Naval Monument Plaza

The Naval Monument was erected in 1996 by the Royal Canadian Naval Association, Admiral Hose Branch Windsor and dedicated during the Battle of the Atlantic service on May 4, 1997.

In 2010, to mark the 100^th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Navy, bronze plaques were added to the monument to commemorate 100 years of naval service by Canadians and to honour Rear-Admiral Walter Hose the savior of the Royal Canadian Navy and the father of the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve. Rear-Admiral Hose was a longtime resident of Windsor and is buried there in Heavenly Rest Cemetery.

During 2016 to 2018, the monument underwent a complete restoration which included the addition of two bronze plaques to honour the Royal Canadian Navy ships lost during the Battle of the Atlantic and was updated to honour those who served during the Cold War and in Afghanistan. Five new flag poles were added to display the evolution of the Canadian Naval “Suite of Colours” on His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (warships) – the Blue Ensign 1911 – 1965; the White Ensign 1911 – 1965; the Canadian Maple Leaf 1965 – Present; the Canadian Naval Ensign 1968 – Present and the Red Ensign of the Merchant Navy of Canada. The surrounding plaza was significantly expanded by the City of Windsor during the reconstruction of the adjacent river-walk to include new planters and landscaping. The monument was rededicated on May 6, 2018.

In 2019, the Royal Canadian Naval Association with support from the City of Windsor, Windsor Port Authority, Royal Canadian Legion Branches, Navy League Windsor Branch, Veterans Organizations and the citizens of Windsor and Essex County initiated a project to commemorate the contributions and sacrifices made by those who served in the Royal Canadian Navy and the Merchant Navy with the addition of four black granite Memory Panels. 

Construction of the concrete footings for the granite panels, surrounding concrete plaza and landscaping was completed on October 30, 2020. Installation of the engraved black granite memory panels was completed in May 2021.

The Naval Monument Plaza was dedicated on May 7, 2023, Battle of the Atlantic Sunday to coincide with the Navy Reserve 100^th Anniversary.

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DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
AND THE CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
WORLD WAR I   1914 - 1918
WORLD WAR II  1939 - 1945
KOREAN WAR    1950 - 1953
CANADIAN NAVAL PEACE KEEPING

CANADA
MN

(plaque)
HMCS HUNTER PERSONNEL
WW II

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN
THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.

LDG SMN ACTON JOSEPH W.J.
L CDR ANDERSON WILLIAM J.
L STWD ATTWOOD ALBERT J.
STO. 2 BELANGER ALEXANDER R.
CODER BELL JOSEPH G.
LDG SMN BROWN DAVID H.
OS BROZOVICH WALTER
O TEL BRUSH JOHN C.
AB BUCHESKI WILLIAM
OS CAMPBELL WOODROW W.
AB CARDER WILFRED W.
LDG STO CARNAGHAN ALFRED P.
AB CATHRINE ROBERT T.
PATLMN CRAIG HENRY R.
AB DOWELL CHARLES B.
LDG SMN FOURNIER JOHN A.
AB GILBOE ARTHUR F.
SIG GRAHAM ALVIN J.
OA 4 HOFFMAN MARTIN J.
STO 1 HORLEY WALLACE C.
OS HUMPHRIES LESTER E.
AB IRWIN WILLIAM C.
ERA 4 JACKGUES CARLTON J.
ELECT JOHNSTON BEVERLEY
AB JORDAN DONALD

(plaque)
HMCS HUNTER PERSONNEL
WW II

GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN
THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN
HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY.

AB KING KALMON K.J.
LDG SMN KNIGHT HERBERT R.
AB LANE ARTHUR D.
AB LEROY CHARLES E.
STO 2 LEWANDOSKI STANLEY S.
STO 2 LOVE JOHN F.
STWD LUCAS WILLIAM E.
STO 2 MACDONALD ALEXANDER
STO 1 MACGREGOR DUNCAN
AB MACKENZIE ALEXANDER
AB MCPHERSON CLIFFORD A.
CODER MILLS ARCHIE W.
STO PO MYLES ORVILLE W.
AB PHILLIPS JOHN D.
STO 1 BOSTELNIC WILLIAM M.
STO PO RENAUD MAURICE J.
AB ROLLET THEODORE F.C.
STO 1 SENNETT JOHN P.
LDG SMN SILK MAJES E.
AB SINCLAIR ERIC W.
AB SORREL WILLIAM W.
L CDR STRAFFORD JOHN H.
AB TAYLOR FREDERICK F.M.
OS TRENHOLM FRANK R.
S LT(E) TUKE DONALD W.

(plaque)
THE NAVAL MONUMENT

ERECTED AND MAINTAINED BY
THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL ASSOCIATION
ADMIRAL HOSE BRANCH WINDSOR
DEDICATED MAY 4, 1997
REDEDICATED MAY 6, 2018

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COLD WAR 1945 - 1991
AFGHANISTAN 2001 - 2014

(plaque)
MERCHANT NAVY
of CANADA

SHIPS LIST DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
AND THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 1939-1945

TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF THE 77 SHIPS OF THE
CANADIAN AND NEWFOUNDLAND MERCHANT NAVIES
AND THE 1,629 GALLANT MEN AND WOMEN LOST AT SEA

• SHIP'S NAME
• 1940
• SS BEAVERBURN (NFLD)
• SS ERIK BOYE
• SS MAGOG
• SS HUMBER ARM (NFLD)
• SS WATERLOO
• SS THOROLD
• SS KENORDOC
• SS ST. MALO
• SS TREVISA
• SS EMPRESS OF BRITAIN (NFLD)
• SS BEAVERFORD (NFLD)
•  
• 1941
• MV MAPLECOURT
• MV CANADIAN CRUISER
• MV A.D. HUFF
• SS J.B. WHITE
• MV CANADOLITE
• SS BEAVERBRAE (NFLD)
• SS BEAVERDALE (NFLD)
• SS PORTADOC
• MV EUROPA
• SHIP'S NAME
• 1941
• SS ROTHEMERE (NFLD)
• SS COLLINDOC
• SS VANCOUVER ISLAND
• SS PROTEUS
• SS NEREUS
• SS SHINAI
•  
• 1942
• RMS LADY HAWKINS
• MV MONTROLITE
• SS EMPRESS OF ASIA
• MV VICTOLITE
• MV GEORGE L. TORIAN
• SS LENNOX
• SS SARNIADOC
• SS ROBERT W. POMEROY
• SS VINELAND
• SS JAMES E. NEWSOM
• SS LADY DRAKE
• SS MILDRED PAULINE
• SS MONT LOUIS
• MV CALGAOLITE

(plaque)
MERCHANT NAVY
of CANADA

LIFELINE OF THE WORLD

SHIPS LOST DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
AND THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 1939-1945

SOMEWHERE IN THOSE UNLIT DEPTHS TODAY,
THEY LIE. A TORN STEEL HULL THEIR SEPULCHER,
AN OCEAN FLOOR THEIR ABBEY.

• SHIP'S NAME
• 1942
• SS TROISDOC
• SS TORONDOC
• SS FRANK B. BAIRD
• SS LIVERPOOL PACKET
• SS MONA MARIE
• SS LUCILLE M
• SS PRESCODOC
• SS PRINCESS MARGUERITE
• SS DONALD STEWART
• SS LORD STRATHCONA
• SS JOHN A. HOLLOWAY
• SS OAKTON
• SS NORFOLK
• SS CAROLUS
• SS DUCHESS OF ATHOLL
• SS WATERTON (NFLD)
• SS CARIBOU (NFLD)
• SS BIC ISLAND
• SS ROSE CASTLE
• SS CHRISTIAN J. KAMPMAN
•  
• SHIP'S NAME
• 1943
• SS EMPRESS OF CANADA
• SS ANGELUS
• SS JASPAR PARK
• SS DUCHESS OF YORK
• SS FORT ATHABASKA
•  
• 1944
• SS FORT BELLINGHAM
• SS FORT ST. NICHOLAS
• SS WATUKA
• SS FORT MISSANABIE
• SS ALBERT C. FIELD
• SS FORT NORFOLK
• SS LIVINGSTON (NFLD)
• SS CORNWALLIS
• SS FORT MAISONNEUVE
•  
• 1945
• MC POINT PLEASANT PARK
• SS TABAR PARK
• SS AVONDALE PARK

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COLD WAR 1945 - 1991
AFGHANISTAN 2001 - 2014

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DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVED IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
AND THE CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
WORLD WAR I 1914 - 1918
WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945
KOREAN WAR 1950 - 1953
CANADAIN NAVAL PEACEKEEPING

CANADA
MN

(plaque)
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
&
MERHCANT NAVY of CANADA

SHIPS LOST DURING THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 1939 - 1945

On all the oceans' the white caps flow
There are no crosses, row on row
To all that sleep beneath the deep
Rest in peace, our country's free

"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"

(plaque)
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
&
MERHCANT NAVY of CANADA

SHIPS LOST DURING THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 1939 - 1945

In memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice

"LEST WE FORGET"

[plaque]
ON THE 100^TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING
OF THE CANADIAN NAVY THIS PLAQUE
IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND WOMEN FROM
WINDSOR AND ESSEX COUNTY WHO
VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE.
PROVINCIAL MARINE
BOYS NAVAL BRIGADE
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY (RESERVE)
ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY VOLUNTEER RESERVE
WOMEN’S ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL SERVICE
CANADIAN MERCHANT NAVY
ROYAL CANADIAN SEA CADETS
CANADIAN FORCES MARITIME COMMAND