National Artillery Memorial Revisited

The National Artillery Memorial occupies a place on the south side of Green Island west of Sussex Drive. I visited the National Artillery Memorial in 2012 and took three photographs. At the time it did not have an associated plaque. Additionally I had just started doing this and acted out of considerable ignorance, which I hope is less now.

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.

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Monument national aux artilleurs

Le mur commémoratif et la pièce d'artillerie de campagne de 25 livres commémorent le service du Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne. Les inscriptions latine qui figurent sur l'insigne sont Ubique (Partout) et Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt (Là où nous mènent le devoir et la gloire).

Leas artilleurs ont pris part à tous les conflits majeurs de l'histoire du Canada et, en tant qu'élément de combat des Forces armées canadiennes, l'Artillerie continue de jouer un rôle crucial dans les missions menées aux quatre coins du monde.

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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.

Ce monument commémoratif a été érigé dans le Parc Major's Hill par le Régiment royale de l'Artillerie canadienne et inauguré par Son Excellence le major-general Georges P. Vanier, D.S.O., C.M., C.D., Gouverneur général du Canada. le 21 septembre 1959. Il a été inauguré à ce nouvel emplacement par le très honorable Antonion Lamer, C.P., C.D., LL. D., D.U., Juge en chef du Canada, le 24 mai 1998.

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

The memorial in the foreground is for Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae.

À la glorieuse mémoire des membres
du Régiment royal de l'Artillerie canadienne
qui ont sacrifié leur vie pour le Canada.

Beechwood Cemetery Plaque

The Beechwood Cemetery plaque occupies a place near the main western entrance from Hemlock Road across from the cemetery's administrative building.

BEECHWOOD CEMETERY

This cemetery is a very good example of the type of rural cemetery that emerged in the United States and Canada in the 19th century. Developed from 1873 on rolling terrain bordered by a forest, Beechwood is characterized by winding roads, picturesque vistas and numerous wooded groves, as well as by its wide variety of trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Being also the site of the National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces, Beechwood, with its beautiful setting and many monuments of considerable artistic and historical interest, invites contemplation and remembrance.

Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Government of Canada

LE CIMETIÈRE BEECHWOOD

Ce cimetière témoigne d'une façon remarquable de l'esthétique des cimitières ruraux américaines et canadiens au cours de XIXe siècle. Aménagé à compter de 1873 sur un terrain vallonné et bordé d'une forêt, il se distingue par ses chemins sinueux, ses points de bue pittoresques et ses nombreux îlots boisés ainsi que par sa variété d'arbres, d'arbustes et de plantes ornamentales. Comprenant également le Cimitière militaire national des Forces canadiennes, ce lieu d'une beauté pastorale propice au receuillement et à la commémoration des défunts, abrite plusieurs monuments d'un grand intérêt historique et artistique.

Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Gouvernement du Canada

Bytown Bridges

The Bytown Bridges are the two bridges on Sussex Drive that span the Rideau River at Green Island.

With two or three exceptions, the photographs are shown in the order I took them. I hope they give an overall impression of the Bytown Bridges and their setting.

BOULEVARD DE LA
CONFEDERATION
BOULEVARD

BYTOWN BRIDGES
LES PONTS BYTOWN

The Bytown Bridges, so named by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, November 16th, 1954, replace earlier spans across these falls, called "Le Rideau" from their "curtain of spray and first so described by Champlain 1613; visited by Lieut. G. French, R.E., as part of the Rideau Waterway survey 1783; and at one time the boundary between Bytown (Ottawa) and New Edinburgh, whose Reeve built Rideau Hall, residence of His Excellency the Governor-General of Canada.

The Bytown Bridges, and Sussex Drive, were rebuilt by the City of Ottawa, 1953-54, with generous sharing of the costs by the Federal District Commission as part of the National Capital Plan.

On September 8, 2005 the new Bytown Bridges were opened by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., Governor General of Canada.

The Bytown Bridges are part of the Confederation Boulevard ceremonial route in Canada's Capital. They were built by the City of Ottawa in partnership with the National Capital Commission.

Celebrating 150 years - City of Ottawa 1855-2005

Ponts Bytown Bridges

Les nouveaux ponts Bytown ont été inaugurés le 8 septembre 2005 par Son Excellence, la très honorable Adrienne Clarkson, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., Gouverneure générale du Canada.

Les ponts Bytown font partie du boulevard de la Confédération, parcours d'honneur de la capitale du Canada. Ils ont été érigés par la Ville d'Ottawa en partenariat avec la Commission de la capitale nationale.

Célébration du 150e anniversaire de la Ville d'Ottawa—1855-2005

There are four of these plaques on the Bytown Bridges.