Merchant Navy of Canada - Belleville, ON
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jiggs11
N 44° 11.357 W 077° 23.216
18T E 309237 N 4895666
Black Granite memorial to the sailors of Canada's Merchant Navy.
Waymark Code: WMN16K
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/05/2014
Views: 7
Polished black granite memorial located on the eastern shoreline of the Moira River in Belleville, ON. It was dedicated on 5 June, 2011.
The memorial is dedicated to the men who served in Canada's Merchant Navy during the First and Second World Wars. These ships provided vital supplies to forces in Europe, without which the wars could very well have been lost.
Some 2200 seamen and 91 vessels are known to have been lost.
Text Reads:
THE
LIFELINE OF THE
WORLD
1914-1919 1939-1945
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the Canadian
Merchant Navy. Their courage, fortitude and determination in two World
Wars kept the ships sailing through the terrible years of unparalleled loss.
In particular we remember the men and women who gave their lives and
whose only grave is the sea. Their supreme sacrifice in both World Wars ensured the lifeline of Troops and of supplies without which victory could not have been ours and without which we would not now enjoy our freedom.
LEST WE FORGET
In which we served
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
In Honor Of: men and women of the Canadian Merchant Navy
Marker Text:
THE
LIFELINE OF THE
WORLD
1914-1919 1939-1945
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of the Canadian
Merchant Navy. Their courage, fortitude and determination in two World
Wars kept the ships sailing through the terrible years of unparalleled loss.
In particular we remember the men and women who gave their lives and
whose only grave is the sea. Their supreme sacrifice in both World Wars ensured the lifeline of Troops and of supplies without which victory could not have been ours and without which we would not now enjoy our freedom.
LEST WE FORGET
In which we served
Date of dedication: 5 June, 2011
Who Put it Here?: City of Belleville, Merchant Navy Association
Description of Memorial:
Polished black granite memorial located on the eastern shoreline of the Moira River in Belleville, ON. It was dedicated on 5 June, 2011.
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