Ottawa - National Artillery Memorial

 

 

Location:  City of Ottawa    

N 45.440153  W -75. 696079

On Green Island, 90 Sussex Drive.

 

 This memorial is situated in a beautiful park where there are a few more memorials and where everyone can enjoy the scenic view of the Ottawa River, Gatineau PQ and the Rideau Falls. Situated on the left side of the park, which is across 111 Sussex where the Ottawa Town Hall used to be, the National Artillery Memorial consists of 3 parts. John McCrae statue, a wall and a weapon.

No need to give a description of the John McCrae statue as it was posted on Ontario War Memorials on November 10, 2018. The only extra information I could give is that 2 statues were made. The Ottawa one was unveiled May 3, 2015 and the one in Guelph on June 25, 2015.

 **Photos and description by Louise Bellec.

 

 

 

Marker text:

National Artillery Memorial Weapon

Plaque:

National Artillery Memorial

 The memorial wall and 25 pounder artillery field gun

commemorate the service of The Royal Regiment of

Canadian Artillery. The Latin words on the badge read

Ubique (Everywhere) and Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt

(Whither Right and Glory Lead).

 

Gunners have participated in every major conflict in

Canada's history and, as a combat component of the

Canadian Armed Forces, the Artillery continues to

make a vital contribution to missions around the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Artillery Memorial Wall

Plaque on left side of wall:

 

A la glorieuse mémoire des membres

du Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne

qui ont sacrifié leur vie pour le Canada.

 

 

Front wall:

 A NOS GLORIEUX MORTS

 

IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN

OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF CANADIAN ARTILLERY

WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF CANADA.

 

 

 

Plaque on right side of wall:

This memorial was erected in Major's Hill Park by The Royal Regiment of

Canadian Artillery and dedicated by His Excellency Major-General Georges

P. Vanier, D.S.O., M.C., C.D., Governor General of Canada on 21 September,

1959. It was rededicated on this site by The Right Honourable Antonio

Lamer, P.C., C.D., LL.D., D.U., Chief Justice of Canada on 24 May, 1998.

 (Repeated in French.)

 

 

 

 

 

National Artillery Memorial John McCrae Statue

Plaque:

Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae(1872 - 1918)

 

John McCrae was a Canadian poet, gunner and

physician who participated in the First World War.

In May 1915, he was moved to write the well-known

poem "In Flanders Fields" following the death of

comrades during the Second Battle of Ypres in

Belgium. McCrae's poem came to symbolize the

sacrifice of all who fought and died in the First

World War and is the inspiration for the poppy

as the symbol of remembrance in Canada and in

other countries.

 

This statue was erected on May 3, 2015, by

The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery in

collaboration with the Royal Canadian Medical Service

and with support from the Government of Flanders.

 

Artist: Ruth Abernethy

 (Repeated in French.)