Monument aux braves de Lachine - Montréal, Québec
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N 45° 26.190 W 073° 42.404
18T E 601152 N 5032255
Le monument aux braves de Lachine est situé dans le parc Stoney-Point, sur le boulevard Saint-Joseph, à Montréal. Le monument aux braves de Lachine is located in Stoney Point Park, on St. Joseph Boulevard, in Montreal.
Waymark Code: WMZNNF
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 12/09/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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Texte sur le devant du monument - Text on the front of the monument

"1914-1918

À nos soldats - To our soldiers"

Monument aux braves de Lachine

Situé au parc Stoney Point, près du lac Saint-Louis, le Monument aux braves de Lachine est une sculpture de bronze représentant un homme d’infanterie portant l’uniforme militaire britannique de l’époque de la Première Guerre mondiale. Ce fantassin canadien armé d’un fusil traditionnel à baïonnette porte une besace, un sac à dos, un ceinturon à étuis et un casque Mark I.

Érigé sur un imposant socle de granit taillé, il est à l’origine dédié aux soldats lachinois morts à la Grande Guerre. La liste des noms de ces hommes est gravée sur la stèle pour souligner leur contribution à la patrie. Les mentions ajoutées au fil des ans ont transformé le monument en hommage à tous les soldats canadiens ayant sacrifié leur vie au service de leur pays en temps de guerre.

Seul monument de commémoration de guerre réalisé par Laliberté, il a fait l’objet d’une restauration complète et d’un déplacement à la fin des années 2000. Cette mise en valeur témoigne autant du respect que les citoyens et les ordres de gouvernement ont envers les anciens combattants que de la reconnaissance de l’importance de cette œuvre dans l’histoire de l’art québécois. Le cénotaphe reste encore aujourd’hui au centre des cérémonies du jour du Souvenir à Lachine.

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Situated in Parc Stoney Point, near Lake St. Louis, the Monument aux braves de Lachine is a bronze sculpture portraying a Canadian infantryman wearing a British military uniform of the First World War era. Armed with a traditional rifle with bayonet, the soldier wears a beggar bag, a backpack, a military belt, and a Mark I helmet.

Standing on an imposing hewn-granite base, the monument was originally dedicated to Lachine soldiers who died in the First World War. The names of these men are engraved on the stele to underline their contribution to the homeland. The mentions added over the years have transformed the monument into a tribute to all Canadian soldiers who sacrificed their lives in service to their country in wartime.

The only war-commemoration monument produced by Laliberté, the artwork was completely restored and moved in the late 2000s, testifying as much to the respect that Canadians and levels of government have for veterans as to recognition of the importance of this artwork in the history of Quebec art. Even today, the cenotaph is a central feature of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Lachine.

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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1925

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: La cité de Lachine - The City of Lachine

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Boulevard Saint-Joseph - St. Joseph Boulevard
Montréal, Québec Canada


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