Edwards Family Mausoleum - Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 26.738 W 075° 39.902
18T E 447993 N 5032671
The Edwards Family Mausoleum, architecturally designed in the form of an ancient temple , is located in Beechwood Cemetery, in Ottawa, Ontario. In front of the mausoleum is a headstone engraved with the name of John C. Edwards.
Waymark Code: WM11MT4
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 11/15/2019
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The Edwards Family Mausoleum was constructed in the architectural style of the classical period with its design reminiscent of a temple with roof, archivolt and tympanum. At the apex of the roof is a relief sculpture of a seashell, an accepted Christian symbol. The date 1901 is engraved inside a relief of a wreath located within the tympanum. The family name Edwards is engraved above the entrance door.
The headstone in front of the Mausoleum reads as follows:
Second Lieutenant
John C. Edwards
The Cameron Highlanders
of Ottawa
18th May 1940 Age 25.