Filiale no 517 de la Légion royale canadienne – Monument érigé à la mémoire des artilleurs.

[dedication palque]

This monument is dedicated to the Gunners of Canada

WW I, WW II, Korea and Afghanistan, Ubique

Various costs associated with the monument were donated in memory of

those fallen Gunners who gave their all for Canada

Lt. W. Turner; Bdr. M. Mansell; Capt. N. Goddard

Capt. J. Francis; Gnr. J. Dion; Bdr. J. Ouellet

Sgt. K. Taylor and Bdr. K. Manning

They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old

Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them

[explanatory plaque]

M109 Howitzer

The M109 Howitzer was first introduced to Canada in 1967. Developed by the Ground System Division of United Defense LP, the Canadian M109 had a total crew of 10 that consisted of a detachment commander, driver, gunner, assistant gunner, and two ammunition handlers. Additionally, the M109 was accompanied by an ammunition vehicle, the M548, which included the detachment second in command, two more ammunition handlers as well as the driver.

The M109 and its subsequent variations is the most common western indirect-fire support weapon of maneuver brigades of armored and mechanized infantry divisions. In Canada, the M109 was in service by the Canadian Armed Forces until 2005 with the last rounds being fired at CFB Petawawa in April 2005. The M109A4 and other M109 variations were replaced in Canada by the 155mm howitzer M777 which is still in use today.

Internationally, the M109 saw its combat debut in Vietnam.