CANADA WW1 AND WW2
UKNIWM Ref: 3132
Address
| Type: |
STONE OF REMEMBRANCE |
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| OS Map Ref: |
TQ 290 790 |
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Inscription
LEFT HAND PLAQUE: THIS MONUMENT COMMEMORATES/ THE NEARLY 1,000,000 CANADIANS/ ALMOST ALL VOLUNTEERS,/ WHO SERVED IN BRITAIN/ IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ AND ESPECIALY THE 110,000 CANADIANS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THOSE WARS/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ AND FOR THE CASUE/ OF FREEDOM/ THROUGHOUT THE WORLD./ IT WAS UNVEILED BY HER MAJESTY/ QUEEN ELIZABETH II/ IN THE PRESENCE OF HER MAJESTY/ QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER/ AND ALSO THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES/ THE DUKES OF EDINBURGH, YORK AND KENT,/ THE PRINCESS OF WALES,/ THE PRINCESSES MARGARET AND ALEXANDRA,/ AND ALSO THE PRIME MINSTERS OF CANADA/ AND THE UNITED KINGDOM/ AND THOUSANDS OF VETERANS./ 3RD JUNE 1994
RIGHT HAND PLAQUE: CE MONUMENT COMMEM(...)/ LE MILLION DE CANADIENES/ PRESQUE TOUS VOLONTAIRES/ QUI ONT SERVI AU ROYAUME-UNI/ AU COURS DES DEUX GUERRES MONDIAL/ ET SURTOUT LES 110,000 CANADIENS/ QUI ONT DONNÃ LEUR VIE/ PENDANT CES GUERES/ POUR LEURS PAYS/ ET POUR LA CAUSE/ DE LA LIBERTÃ/ DANS LE MANDE ENTIER./ IL A ETÃ INAUGURE PAR SA MAJESTÃ/ LA REINE ELIZABETH II/ EN PRÃSENCE DE SA MAJESTÃ/ LA REINE ELIZABETH LA REINE MÃRE,/ ET AUSSI DE LEURS ALTESSES ROYALES/ LES DUCS D'EDIMBOURG, DE YORK ET DE KENT,/ DE LA PRINCESSE DE GALLES,/ DES PRINCESSES MARGARET ET ALEXANDRA/ ET AUSSI DES PREMIERS MINITRES/ DU CANADA ET DU ROYAUME-UNI/ ET DE MILLIERS D'ANCIENS COMABATTANTS,/ LE 3 JUIN 1994
ROUNDEL, CENTRE LEFT SECTION: "IN TWO WORLD WARS,/ ONE MILLION CANADIANS/ CAME TO BRITAIN/ AND JOINED THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. FROM DANGER SHARED, OUR FRIENDSHIP PROSPERS."
ROUNDEL, CENTRE RIGHT SECTION: "AU COURS DES DEUX GUERRES MONDIALES,/ UN MILLION DE CANADIENS/ SONT VENUS EN GRANDE-BRETAGNE, SE JOINDRE Ã LA BATAILLE POUR LA LIBERTÃ HUMAINE. FACE AU DANGER COMMUN, NOTRE AMITÃ AUGUMENTE"
ROUNDEL BORDER: THIS MONUMENT WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF ORDINARY PEOPLE IN CANADA AND BRITAIN, AND IN PARTICULAR CANADIAN VETERANS OF BOTH WARS WHO DONATED WILLINGLY FOR THIS CAUSE. (SEE FILE FOR REST OF INSCRIPTION)
Components
| Component | Material(s) | Height | Width | Depth | Condition |
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| MEMORIAL |
GRANITE |
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|
GOOD |
Physical Description
SHALLOW PYRAMID WITH INTERSECTING PATH LEADING TO COMPASS ROSE. COMPASS POINTS TOWARDS HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, FROM WHERE MANY CANADIAN TROOPS LEFT CANADA TO COME TO EUROPE TO FIGHT. DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION ON TWO PLAQUES SET INTO UPRIGHT MARBLE SLABS AND ON A ROUNDEL SET INTO THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE MEMORIAL.
MEMORIAL INSET WITH BRONZE MAPLE LEAVES AND FLOWING WATER DESIGNED TO REFLECT TREES ABOVE
Wars Commemorated & People Remembered
| War |
FIRST WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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| War |
SECOND WORLD WAR |
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| Total names on memorial: |
0 |
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| Served & Returned |
0 |
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| Died |
0 |
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| Is this an exact count? |
Not known |
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| How are the names ordered? |
Not known |
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| What information is listed on the memorial? |
None |
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| Is a list of names on the memorial held by the UKNIWM? |
No |
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Maintenance
| Are the letters difficult to read? |
No |
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| Who is responsible for the memorial? |
|
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| Maintenance History: |
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Ceremonies
| Role | Performed By |
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| UNVEILING |
HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II |
Sponsorship
| Sponsorship Type: |
Corporate |
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| Did this include a trust or scholarship? |
No |
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| Did this include a roll of honour? |
No |
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| Cost of Site: |
Not known |
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| Cost of Memorial: |
Not known |
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| Comments on Costs: |
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Craftsmen
| Name | Occupation |
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| PIERRE GRANCHE |
SCULPTOR |
| OVE ARUP ASSOCIATES |
ENGINEER |
References
| Co-ordinator's Comments: |
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| Comments: |
NEWS: "THE DAILY TELEGRAPH" 07 FEB 1994; 10 FEB 1994; 04 JUN 1994
NEWS: "EVENING STANDARD" 11 MAR 1994 & 3 JUNE 1994
OTHER: PLAN OF THE ROUNDEL IN FRONT OF THE MEMORIAL |
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| Photographs: |
5 |
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| Other Documents: |
None |
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| Form / Letter: |
F |
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| Negatives: |
No |
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| Drawings / Plans: |
Yes |
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| Minutes: |
No |
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| Press Cuttings: |
1 |
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