIE MICHELLS

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This monument was erected to commemorate the English and Canadian soldiers who fought at this place against an American column, during the Battle of Trois-Rivières, in the context of the American Revolution. The battle took place a few years after "Confederation" and the Americans were defeated. On June 8, 1776, British troops, entrenched on the low ground near this place, under the command of General Simon Fraser, pushed back an American column commanded by General Thompson and inflicted severe losses.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Slab
Memorial CF Legacy ID
6051
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-008
Type
Address
574 Saint-François-Xavier Street
Location
Military Museum of the 12th Regiment
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3475461, -72.5417843
Inscription

COUGAR

Véhicule blindé polyvalent
en service au 12e Régiment blindé du Canada
à Trois-Rivières
de 1980 à 1999

Nos soldat on servi sur ce véhicule, notamment lors des
missions de l'ONU et de l'OTAN en ex-Yougoslavie

Inauguré à l'occasion du 140e anniversaire du Régiment, le 9 juin 2011
par le maire de Trois-Rivières, M. Yves Lévesque

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Cougar was an armored vehicle used by Three Rivers Regiment from 1980 to 1999. Soldiers served in this vehicle, during UN and NATO missions in former Yugoslavia. It was inaugurated on the 140th anniversary of the Regiment, June 9, 2011.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Tank
Memorial CF Legacy ID
6050
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-007
Type
Address
863 des Ursulines Street
Location
Place d´Armes Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3429514, -72.5384199
Inscription

[plaque]
Victorieuse lors de la campagne de Crimée (1854-1856),
la Grande-Bretagne a voulu remercier les villes de son empire
qui avaient participé à l'effort de guerre. Ainsi,
Trois-Rivières a reçu un canon enlevé à l'armée du tsar.

Ce fût de canon est de fabrication russe. Il mesure 2,72
mètres de longueur. L'aigle à deux têtes de l'empire russe
est moulé sur le dessus du fût. Des inscriptions en russe,
le numéro "N-21144" et l'année "1828" apparaissent
également sur la pièce d'artillerie.

[cannon/canon]
N21144
1828

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This memorial is dedicated to the citizens of Trois-Rivières who fought in the Crimean Campaign (1854-1856). It was erected by the City of Trois-Rivières. Translation of Inscription: Great Britain, victorious at the Crimean Campaign (1854-1856), made a gesture of thankfulness towards the towns which took part in the war effort. So it was that Trois-Rivières received a canon taken from the Czar's army. The canon was made in Russia. It is 2.72 metres in length and made of bronze. The double-headed eagle of the Russian Empire is moulded on the upper part. Inscriptions in Russian, the serial "N21144" and the year "1828" also appear on this piece of artillery. Soldiers from Trois-Rivières fought aside the British in 1856 during the Crimean Campaign.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Artillery - cannon
Memorial CF Legacy ID
8472
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-006
Type
Address
574 Saint-François-Xavier Street
Location
Military Museum of the 12th Regiment
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3474298, -72.5416664
Inscription

[plaque]

1939     1945

  • IN PROUD MEMORY OF
  • THE MEN OF THE
  • À LA GLORIEUSE MÉMOIRE
  • DES SOLDATS DU

12TH CANADIAN ARMOURED REGIMENT
(THE THREE RIVERS REGIMENT)

  • WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
  • IN WORLD WAR II
  • TOMBÉS POUR LA PATRIE
  • À LA 2E GRANDE GUERRE

DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI

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  • MONUMENT
  • DU RÉGIMENT DE
  • TROIS-RIVIÈRES
  •  
  • DÉDIÉ AUX SOLDATS
  • DU RÉGIMENT DE TROIS-RIVIÈRES
  • (12TH CANADIAN ARMOURED REGIMENT
  • - THE THREE RIVERS REGIMENT)
  • MORTS AU CHAMP D'HONNEUR PENDANT LA S
  • DEUXIÈME GUERRE MONDIALE (1939-1945).
  •  
  • ÉRIGÉ PAR L'ASSOCATION DES VÉTÉRANS DU
  • 12TH CAR ER INAUGURÉ LE 13 NOVEMBRE 1955.
  •  
  • Cathy
  • Ce char d'assaut Sherman (« Cathy ») fut utilisé par le Régiment
  • de Trois-Rivières pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale en Sicile,
  • en Italie et aux Pays-Bas. Il était équipé d'un canon de 75 mm et
  • de deux mitrailleuses Browning et pouvait atteindre la vitesse de
  • 48 km/h (30 mi/h). Cathy est un Sherman mark V Firefl" rééquipé
  • d'un canon de 17 livres.
  •  
  • Par tradition, chaqun des chars était baptisé d'un nom dont
  • l'initiale correspondait à celle de l'escadron auqueil il appartenait
  • (A, B, C ou D). Ce char de l'escadron C fut donc baptisé « Cathy »,
  • L'équipage était formé de cinq membres : un chef d'équipage, un
  • chargeur/opérateur-radio,un tireur (canonnier) dans la tourelle;
  • ainsi qu'un chauffeur et un navigateur (mitrailleur avant) dans la
  • coque du char.
  •  
  • Comprendre les inscriptions
  • Le numéro séquentiel « 174 » inscrit à l'arrière du char identifiait
  • le Régiment au sein de la 1ère Brigade blindée canadienne. Sur les
  • côtés, à l'arrière « CT 150503 » indiquait le numéro du véhicule -
  • CT signifiant « Canadian Tank ». Le numéro 31 entouré d'un cercle
  • sur les côtés, vers l'avant, était l'indicatif d'appel radio : le 3 indentifie
  • l'escadron C, alors que le 1 indique le char du chef de troupe de
  • l'escadron. Le chiffre 35 inscrit dans une petit pastille jaune à
  • l'avant du char indique le poids total du véhicle en tonnes, une
  • information utile pour le transport du char par train ou par bateau,
  • ou encore avant de franchir un pont.
  • MONUMENT
  • OF THE THREE RIVERS
  • REGIMENT
  •  
  • DEDICATED TO THE SOLDIERS
  • OF THE 12TH CANADIAN ARMOURED REGIMENT
  • WHO GAVE THEIR LIFE ON THE BATTLEFIELD
  • DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR (1939 - 1945).
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • ERECTED BY THE VETERANS OF THE 12TH CAR AND
  • INAUGURATED ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER 1955.
  •  
  • Cathy
  • The Three Rivers Regiment used this Sherman Battle Tank during
  • the Second World War in Sicily, Italy and Netherlands. Armed with
  • a 75mm Gun mounted on its turret and two Browning secondary
  • guns, it could reach speed of up to 48 km/h (30 mph). Cathy is a
  • Sherman mark V "Firefly" refitted with a 17-pounder gun.
  •  
  •  
  • By tradition, each tank was identified by a given name with the
  • initial matching the squadron identification letter (A, B, C or D). This
  • particular tank belonged to the C Squadron and was named "Cathy"
  • Its crew was composed of five members: a Crew Commander, a
  • Loader/radio operator and a Gunner, all three in the turret; and a
  • Driver and Navigator/Loader in the hull.
  •  
  •  
  • Reading the inscriptions
  • The number "174" on the rear of the tank was the Regiments
  • identification number as part of the 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade.
  • The marking "CT 150503" on both sides was the number of this
  • specific vehicle, "CT" meaning "Canadian Tank". The number 31 in a
  • circle, also on both sides, indicated the radio call number: the first
  • number (3) refers to the C Squadron, and the second (1) identifies
  • the Troop Leader within the Unit. The number in a small yellow
  • circle on the front indicates the total weight in tons - 35 tons in this
  • case - a useful information for crossing bridges or when the tank
  • was to be transported by train or ship.
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A Sherman tank named “Cathy”, dating from the Second World War, is mounted on a slanted concrete platform on which is set a cast bronze plaque. The platform measures 4.33 meters wide and 8 meters deep, and the plaque is 1.20 m by 1.06 m. The tank and plaque were unveiled as a monument in the 1950s. They were erected by the Veterans Association of the 12th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Three Rivers Regiment).

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Sherman tank, plaque - bronze
Memorial CF Legacy ID
6047
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-005
Type
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
0, 0
Inscription

DÉDIÉE PAR LES EMPLOYÉS DE
LA COMPAGNIE DE TÉLÉPHONE BELL DU CANADA
À LA MÉMOIRE DE
JACQUES POIRIER
QUI A SACRIFIÉ SA VIE
AU COURS DE LA SECONDE GUERRE MONDIALE
1939 — 1945

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This plaque was dedicated by Trois-Rivières employees of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada in honour of their comrade who gave his life in the Second World War. It is not known where the plaque is located now.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Photo Credit
Bell Canada
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11917
City/Municipality
Louiseville
Memorial Number
24071-004
Type
Address
20 Saint-Laurent Avenue
Location
On the corner of St-Laurent Avenue and Notre Dame North Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.2560074, -72.9401013
Inscription

[top plaque/plaque du haut]
TOMBÉS
AU CHAMP D'HONNEUR
1939-1945

SOLDATS:
CHEVALIER ARMILIAS 19 AOÛT 1942 DIEPPE
LAMBERT PAUL 18 AVRIL 1944 ITALIE
ST-YVES HECTOR 26 MAI 1944 ITALIE
LAMIRANDE RÉAL 28 FÉV. 1945 ALLEMAGNE

MAJORS:
GARCEAU OVILA 24 MAI 1944 ITALIE
DALCOURT ABBÉ L. 28 FÉV. 1945 ALLEMAGNE

OFFICIER PILOTE:
PICHÉ FERNAND 5 FÉV. 1945 ALLEMAGNE
HÉROUX GAITAN 8 AVRIL 1945 ALLEMAGNE

DON DE
LA CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE DES JEUNES
LOUISEVILLE
1947
GASTON FLEURY PRÉSIDENT

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RÉFECTION DU MONUMENT DES VÉTÉRANS
À L'OCCASION DU
50e ANNIVERSAIRE DU
DÉBARQUEMENT EN NORMANDIE.
GRACIEUSETÉ DE LA CAISSE POPULAIRE
DE LUOISEVILLE

GASTON FLEURY. PRÉSIDENT.
GÉRARD LEFEBVRE. D.G.
SCULPTEUR: JEAN CHEVALIER

(NOVEMBRE 1994)

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This memorial is dedicated to the veterans of the Second World War. It was erected by the "La Chambre de Commerce des Jeunes" in 1947. A second plaque was added to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Normandy in 1994. It was erected by the Caisse Populaire of Louiseville.

City
Louiseville
Country
Type Description
Statue on shaft with two plaques
Memorial CF Legacy ID
5937
City/Municipality
Trois-Rivières
Memorial Number
24071-003
Type
Address
60 des Casernes Street
Location
Du Platon Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.3425336, -72.5387171
Inscription

FORT DES TROIS-RIVIERES

UN FORT EN BOIS CONSTRUIT À CET ENDROIT EN 1634, MARQUE LE BERCEAU DES TROIS-RIVIÈRES QUI DEVINT UN DES CENTRES DU COMMERCE DES FOURRURES AVEC LES INDIENS. IL SOUTINT PLUSIEURS SIÈGES DE LA PART DES IROQUOIS ET FUT DÉMOLI À LA SUITE DU TRAITÉ DE PAIX CONCLU AVEC EUX EN 1668.

FORT THREE RIVERS

A WOODEN FORT BUILT ON THIS SPOT, IN 1634, BECAME THE CRADLE OF THREE RIVERS AND A CENTRE FOR FUR-TRADE WITH THE INDIANS. IT WAS BESIEGED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BY THE IROQUOIS AND DEMOLISHED AFTER THE TREATY OF PEACE WITH THEM, IN 1668.

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Erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Commission of Canada in 1926, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of Fort Three Rivers, a French colonial outpost during the seventeenth century.

City
Trois-Rivières
Country
Type Description
Plaque - bronze
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4108