Defence of Hong Kong Memorial

This memorial commemorates the defence of Hong Kong in 1941. You can see this memorial near the northeast corner of King Edward Avenue and Sussex Drive in Ottawa.

 

THE CANADIAN ROLE IN THE DEFENCE OF HONG KONG

In late 1941, 1,975 Canadians arrived in Hong Kong to reinforce the garrison. They fought with courage and determination against overwhelming odds after the Japanese attacked on December 8. Many distinguished themselves under fire, including Company Sargeant-Major John Robert Osborn, who won Canada's first Victoria Cross of the Second World War. During the seventeen-day battle, 290 men died. After the surrender, 267 more perished during long years of harsh captivity. The Canadians' role in the defence of Hong Kong stands as a eloquent expression of their lasting honour.

Champlain Monument

The statue of Champlain is at Nepean Point on the Ottawa River looking south on the Parliament buildings and overlooking the Ottawa River and the south shore of Gatineau.

Samuel de Champlain
(Died in 1635)

The "Father of New France," Champlain was at the heart of the French venture in North America from 1603 to 1635. Under the leadership of Pierre Dugua de Mons, he helped colonize Acadia and, in 1608, founded a settlement at Québec that became the centre of the colony. He formed important alliances with Aboriginal peoples and expanded the French sphere of influence, travelling up the Ottawa River and as far west as the Great Lakes. Champlain explored and mapped large areas of the continent, and in his travel journals left an invaluable record of his era for future generations.

45th Parallel Monument

This is one of the monuments erected in 1845 to mark the international boundary along the 45th parallel, between the province of Quebec and the state of New York, as determined in the Ashburton-Webster Treaty signed at Washington in 1842. The International Boundary Commission replaced the badly deteriorated original monuments with granite posts in 1902, and this original was presented to the City of Ottawa.

 

This monument was erected by the Women's Canadian Historical Society of Ottawa
Mrs. Thomas Ahearn, President
November 1914

Canadian Firefighters Memorial

Up to now I seem to have neglected this memorial on this blog site. I worked for twelve years to make this happen. A very large number of people contributed to bringing it about.

I have an entire blog site dedicated to it. Click here to go see it and all the photographs I've taken of it.

Here are some selected images of The Canadian Firefighters Memorial.

Vietnamese Commemorative Monument

This memorial, on the corner of Somerset and Preston, "unveiled on April 30, 1995 consists of a bronze statue of a Vietnamese woman holding a child while fleeing. It is a memorial to the many Vietnamese refugees who fled their Communist homeland and were granted residence in Canada."

Vietnamese Commemorative Monument

In memory of
those who have lost their lives in their quest for freedom
30 - 4 - 1995

Monument to Fallen Diplomats

The Capital web site says this about the Monument to Fallen Diplomats, "It is dedicated to all public servants and diplomats in foreign service who have fallen while serving their country." There was not evidence whatsoever of a dedication plaque, which means anyone visiting it who does not know what it is will not find that out. There is, however, a woodburned list of designers at the back of the memorial. Most of it is made of wood and the protective coating on the wood is in desperate need of renewal. You can see the Monument to Fallen Diplomtas at the intersection of Island Park Drive and Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa.

Designers
Azimet Karaman
Levent Timurhan
Reha Benderlioğlu
Necmettin Yağci
2012