Stephen E. Renault Walkway
Municipality/Province: Michipicoten, ON
Memorial number: 35001-035
Type: Walkway
Address: Trail end of Superior Street
GPS coordinates: Lat: 47.937609 Long: -84.827249
Submitted by: Victoria Edwards
Photo credit: Tim Laye, Ontario War Memorials
This beautiful walkway and bridge, marked by a wooden sign, was erected by the community of Michipicoten to honour Gunner Stephen E. Renault, 13th Field Regiment RCA, who was killed in action in Belgium on October 17, 1944. The trail has a view of Mission High Falls.
Inscription found on memorial
THE STEPHEN E. RENAULT
WALK WAY
TO HONOUR
GUNNER STEPHEN E. RENAULT
13TH. FIELD REGIMENT RCA.
KILLED IN ACTION IN BELGIUM OCTOBER 17, 1944.
HE WAS AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY THE BELGIUM
LA CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALME MEDAL FOR
COURAGE AND TENACITY IN AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION.
A FORMER RESIDENT OF MICHIPICOTEN RIVER VILLAGE,
BURIED IN ADEGEM CEMETERY BELGIUM.
LEST WE FORGET
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