The Kingston Memorial Walk was created by PeaceQuest.ca to honour the lived history of Kingstonians who served in, and were affected by, WWI. This walking tour will focus on family homes, individual stories and other relevant points around downtown Kingston. PeaceQuest is a non-profit, non-denominational, and non-partisan organization based in Kingston, Ontario that supports and facilitates peace-building initiatives across Canada.
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12 Monument commémoratif aux officiers du Club Frontenac
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11 Monument commémoratif de la Marine royale canadienne
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10 Monument commémoratif des Bains publics Richardson
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08 Le monument du Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
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05 Monument commémoratif de la Grande Guerre
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04 Foyers de gens qui ont servi durant la Grande Guerre
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02 La Gare centrale du chemin de fer Grand Tronc
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The Kingston Memorial Walk honours the lived history of Kingstonians who were affected by and those who served in WWI. This walking tour focuses on family homes, individual stories, monuments, and other relevant points around downtown Kingston.By PeaceQuest.ca
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The Kingston Memorial Walk honours the lived history of Kingstonians who were affected by and those who served in WWI. This walking tour focuses on family homes, individual stories, monuments, and other relevant points around downtown Kingston.By PeaceQuest.ca
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A plaque on the east-facing wall recognizes 10 Frontenac Club members who did not return from the war. The youngest was 29, the oldest 58.By PeaceQuest.ca
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Canada did not have a navy until 1910. The Merchant Marine protected supply ships in convoys. It is not known how many people in the Navy and Merchant Marine lost their lives during the First World War.By PeaceQuest.ca
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Built in 1919 for the free use of citizens, in memory of Captain George Taylor Richardson, a star hockey player, Queen’s University graduate, and member of a wealthy local family. He enlisted in September 1914 and was killed in Belgium, February 1916.By PeaceQuest.ca
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One of over 1,000 identical Crosses of Sacrifice around the world. Site of one of Kingston’s November 11th Remembrance Day events.By PeaceQuest.ca
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The monument lists human casualties. 8 million horses also died during the First World War. “At this stage to lose a horse was worse than losing a man because after all, men were replaceable while horses weren’t”- Bert Stokes remembers PasschendaeleBy PeaceQuest.ca
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Two oak trees - one young, one old, dedicated to peace on September 21st 2013, the United Nations International Day of Peace.Grieving the Tragedy of War. Committed to the promise of peace.By PeaceQuest.ca
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Flight was a new technology in 1914. 14,000 Allied pilots died during the First World War, half of them during training.By PeaceQuest.ca
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You’ve heard the place names. Vimy Ridge. Hill 70. Passchendaele. Ypres. Flanders. This monument is in memory of the Kingstonians who died there.By PeaceQuest.ca
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194 Bagot—James Crossley Stewart 180 Bagot—Arthur Hopkins Tett 168 Bagot—Thomas Vincent Hammond 166 Bagot —Donald Arthur Layzell 164 Bagot—Owen Michael Madden 55 West St.—Emma Florence Pence, one of the first Canadian nurses to serve on the front lines.By PeaceQuest.ca
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Places of worship offered somewhere to pray for the safe return of family and friends. They become a place to recruit men to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force.By PeaceQuest.ca
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August 14, 1914—Trains begin the transport of troops from here to the training base at Valcartier, Quebec. Citizens and families line the streets to say goodbye and wish them well.By PeaceQuest.ca
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August 3, 1914—Germany declares war on France. August 4, 1914—Britain declares war on Germany. Kingston is a military town with many permanent forces stationed here. The city snaps to attention.By PeaceQuest.ca
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