Cénotaphe de Rivière-du-Loup - Rivière-du-Loup Cenotaph - Rivière-du-Loup, Québec
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N 47° 49.696 W 069° 31.844
19T E 460278 N 5297349
Ce cénotaphe, aussi connu sous de nom de cénotaphe du Carré Dubé, est situé sur un promontoire, près de la rue Lafontaine, à Rivière-du-Loup. This cenotaph, also known as the Dubé Square cenotaph, is located on Lafontaine Street, in Rivière-du-Loup.
Waymark Code: WMKR57
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 05/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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Ce cénotaphe est dedié aux résidents de Rivière-du-Loup et des environs qui ont de donnés leurs vies durant la 1re et la 2e guerre mondiale ainsi que la guerre de Corée et lors des missions de l'OTAN et de l'ONU.

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This cenotaph is dedicated to the residents of Rivière-du-Loup and area who gave their lives during World War I and II as well as the war in Korea as well as NATO and UN missions.

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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
1914-1918 1939-1945 Corée / Korea


In Honor Of: Hommage à nos Braves (Tribute to our Braves)

Marker Text:
Hommage à nos Brave (Tribute to our Braves) 1914-1918 1939-1945 Guerre de Corée OTAN (NATO) ONU (UN)


Date of dedication: 20 septembre 1947 - 20 September 1947

Who Put it Here?: Filiale no 28 de la Légion royale canadienne - Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 28.

Description of Memorial:
Le cénotaphe de Rivière-du-Loup est situé dans ou près du Carre Dubé, sur la rue Lafontaine, à Rivière-du-Loup. Le monument est dédié aux vétérans qui ont participés et donnés de leurs vies au cours de la première et de la deuxième guerre mondiale ainsi qu’au cours de la guerre de Corée. Le monument en forme d'obélisque mesure environ 15 pieds de haut. Les mots : « Hommage à nos Braves » sont gravés sur un carré en granit fixé à un bloc de granit rose. Le monument est composé de blocs de granit rose de différentes grandeurs superposés les uns sur les autres. On peut aussi y voir une gravure d’un char de l'armée, les années 1914-1918 et 1939-1945, la guerre de Corée, l’OTAN et l'ONU. Le monument comprend aussi deux socles en granit et une base en ciment, Le monument est à la vue de tous dans un parc à proximité de la rue Lafontaine. The Rivière-du-Loup cenotaph is located inside or near Dubé Square, on Lafontaine Street, in Rivière-du-Loup. The monument is dedicated to the veterans who participated and gave their lives during the First and Second World War, the Korean War and in missions with NATO and the UN. The monument is about 15 feet high and was designed in the form of an obelisk. The words "Tribute to our Braves" are engraved on a square piece of granite mounted on a block of pink granite. The monument is composed of pink granite blocks of different sizes, superimposed on each other We can also see an engraving of an army tank, the years 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, the Korean War, NATO and the UN. The monument includes two granite plinths and a cement base. The monument is located in a park like setting and can be seen anyone walking / driving by.


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