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 The Lewis Gunner - Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada Posted by:  neoc1
N 48° 57.166 W 057° 56.717
21U E 430794 N 5422635
A sculpture of the Lewis Gunner honors all Canadian soldiers who served during World War I. It is located in City Hall Plaza, Main and West Streets, in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
Waymark Code: WMX1RX
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 11/14/2017
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A realistic life size bronze sculpture of a World War I soldier holding a Lewis Machine Gun was created by Morgan MacDonald in 2012. It was dedicated on November 11, 2012. The soldier is standing on individual bronze plinths on a square granite base in which is embedded a group of four forget-me-not flowers. The soldier is shown in full combat dress. He is wearing a helmet, jacket, trousers and knee high boots. H has a holstered piston in his belt on his right side and a kit hanging by his right hip. He is looking down and slightly to his right while holding a Lewis Machine Gun by the stock with his left hand over his left shoulder.
A bronze plaque attached to the base of a nearby flagpole is inscribed:
FORGET ME NOT
THE
LEWIS GUNNER
MORGAN MACDONALD'S INSPIRATIONAL LEWIS MACHINE GUNNER SCULPTURE
REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MANY ROLES OF THE INFANTRY IN WWI INSPIRED BY A
PHOTO OF "OUR BOYS COMING OUT OF THE FIRING LINE AFTER THE BATTLE OF
MONCHY-LE-PREUX IN LATE APRIL, 1917. IT IS AUTHENTICALLY DETAILED INDICATING
THAT THIS SOLDIER BELONGS TO THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT OF THE 29TH
DIVISION OF THE BRITISH ARMY
LEST WE FORGET
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Lewis Gunner
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Morgan MacDonald
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: November 11, 2012
Materials used: Bronze sculpture; granite base
Location: City Hall Plaza, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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