In Honoured Memory of Officers and Men - Ottawa, Ontario
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These two memorial plaques honouring Canadians, Americans and Dutch officers and men who died in Canada and the U.S., are located in Beechwood Cemetery, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMYG4T
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/12/2018
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Text of the plaque:
1939 - 1943
"In honoured memory of these officers and men who died in Canada and the United-States of America and whose mortal remains were committed to fire."
Text of the second plaque:
"To commemorate the Dutch fallen in Canada."
The Ottawa Cremation Memorial, located in Section 27, is a shelter in which the CWGC (Commonwealth War Graves Commission) maintains bronze plaques commemorating Commonwealth war dead whose remains were cremated in North America and bronze plaques commemorating Dutch war dead whose remains were cremated in Canada.
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