Ontario

13th CANADIAN BATTALION
THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE OFFICERS, N.C.O.'S AND MEN
WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION
VIMY RIDGE APRIL 1917
AND ARE BURIED NEAR THIS SPOT

THIS MEMORIAL
WAS ORIGINALLY ERECTED AT
NINE ELMS, VIMY RIDGE

1914   VETERANS   1918

1939     1945

British American Bank Note Company Limited

NAVAL RADIO STATION-CFF
1940-1947

ON THIS SITE IN 1940, THE ROYAL
CANADIAN NAVY OPERATED A
HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO STATION
WITH THE CALL SIGN OFF. THE
STATION RECEIVED AND TRANS-
MITTED MESSAGES BETWEEN NAVAL
SERVICE HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED
AUTHORITIES, SHIPS AT SEA,
AND FREQUENTLY INTERCEPTED
ENEMY TRANSMISSIONS, THIS
PLAQUE IS DEDICATED ON BEHALF
OF ALL NAVAL VETERANS, TO THOSE
WHO SERVED HERE.

CFF-STATION NAVALE RADIO

SUR CET EMPLACEMENT EN 1940,
LA MARINE ROYALE DU CANADA
A ERIGE UN BATIMENT POUR Y
LOGER UNE STATION RADIO A
HAUTE FREQUENCE DONT LE SIG-
NAL ETAIT OFF. CETTE STATION A
RECU ET TRANSMIS DES MESSAGES
ENTRE LE QUARTIER GENERAL DU
SERVICE NAVAL. LES AUTORITES
ALLIEES, LES NAVIRES EN MER ET
AUSSI INTERCEPTA DE NOMBREUX
MESSAGES ENNEMIS, TOUS LES
ANCIENS COMBATTANTS DE LA
MARINE DEDIENT CETTE PLAQUE A
CEUX QUI ONT SERVI ICI.

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THE NILE VOYAGEURS 1884 – 85. In 1884 the British Government decided to send a military expedition up the Nile River to relieve Major-General Charles Gordon, who was besieged in Khartoum by Mahdist tribesmen. Appointed to command the relieving force, Viscount Wolseley, who had led the expedition to the Red River in 1870, requested the recruitment of experienced Canadian voyageurs. Almost 400 volunteered, including many superb rivermen, and the largest group came from the Ottawa Valley area. Commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick C. Denison, they were largely responsible for the successful navigation of the Nile’s difficult cataracts, although sixteen voyageurs died on service. The contingent returned to Canada in 1885. Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.

LES VOYAGEURS DU NIL 1884 – 85. En 1884 le gouvernement britannique décida d’envoyer une expédition militaire au Nil libérer le major-général Charles Gordon qui était assiégé à Khartoum par les Mahdistes. Nommé commandant des troupes de secours, le vicomte Wolseley, qui avait conduit l’expédition de la Rivière Rouge en 1870, demanda qu’on recrute des voyageurs canadiens d’expérience. Près de 400 volontaires se présentèrent, parmi lesquels se trouvaient d’excellents bateliers, dont le plus grand nombre était originaire de la vallée de l’Outaouais. Commandés par le lieutenant-colonel Frederick C. Denison, ils contribuèrent sensiblement au succès de la navigation dans les cataractes périlleuses du Nil. 16 voyageurs moururent pendant l’expédition. Le contingent revint au Canada en 1885. Commission des Sites Archéologiques et Historiques de l’Ontario.

MAJOR EDWARD J.G. HOLLAND, V.C., 1878-1948

Born in Ottawa, Holland enlisted in 1899 in the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. He served in the Boer War and, on November 7, 1900, was a member of the small rearguard detachment assigned to cover a withdrawal from the Komati River. For his gallant action during this engagement Holland was awarded the Victoria Cross. His citation reads: “Sergeant Holland did splendid work with his Colt (machine) Gun, and kept the Boers off the two 12-pounders by its fire at close range. When he saw the enemy were too near him to escape with the gun-carriage, as the horse was blown, he calmly lifted the gun off and galloped away with it under his arm.”

LE MAJOR EDWARD J.G. HOLLAND, V.C., 1878-1948

Né à Ottawa, Holland s’engagea en 1899 dans le Premier Régiment Canadien des Fusiliers à Cheval. Il servit dans la Guerre des Boers et faisait partie, le 7 novembre 1900, du petit détachement, d’arrière-garde chargé de couvrir le retraite sur la Rivière Komati. Son intrépidité lors de cet engagement lui valut la Victoria Cross. Il fut cité en ces termes : “Le Sergent Holland s’est servit splendidement de sa mitrailleuse ‘Colt’, maintenant les Boers à distance des deux pièces d’artillerie de 12 par un feu nourri à courte portée. Ne pouvant s’échapper avec l’arme et l’affût, son cheval étant épuisé, Holland prit l’arme sous son bras et s’enfuit au gallop”.

COMMISSARIAT BUILDING
1827

This structure, the oldest existing stone building in
Ottawa, was used as a storehouse, office and treasury
during the construction of the Rideau Canal (1826-32)
under the direction of Lieutenant-Colonel John By, R.E.
Its superb masonry and solid construction are typical of
the stonework done by Scottish masons along the Rideau
Canal and, at a later date, on private homes in eastern
Ontario. In 1864, the building was turned over to
the Canadian government and, until 1951, was used
successively by various departments concerned with
the maintenance of the canal.

Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sities Board

EDIFICE DE L’INTENDANCE, 1827

Cet édifice, le plus ancien à Ottawa, servit d’entrepôt et de bureau de la trésorerie pendant la construction du canal Rideau (1826-1832) sous le direction du lieutenant-colonel John By, R.E. Son excellente maçonnerie et sa solidité sont caractéristiques du travail accompli à cette époque par les maçons écossais le long du canal Rideau et, plus tard, sur certaines résidences de l’est de l’Ontario. En 1854, les autorités britanniques cédèrent au gouvernement canadien cet édifice qui, jusqu’en 1951, abrita successivement divers organismes chargés d’assurer l’entretien du canal.

[photo, brass plaque/photo, plaque de laiton]

Filip Konowal, V.C. 1887-1959. Filip Konowal was born in Kudkiv, Ukraine. After immigrating to Canada in 1913, he became a resident of Ottawa and a parishioner of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine. In July 1915, Filip Konowal joined the 77^th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Governor General’s Foot Guards). On August 21 and 22, 1917, during the Battle of Hill 70 near Lens, France, he single-handedly destroyed three machine gun positions and killed over 16 of the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. After awarding Corporal Konowal with the Victoria Cross, King George V remarked: “Your exploit is one of the most daring and heroic in the history of my army. For this, accept my thanks.”

[replica Victoria Cross/réplique la Croix de Victoria]

Cpl Filip Konowal, VC. 47^th Canadian Infantry Battalion. 21 August 1917. Citation. “For most conspicuous bravery and leadership when in charge of a section in attack. His section had the difficult task of mopping-up cellars, craters and machine-gun emplacements. Under his able direction, all resistance was overcome successfully, and heavy casualties inflicted on the enemy. In one cellar, he himself bayonetted three enemy and attacked single-handed seven others in a crater, killing them all. On reaching the objective, a machine-gun was holding up the right flank, causing many casualties. Cpl Konowal rushed forward and entered the emplacement, killed the crew, and brought the gun back to our lines. The next day, he again attacked single-handed another machine-gun emplacement, killed three of the crew, and destroyed the gun and emplacement with explosives. This Non-Commissioned Officer alone killed sixteen of the enemy, and during the two days actual fighting carried on continuously his good work until severely wounded.”

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A PROUD REGIMENT
WAS BORN HERE IN AUGUST 1914

PRINCESS PATRICIA'S
CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY

UN FIER RÉGIMENT
FUT FORMÉ ICI AOÛT 1914

PRINCESS PATRICIA PRESENTS HER HAND-MADE CAMP COLOUR TO
HER REGIMENT, PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY
IN LANSDOWNE PARK ON 23 AUGUST 1914

PRINCESS PATRICIA PASSES THE CAMP COLOUR TO LT COL FRANCIS FARQUHAR, THE FIRST
COMMANDING OFFICER, IN THE PRESENCE OF HER FATHER, PRINCE ARTHUR, DUKE OF
CONNAUGHT, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, AND HER MOTHER, THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT. THE
PRINCESS PATS HAD MORE THAN 1000 SOLDIERS ON PARADE, AND THERE WERE OVER 12,000
CITIZENS OF OTTAWA IN ATTENDANCE.

LA PRINCESSE PATRICIA PRÉSENTE LE DRAPEAU DE CAMP QUELLE À COUSU À LA MAIN
À SON RÉGIMENT, LE PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY
AU PARC LANSDOWNE LE 23 AOÛT 1914

LA PRINCESSE PATRICIA REMET LE DRAPEAU DE CAMP AU LT COL FRANCIS FARQUHAR, LE PREMIER
COMMANDANT DU RÉGIMENT, EN PRÉSENCE DE SON PÈRE, LE PRINCE ARTHUR, DUC DE
CONNAUGHT, LE GOUVERNEUR GÉNÉRAL, ET SA MÈRE, LA DUCHESSE DE CONNAUGHT. LA
PADRE COMPRENAIT PLUS DE 1 000 SOLDATS DU PRINCESS PATRICIA'S TANDIS QUE PLUS DE
12 000 CITOYENS D'OTTAWA ÉTAINET PRÉSENTS.

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ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2014, DURING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE REGIMENT, THE RIGHT HONORABLE ADRIENNE CLARKSON, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, LLD, COLONEL-IN-CHIEF, PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY, AND HIS WORSHIP JIM WATSON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA, REDEDICATED THIS MEMORIAL. IT IS A MEMORIAL TO ALL PATRICIAS WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF CANADA, AND A MONUMENT TO ALL WHO SERVED THE PPCLI.

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ON 10 AUGUST 1914, PRINCESS PATRICIA’S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY WAS FOUNDED BY
HAMILTON GAULT, AND A CALL WENT OUT FOR MILITARY VETERANS TO JOIN THE REGIMENT.
THEY CAME FROM ALL ACROSS CANADA. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER, PRINCESS PATRICIA
PRESENTED THE REGIMENT HER HAND-MADE CAMP COLOUR, KNOWN AS THE RIC-A-DAM-DOO.
THIS COLOUR WAS CARRIED INTO BATTLE DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, AND IN 1919,
TATTERED AND TORN BY BULLETS AND SHRAPNEL, IT BECAME THEIR FIRST REGIMENTAL COLOUR.

FOR THE PAST 100 YEARS, IN EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR TO
AFGHANISTAN, PPCLI HAS ANSWERED CANADA’S CALL.

Royal Canadian Air Force Association

GORDON R. McGREGOR
MEMORIAL TROPHY

In recognition of outstanding and
meritorious achievement by Canadians
in the field of Air Transportation.