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The
National Artillery Memorial - Green
Island, Ottawa, Ontario |
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The
first public, official act of the newly appointed Governor General of
Canada, Major-General Georges P. Vanier, was the unveiling of the National
Artillery Memorial in Ottawa on 21 September 1959. The money for the
construction of this impressive memorial came from donations from all
ranks of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery at the end of World War
II, from individuals and from units as time for construction drew near,
and from a grant from the Royal Canadian Artillery Association.
Distinguished guests at the ceremony included the Prime Minister, members
of the Cabinet, the Leader of the Opposition, senior military officers and
civilian officials, officers from the UK and USA and gunners from across
Canada. The Commanding Officers of every artillery unit in Canada paraded
together in front of the Memorial immediately prior to its unveiling.
On
24 May 1998, distinguished guests and members of the Artillery family
assembled in
Green Island Park, Ottawa, to rededicate the National Artillery Memorial.
The Memorial had stood for 39 years in Major’s Hill Park, and was moved
in 1997 as part of the National Capital Commission’s restructuring plan.
Green Island Park locates the Memorial with the Commonwealth Airforce
Memorial across from City Hall, and provides a distinguished and scenic
location for this important Monument.
On
November 11 of each year, a memorial service is held at this Memorial
immediately following the national ceremony at the Cenotaph. A wreath is
laid by the Colonel Commandant or the Director of Artillery on behalf of
The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. |
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The
RCHA Brigade Memorial -
King and Barrie Streets, Kingston Ontario |
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| The
9th Canadian Siege
Memorial - RA
Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| The
2 RCHA Canoe River Memorial - CFB
Shilo, Manitoba |
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On
21 November 1950, 17 soldiers of 2 RCHA were  killed
in
a train wreck while en route to the West Coast and embarkation for Korea.
The wreck
occurred near Canoe River, a remote settlement in the Rocky Mountains.
The
Canoe River memorial located at CFB Shilo marks this tragedy. A wreath is
laid on Remembrance Day each year in memory of these soldiers.
On
9 May 1989, 2 RCHA dedicated a cairn in Valemount,
British Columbia, to their fallen soldiers. Canadian National Railway has
also placed a cairn near the site of the disaster. |
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The
Major Short/Staff Sgt Wallick
Memorial -
La rue Grande-Allée, Quebec City, Quebec |
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On
the morning of 16 May 1889, a conflagration broke out in the suburb of
Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, which threatened to destroy most of the city. B
Battery, under command of Major J.C. Short, helped to fight the flames.
They decided to blow up some buildings in order to isolate the district,
which was on fire. Major Short, followed by Staff-Sergeant Wallick G.,
attempted to position a barrel of gunpowder inside one of the buildings.
It is said that a spark spurted out from an opening and the gunpowder
exploded while the two soldiers were still inside.
In
memory of Major Short and Staff-Sergeant Wallick, the citizens of Quebec
erected an impressive memorial, which they located centrally in the city
on the Grande-Allée, facing the “Manège Militaire”. These valiant
soldiers, represented by bronze half-length statues, appear side by side
with a flag wrapped around their shoulders. A female figure, symbolizing
the grateful population of Quebec City, holds the flagstaff from one hand
and supports a shield hoisting the City Arms with the other one. |
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| Artillery
Memorial Dominion Square - Montréal,
Quebec |
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Gunners'
Cairn and 25 Pounder - Brantford,
Ontario |
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| Brownfield
Memorial Gun -
RMC,
Kingston, Ontario |
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| Simonds
Cairn - Simonds
Barracks, CFB Petawawa, Ontario |
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2
RCHA Canoe River Memorial
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Royal Canadian Legion, Valemount, British Columbia |
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The
Brigadier-General E.M.D.Leslie Cairn
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Leslie Parade Square, CFB Shilo, Manitoba |
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The
Flewin Field Cairn
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Artillery Park, CFB Shilo, Manitoba |
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The
Proctor Field Cairn
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Artillery Park, CFB Shilo, Manitoba |
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Artillery
Memorials located outside of Canada |
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The
Vimy Memorial erected in 1918 by Canadian Gunners, at the village of Thélus
just below Vimy Ridge in France;
The
RCA Memorial Pew in the Sandhurst Chapel, Camberley, England, dedicated on
27 October 1950. |
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