Canada Memorial - Green Park, London, UK
N 51° 30.172 W 000° 08.549
30U E 698317 N 5709619
The Canada Memorial, to World Wars I and II, is to be found in the southern part of Green Park just north of Buckingham Palace and the Canada Gates. The fountain forms a part of the memorial.
Waymark Code: WMKJ79
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/20/2014
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The Royal Parks website tells us:
The Canada Memorial was unveiled by the Queen in 1994 and remembers the one million Canadians who served with British forces during the two World Wars.
The narrow walkway, dividing the memorial in two, faces the direction of the Canadian port of Halifax in Nova Scotia, from where many Canadian service personnel sailed for Europe.
The bronze leaves embedded in the granite are maple, the national symbol of Canada. The designer was the Quebec artist, Pierre Granche.
The Canada Memorial is located only a short walk into the park from Canada Gate and Buckingham Palace.
The website (http://www.royalparks.org.uk/press/factsheets-on-the-royal-parks/monuments/monuments-in-green-park) also advises:
Name of monument: Canada Memorial.
Description: Modern memorial fountain comprising two wedges of red granite, over which water flows, inset with bronze maple leaves, the national symbol of Canada.
Location: North west of Canada Gate.
History\background: Unveiled by HRH The Queen in 1994 in memory of one million Canadians who served with British forces during the two World Wars.
Designer: Pierre Granche.
Dates: 1994.
Maintenance\care: The Veteran Affairs Department of the Government of Canada.
Interesting facts: A narrow walkway, which divides the memorial, faces the direction of the Canadian port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, from where many Canadian service personnel sailed for Europe.
Details of the memorial are given at the War memorials Archive.