Québec

Province Code
PQ
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-075
Type
Other
Address
Bernières street & George VI Avenue
Location
Battlefields Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8032599, -71.2184356
Inscription

CANON ALLEMAND PRIS LE 8 AOUT 1918 AU SUD-EST DE DEMUIN, FRANCE.
CANON ALLEMAND

GERMAN GUN CAPTURED AUGUST 8, 1918, SOUTH-EAST OF DEMUIN, FRANCE.
GERMAN GUN

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First World War
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Québec
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This memorial commemorates the First World War.

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Québec
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6094
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-074
Type
Other
Address
179 Grande Lane West
Location
On the side of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8002453, -71.2252631
Inscription

C’EST DANS CE PUITS DUMENT
LOCALISÉ QU’ON VINT PUISER
DE L’EAU POUR LE GÉNÉRAL
WOLFE EXPIRANT A QUELQUES
VERGES D’ICI LE TREIZE
SEPTEMBRE 1759.

CE PUITS FUT RESTAURÉ EN 1931
PAR LES PERES DOMINICAINS
ET OFFERT EN 1942 A
LA COMMISSION DES CHAMPS
DE BATAILLE NATIONAUX.

HERE STANDS AND REMAINS THE
HISTORICAL WELL WHENCE THEY
BROUGHT WATER TO GENERAL
WOLFE LYING FAINT AND DYING
AT A SHORT DISTANCE ON
SEPTEMBER THIRTEENTH 1759.
THIS WELL WAS RESTORED IN
1931 BY THE DOMINICAN
FATHERS AND OFFERED IN 1942
TO THE NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS
COMMISSION.

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This memorial is dedicated to James Wolfe.

A few steps away from the Wolfe monument is a well in which water is said to have been drawn to succour the dying general. Since the property on which the well is located has changed hands a number of times since the 1759 battle, the well was filled in and cleared out more than once in the 19th century. It was restored in 1932 by the Dominican brothers and was given in 1942 to the National Battlefields Commission, which has since maintained it.

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Québec
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6109
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-073
Type
Other
Address
1291 Wolfe Montcalm Avenue
Location
Battlefields Park on the General James Wolfe Monument grounds
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8000684, -71.2249991
Inscription

[facing the entrance, Wolfe-Montcalm Avenue/face à l'entrée, avenue Wolfe-Montcalm]
ICI MOURUT
WOLFE
LE TREIZE SEPTEMBRE
1759

HERE DIED
WOLFE
SEPTEMBER 13TH
1759

[east side, George-VI Avenue/côté est, avenue George-VI]
CE MONUMENT FUT ÉRIGÉ PAR
L’ARMÉE BRITANNIQUE AU CANADA
A.D.1849
PAR SON EXCELLENCE
LIEUT.GÉNL.
SIR BENJAMIN D’URBAN
COMMANDANT DES FORCES.
REMPLACANT CELUI ÉRIGÉ
PAR LE GOUVERNEUR GÉN.LORDAYLMER G.C.B.
ET QUI FUT DÉMOLI EN 1832.
LES DÉBRIS DUPREMIER MONUMENT
SONT ENFOUIS SOUS CELUI-CI.

THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY
THE BRITISH ARMY IN CANADA
A.D. 1849
BY HIS EXCELLENCY
LT. GEN. SIR BENJAMIN D'URBAN
COMMANDER OF FORCES
IN REPLACEMENT OF THE ONE ERECTED
BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL LORD AYLMER, G.C.B.
IN 1832
AND DESTROYED WITH PIECES REMAINING UNDER
PRESENT MONUMENT

[west side, George-VI Avenue/côté ouest, avenue George-VI]
LE PREMIER MONUMENT
FUT LA PIERRE QUE L’ARMÉE MEMEROULA ICI
AFIN DE MARQUER L’ENDROIT OU WOLFE MOURUT
1759.
UN DEUXIEME MONUMENT
FUT ÉRIGÉ EN
1832.
LE TROISIEME MONUMENT
FUT ÉRIGÉ PAR L’ARMÉEBRITANNIQUE CANTONNÉE
AU CANADA
1849.
LE QUATRIEME MONUMENT
REPRODUISIT LA COLONNE DU TROISIEME GARDANT
LES PIECES DE TETE ET DEUX INSCRIPTIONS, ET
FUT ÉRIGÉ PAR LA COMMISSIONDES CHAMPS DE
BATAILLE NATIONAUX
1913.

THE FIRST MONUMENT
WAS A STONE WHICH THE ARMY ROLLED HERE
TO INDICATE THE SPOT WHERE WOLFE DIED IN
1759
A SECOND MONUMENT
WAS ERECTED IN
1832
THE THIRD ONE
WAS ERECTED BY THE BRITISH ARMY
STATIONED IN CANADA
1849
THE FOURTH MONUMENT
REPRODUCED THE COLUMN OF THE THIRD ONE
WITH THE SAME DECORATIVE HELMET, TWO
INSCRIPTIONS, AND ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL
BATTLEFIELDS COMMISSION
1913




[facing the Musée du Québec/face au Musée du Québec]
CE CINQUIEME MONUMENT FUT
ÉRIGÉ PAR LA COMMISSIONDES CHAMPS DE
BATAILLE NATIONAUX EN JUILLET 1965
AFIN DEREMPLACER LA COLONNE QUI FUT
DÉTRUITE LE 29 MARS 1963.

THIS FIFTH MEMORIAL WAS
ERECTED BY THE NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS
COMMISSION IN JULY 1965
IN REPLACEMENT OF THE COLUMN WHICH
WAS DESTROYED ON MARCH 29TH 1963.

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In 1790, Major Samuel Holland, then official general surveyor, had four meridian lines drawn on the Plains of Abraham. According to tradition, one of those lines marked the spot where Wolfe died. It is considered the first monument to Wolfe. In 1832, the Governor General of Canada, Lord Aylmer, acknowledging the deterioration of the meridian line, had it replaced by a truncated column bearing only the inscription “Here died Wolfe victorious – September XIII – MDCCLIX”. In 1849, the British army contingent based in Canada raised funds and had a new column erected, topped by a helmet and a sword. The first plaque dating from 1832 was kept and a second one was installed (“Ce monument fut érigé par l’armée britannique au Canada…”). The new monument was protected with an iron fence. The National Battlefields Commission had the column reproduced in 1913, keeping the top pieces and both inscriptions from the third monument. A third plaque was added describing the history of the four monument. The iron fence disappeared and was replaced with a stone surround. On March 29th, 1963, the monument was destroyed, probably by nationalists. The National Battlefields Commission erected a fifth one on July 5th, 1965. The commemorative plaques were installed later. Those plaques were engraved in both languages. They are the three existing plaques and a fourth one mentioning the erection of the fifth monument.

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Québec
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6149
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-072
Type
Other
Address
Bernières street & George VI Avenue
Location
Battlefields Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8032599, -71.2184356
Inscription

TROPHÉE DE LA GUERRE DE 1914-1918.
CANON PRIS AUX ALLEMANDS.
LIEU ET DATE INCONNUS.
CANON ALLEMAND.

GERMAN GUN
CAPTURED DURING THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918.
HISTORY UNKNOWN.
GERMAN GUN.

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This memorial commemorates the First World War.

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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6093
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-071
Type
Other
Address
Bernières street & George VI Avenue
Location
Battlefields Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8032599, -71.2184356
Inscription

CANON ALLEMAND PRIS A L’ENNEMI
LE 27 SEPTEMBRE 1918 AUX CONFINS OUEST DE BOURLON, FRANCE.
CANON ALLEMAND

GERMAN GUN CAPTURED SEPTEMBER 27, 1918
ON THE WESTERN OUTSKIRTS OF BOURLON, FRANCE.
GERMAN GUN

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This memorial commemorates the First World War.

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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6092
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-063
Type
Other
Address
Bernières street & George VI Avenue
Location
Battlefields Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8032599, -71.2184356
Inscription

CANON ALLEMAND PRIS À L’ENNEMI LE 2 SEPTEMBRE 1918 AU BOIS DE CAGNICOURT, FRANCE.
CANON ALLEMAND

GERMAN GUN CAPTURED SEPTEMBER 2, 1918, IN CAGNICOURT WOOD, FRANCE.
GERMAN GUN

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This memorial commemorates the First World War.

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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6084
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-062
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Other
Address
Bernières street & George VI Avenue
Location
Battlefields Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8032599, -71.2184356
Inscription

CANON ALLEMAND PRIS LE 27 SEPTEMBRE 1918 AU SUD-OUEST DE BOURLON, FRANCE.
CANON ALLEMAND

GERMAN GUN CAPTURED SEPTEMBER 27, 1918 SOUTHWEST OF BOURLON, FRANCE.
GERMAN GUN

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This memorial commemorates the First World War.

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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6083
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-061
Type
Other
Address
Gilmour Hill
Location
On Gilmour Hill, in front of a gate
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.7915117, -71.2330963
Inscription

L’IMMENSE SUPÉRIORITÉ DES
FORCES NAVALES ANGLAISES
PERMIT À WOLFE
D’EFFECTUER AVEC SUCCES LE
DÉBARQUEMENT DE SES TROUPES
À L’ANSE DU FOULON
AVANT LE LEVER DU SOLEIL.
LE 13 SEPTEMBRE 1759

THE OVERWHELMING FORCES
OF THE BRITISH FLEET
ENABLED WOLFE’S ARMY TO MAKE
A MOST SUCCESSFUL LANDING
HERE
BEFORE THE DAWN OF THE DAY
ON THE 13TH OF SEPTEMBER,
1759

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This memorial is dedicated to Wolfe's soldiers.

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Québec
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Memorial CF Legacy ID
6082
City/Municipality
Quebec
Memorial Number
24051-060
Type
Other
Address
1291 Wolfe Montcalm Avenue
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.8001559, -71.2251519
Submitted By
Victoria Edwards
Province
Québec
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This well is said to have water drawn from it to assist the dying General James Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Both Wolfe and his opponent, Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm, died from wounds sustained during the battle. The British victory was a turning point in the Seven Years’ War, leading to the capture of Montreal in 1760 and the acquisition of Canada by Britain in 1763. Since the property on which the well is located has changed hands a number of times since the 1759 battle, the well was filled in and cleared out more than once in the 19th century. It was restored in 1932 by the Dominican brothers and in 1842 was given to the National Battlefields Commission.

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Memorial CF Legacy ID
11549
City/Municipality
Québec
Memorial Number
24051-059
Type
Other
Address
1275 Sainte-Foy Road
Location
Samuel-Holland Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
46.7954944, -71.2526419
Inscription

LA VILLE DE
QUÉBEC

Ce terrain a été donné à la
Ville de Québec
pour y aménager un
parc public en mémoire du
Major Samuel Holland, soldat,
arpenteur-géomètre et cartographe,
et de sa femme Marie-Josephte Rolet
et leur famille
qui habitèrent à cet endroit
de 1779 à 1801.

Samuel Holland, né Samuel Jan Hollandt,
à Nijmegan, Pas-Bas, en 1728,
est venu en Amérique du Nord avec
le 60e régiment de fantassins en 1756.
Il servi à Ticondéroga, Louisbourg
et Québec.
Il a dressé une carte
de bas Saint-Laurent,
en compagnie de capitaine James Cook
en 1758 et fut le premier à occuper
le poste d’arpenteur général du Canada.
Il fut membre du premier Conseil
du Québec.
Il est décédé à Québec en 1801.

This land was given
To the City of Quebec
To create
A public park in memory of
Major Samuel Holland, soldier,
surveyor, map maker,
and his wife Marie-Josephte Rolet
and their family
who lived on this site
from 1779-1801.

Samuel Holland, born Samuel Jan Hollandt,
in Nijmegan, Netherlands in 1728,
arrived in North America with
the 60th Regiment on foot, in 1756,
served at Ticonderoga,
Louisbourg and Quebec.
He charted the lower St. Lawrence River
in the company of Capt James Cook,
in 1758, and was appointed the first
Surveyor General of Canada
and a member of
the first Legislative Council
of Quebec.
He died in Quebec in 1801.

Québec MCMLXXXIV

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This memorial is dedicated to Samuel Holland. It was erected by the City of Quebec.

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Memorial CF Legacy ID
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