Parc des Anciens-Combattants (
Veterans Park) occupies the northeast corner of Rue Maclaren Ouest and Rue Georges at the west end of the bridge over the
Lièvre River (Rivière du Lièvre) in Buckingham Québec. The twin four inch guns and ship's anchors from H.M.C.S. Buckingham, a river class frigate in service during World War II, provide the focal point to the park.
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LES CANONS DOUBLES DE QUATRE POUCES ET LES ANCRES DU N.C.S.M. BUCKINGHAM FURENT DONNÉS À LA VILLE DE BUCKINGHAM (QUÉBEC) PAR LA MARINE ROYALE CANADIENNE LE 26 JUIN 1965. LA CÉRÉMONIE DE DÉDICACE, PRÉSIDÉE PAR LE CAPITAINE (R) THOMAS E. CONNORS DE LE M.R.C. EUT LIEU LE 3 OCTOBRE 1993.
THE TWIN FOUR INCH GUNS AND THE SHIP'S ANCHORS FROM H.M.C.S. BUCKINGHAM WERE DONATED TO THE TOWN OF BUCKINGHAM (QUEBEC) BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY ON JUNE 26, 1965. THE DEDICATION CEREMONY WAS HELD ON OCT. 3, 1993 WITH CAPTAIN (R) THOMAS E. CONNORS R.C.N. OFFICIATING.
CETTE PLAQUE FURENT DONNÉE PAR L'ASSOC. DES COMBATANTS DE LA MARINE ROYALE CANADIENNE OTTAWA-HULL THIS PLAQUE WAS DONATED BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVAL VETERANS ASSOCIATION OTTAWA-HULL |