Ottawa - CANLOAN Memorial

 
Location:  City of Ottawa    
N 45.441644   W -75.693969 
In Stanley Park, on Sussex Drive and Stanley Avenue.

Situated in Stanley Park along the Rideau River Eastern Pathway (bicycle and pedestrian path ) by Stanley St. near Sussex Dr.  If driving, it is visible only if heading north towards Sussex Dr. as it is away a little bit from the curb. Otherwise it could be easily missed.

This 3 sided monument stands on a star-shaped plaza, was unveiled in 1961 by the Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier.

"The CANLOAN Memorial is dedicated to Canadian officers who died while serving with the British Army during the Second World War. The memorial is next to the Ottawa River, by Sussex Drive and Stanley Avenue.

CANLOAN was a volunteer program through which Canadian officers were loaned to the British Army. 673 Canadian officers volunteered and joined the British in the invasion and liberation of Europe in 1944–1945. The casualty count was high. CANLOAN suffered 465 casualties, of which 128 were fatal.
The memorial lists the names of the 128 CANLOAN officers who died during the conflict. It sits on a star-shaped stone plaza in Stanley Park.
The CANLOAN Memorial was unveiled in 1961 by the Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier. It was built through contributions from the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom, the British Regiments, the CANLOAN Army Officers’ Association and the officers’ families."   **from  https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/art-monuments/monuments/canloan.html
More info can be found at:  https://war-experience.org/the-canloan-scheme/

Thanks to Louise Bellec for providing the photos and details.

The names on the memorial are listed in alphabetical order, I have slightly changed the layout to list the serving unit on the same line as the officers name, rather than appearing below the names, for for more efficient flow and use of space.

Marker text:
Side 1:
CANLOAN - MEMORIAL

                  ERECTED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM,

                  THE BRITISH REGIMENTS, THE CANLOAN ARMY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
                  AND CANLOAN NEXT OF KIN, DESIGNATED "CANLOAN" 673 CANADIAN

                  OFFICERS VOLUNTEERED FOR LOAN TO THE BRITISH ARMY AND TOOK
                  PART IN THE INVASION AND LIBERATION OF EUROPE 1944 - 45. ********

                  CANLOAN TOTAL CASUALTIES WERE 465 OF WHICH 128 WERE FATAL.

                  THEIR FALLEN ARE HONOURED IN THIS QUIET PLACE IN GRATITUDE
                  AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE COST OF LIBERTY. *********************

                                                                                 OUR FALLEN COMRADES

 CDN. 599  AITKEN, JOHN A.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND GORDONS

CDN. 123  ANAKA, HARRY J., LIEUTENANT, 7TH R;HAMPS

CDN. 60  ANDREWS, ELLIS C.,  CAPTAIN, M.C., 4TH DORSET

CDN. 61  ARNETT, FRANCIS L.J.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH CAMERONS

CDN. 10  ARTHURS, RALPH B.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH D.C.L.I.

CDN. 62  BAKER, CHARLES T.,  LIEUTENANT, 11TH D.L.I.

CDN. 433  BALDWIN, IVOR B.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST DORSET

CDN. 126  BEATON, GORDON E.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND GORDONS 

CDN. 63.  BELANGER, HENRY E.,  LIEUTENANT, 10TH D.L.I.

CDN. 65  BENNETT, WILLIAM A.,  LIEUTENANT, 4TH DORSET

CDN. 129  BLACKHAM, JOHN P.,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH R.S.

CDN.  112  BOURGET, JOSEPH A.R.,  CAPTAIN, 2/6TH S. STAFFS.

CDN.  130  BOWMAN, JOHN E.,   LIEUTENANT, 6TH R.S.F.

CDN. 331  BOX, VERNON E.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH R.S.F.

CDN. 400  BRAIS, JOSEPH C.Y.,  LIEUTENANT, 1/5TH WELCH

CDN. 132  BROWN, GORDON M.,  LIEUTENANT, 2/5TH L.F.

CDN. 541.  BROWN, NORMAN A.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND E. YORKS

CDN. 605  BROWNLEE-LAMONT, W.W.N.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND GORDONS

CDN. 134  BUSHELL, ANDREW F.,  LIEUTENANT,  7TH R. NORFOLK

CDN. 16  CARSTAIRS, KENNETH W.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST E.W.

CDN. 611  CASELEY, WILLARD S.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST WE.O.S.E.

CDN. 441  CAWSEY, AUBREY C.,  CAPTAIN, 5TH S. STAFFS.

CDN. 233  COATES, KENNETH,   LIEUTENANT, 6TH E.O.S.E.

CDN. 409  COCHRANE, JAMES,   LIEUTENANT, M.C., 2ND OXF. BUCKS.

CDN. 410  COCKBURN, ERNEST E.,  CAPTAIN, 2ND S.W.B.

CDN. 425  COWEN, LAWRENCE,   LIEUTENANT, 2ND R. WARWICK

CDN. 545  COLL, WILLIAM J.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST DORSET

CDN. 290  COMOLLI, BENOIT D.J.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH D.C.L.I.

CDN. 347  COOPER, CHARLES W.,  LIEUTENANT, 10TH D.L.I.

CDN. 480  COPE, ALFRED R.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST S. LAN. R.

CDN. 74  COWAN, DUNCAN R.H.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH W.R.F.

CDN. 615   COWAN, WILLIAM M.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH B.W.

CDN. 204  COX, HUBERT C.,  LIEUTENANT, 12TH DEVON

CDN. 140  CRABB, ALLEN P.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST BORDER

CDN. 121  CREHAN, MAURICE J.,  MAJOR, E.D., 1ST R. IR. F.

CDN. 141  CRIGHTON, ARTHUR D.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH R.W.F.

Bottom plaque:

UNVEILED BY

HIS EXCELLENCY

MAJOR-GENERAL THE RIGHT HONORABLE

DEVOILE PAR

SON EXCELLENCE

MAJOR-GENERAL LETRES HONORABLE

GEORGES - P VANIER

DSO, MC, CD.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL

OF

CANADA

3 JUNE 1961

GOUVERNEUR-GENERAL

DU

CANADA

3 JUIN 1961
 

Side 2:

CANLOAN - MEMORIAL

OUR FALLEN COMRADES

CDN. 395  DAY, JAMES P.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST E. LAN. R.

CDN. 336  DUCLOS, PIERRE,  LIEUTENANT, 4TH E.S.L.I. 

CDN. 450  DUNCAN, DONALD A.,   LIEUTENANT, 4TH WELCH

CDN. 518  DYNES, FREDERICK J.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST B.W.

CDN. 264  EDWARDS, DAVID E.,   LIEUTENANT, 1ST S. LAN. R.

CDN. 557  ELLS, FREDERCIK A.,   LIEUTENANT, 1ST E. LAN. R.

CDN. 78  GILMOUR, JAMES H.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST GORDONS

CDN. 499  GLASS, EDWARD D.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST GORDONS

CDN. 412  GODDARD, RONALD M.,   LIEUTENANT, 4TH DORSET

CDN. 327  HARCOURT, EARL H.,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH R.S.

CDN. 25  HARDING, ALBERT R.,  LIEUTENANT, 10TH H.L.I.

CDN. 79  HARRIS, ALFRED J.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND S.W.B.

CDN. 80  HARRISON, JOHN R.,  CAPTAIN, 7TH A. AND S.H.

CDN. 24  HARTMAN, WILLIAM G.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST OXF. BUCKS.

CDN. 151  HASTINGS, DONALD K.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST R. HAMPS.

CDN. 414  HEALD, CLARENCE F.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND DEVON

CDN. 4  HEMELRYK, JOSEPH,  A. MAJOR, M.C., 1ST H.L.I.

CDN. 154  HILBORN, DAVID G.,  LIEUTENANT, 10TH H.L.I.

CDN. 535  HINGSTON, BASIL W.H., CAPTAIN, 2ND S. STAFFS.

CDN. 160  HOPKINSON, GEORGE G.,  LIEUTENANT, 1SR HEREFORD

CDN. 401  HUGHES, HARRY F.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST S. LAN. R.

CDN. 163  HUNT, WILLIAM G.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST WORD. R.

CDN. 165  JAMES, WILLIAM A.,  LIEUTENANT, M.C., 11TH D.L.I.

CDN. 424  JEFFRIES, PETER,  LIEUTENANT, 1/6TH S. STAFFS.

CDN. 506  JONES, HUBERT F.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH SOM. L.I.

CDN. 345  KARLS, JUSTIN T.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH E. LAN. R.

CDN. 388  KEAST, ROBERT J.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND R. WARWICK

CDN. 483  KELLY, BERNARD J.,  A. CAPTAIN, 2ND K.S.L.I.

CDN. 169  KIPPING, ALBERT E.,   LIEUTENANT, 7TH K.O.S.B.

CDN. 270  KOTCHAPAW, WILLIAM J.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST HEREFORD

CDN. 205  KUHL, ALLEN W.,  LIEUTENANT, 4TH R.W.F.

CDN. 28  LALONDE, WILLIAM J.,  LIEUTENANT, 1/7TH QUEEN'S

CDN. 177  LAURIE, JOHN A.,  LIEUTENANT, M.C., 1ST R. NORFOLK

CDN. 321  LEE, DONALD K.,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH R.S.

CDN. 417  LEVINE, JOHN O.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND GLOSTERS

CDN. 425  LUFFMAN, GEORGE H.,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH D.L.I.

CDN. 87  LYNN, BRIAN F.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH S. STAFFS

CDN. 33  MACDONALD, ALISTAIR K., LIEUTENANT, 1ST GORDONS

CDN. 174  MAIN, HAROLD W.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH R.W.F.

CDN. 304  MANN, ELDON B.,  CAPTAIN, 6TH R.S.F.

CDN. 485  MARSH, ROBERT G.,  CAPTAIN, 6TH R.M.F.

CDN. 349  MATHEW, JOHN B.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND GLAS. H.

CDN. 307  MCALLISTER, HOWARD C.,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH R.S.

CDN. 221  MCDERMOTT, GEORGE A.,  LIEUTENANT, M.M., 9TH CAMERONIANS

CDN. 118  MCGREGOR, JAMES,  A. CAPTAIN, 2ND E. YORKS

CDN. 639  MCKENNA, JAMES L.,  LIEUTENANT, 11TH PARA.

CDN. 640  MCKIBBON,  HUGH D.,  LIEUTENANT, 5/7TH GORDONS

CDN. 373  MCLEOD, HUGH D.,  CAPTAIN, 1ST H.L.I.

CDN. 594  MERCHANT, EVATT F.A.,  CAPTAIN, 5TH CAMERONS

 

Side 3:

CANLOAN - MEMORIAL

OUR FALLEN COMRADES

CDN. 310  NELLES, LARRY D.,  LIEUTENANT,  7TH SEAFORTH

CDN. 644  NICHOLAS, WILLIAM E., A. CAPTAIN, 2ND GLOSTERS

CDN. 426  NIZNICK, HARRY,  LIEUTENANT,  5TH D.L.I.

CDN. 182  NOISEUX, JOSEPH A.C.A., LIEUTENANT, HALLAMSHIRE (Y.&L.)

CDN. 37  PAFF, LORNE H., LIEUTENANT, 9TH CAMERONIANS

CDN. 487  PAPE, JOHN C., LIEUTENANT, 7TH PARA.

CDN. 495  PEARCE, WILFRED A., A.CAPTAIN, HALLAMSHIRE (Y.&L.)

CDN. 355  PHELPS, THOMAS A., LIEUTENANT, 1ST E. LAN. R.

CDN. 234  PURCHASE, JOHN R.,  LIEUTENANT,  4TH R.W.F.

CDN. 190  REID, STIRLING A.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND E. YORKS

CDN. 191  RICHARDSON, LEONARD J.,  LIEUTENANT, 2ND R. LINCS

CDN. 329  ROBERTSON, ROBERT K.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH S. STAFFS.

CDN. 225  ROBINSON, WILLIAM B.,  LIEUTENANT, 11TH R.S.F.

CDN. 429  RODGER, ANDERSON,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST GORDONS

CDN. 652  ROPER, HARRY C.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH WILTS

CDN. 502  ROSE, MALCOLM R.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST K.O.S.B.

CDN. 653  ROSENTHAL, HYMAN,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST B.W.

CDN. 279  RUSH, MATHEW C.P.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH D.C.L.I.

CDN. 313  SCHWARK, HAROLD L.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH P.S.F.

CDN. 314  SCOTT, FREDERICK  LIEUTENANT,  7TH SEAFORTH

CDN. 44  SHEELY, HENRY G.,  LIEUTENANT, 1/7TH R. WARWICK

CDN. 391  SMITH, DONALD J.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH R. NORFOLK

CDN. 196  SMITH, LAWSON M.,  CAPTAIN, 7TH SEAFORTH

CDN. 197  SMITH, THOMAS A.M.,  LIEUTENANT, 2/6TH S. STAFFS

CDN. 473  STEVENSON, HOWARD M., LIEUTENANT, 5TH S. STAFFS.

CDN. 227  STEWART, FERNIE B.,  LIEUTENANT, 9TH CAMERONIANS

CDN. 361  STEWART, JACKSON,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH R.S.

CDN. 656  STEWART, RICHARD M.,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH B.W.

CDN. 283  SUTTIE, JAMES M.,  A.CAPTAIN, M.C.,  4TH P.W.F.

CDN. 363  THOMSON, RAYMOND W.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH N. STAFFS.

CDN. 659  THORESON, RAYMOND F.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH SEAFORTH

CDN. 251  TRUDEAU, MAURICE A., LIEUTENANT, 1/5TH WELCH

CDN. 394  WARD, ALLAN,  LIEUTENANT, 5TH E. YORKS

CDN. 477  WAYTE, ALBERT E.F.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH K.O.S.B.

CDN. 318  WELLBELOVE, JOHN A.,  LIEUTENANT, 1ST BORDER

CDN. 661  WEST, PHILIP G.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH R.W.F.

CDN. 420  WILSON, EDWARD A.,  LIEUTENANT, 11TH R.S.F.

CDN. 664  WILSON, RICHARD N.,  LIEUTENANT, 1/7TH QUEEN'S

CDN. 105  WOOD, DUDLEY H.,  LIEUTENANT, 6TH R.S.F.

CDN. 667  YOUNG, EVERETT E.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH SEAFORTH

CDN. 668  YOUNG, LELAND A.,  LIEUTENANT, 7TH SEAFORTH

CDN. 107  YOUNG, PETER B.,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH R.S.

CDN. 108  YOUNG, RICHARD O.,  LIEUTENANT, 8TH R.S.