Sunday, 23 July 2023

Kingston - St. Mary's Cemetery

 

Location:  Frontenac County     N 44.25041   W -76.49894

718 Division Street, across from the police station.

 

As you enter the cemetery, it will be the first thing you see. A memorial to our soldiers who gave their lives.  It is a simple one, even with no names, but just a few words, it says it all.  

 

The memorial sits on a triangular patch of grass flanked by the Canadian flag on the left. There are a few benches where you can sit. Three stone steps lead to the monument where there is a plaque at the foot of the stele and a G.I. helmet at the left.

 

*Photos and story by Louise Bellec.

 

Marker text:

Stele inscription:  THE

                          BIVOUAC OF

                       OUR ARMY AND

                         NAVY DEAD

                                1922

 

Plaque:  IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND

              WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
                  IN THE SERVICE OF CANADA
                  WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM
                              NOVEMBER 2009




 

 



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