Thomas Campbell - Canadian Airmen in Poland Memorial - Ottawa, Ontario
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"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die". This quote, from Thomas Campbell's poem Hallowed Ground, is etched on a bronze plaque mounted on a granite monument located in Confederation Park in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM15FDD
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/27/2021
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Inscription on the plaque:
"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die"
Thomas Campbell
The monument bearing the plaque was erected by the Polish Home Army ex-servicemen's Association in Canada.
Inscription on the monument
This is to express the gratitude and admiration which live in the hearts of former soldiers of the Polish Home Army for the valiant Canadian airmen who fell over Poland while flying support missions during World War II, and in particular during the uprising aimed at liberation of the City of Warsaw from Nazi occupation in August and September 1944.
Address:
Confederation Park, Corner of Elgin Street and Laurier Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario
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