The Lorne Scots Memorial - Oakville, ON
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stinger503
N 43° 26.996 W 079° 40.168
17T E 607655 N 4811640
Memorial to the local regiment in Oakville
Waymark Code: WM15F3P
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 12/24/2021
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This monument is located in George's Square park in Oakville, Ontario. The monument is dedicated to The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment). It was placed on the 150th anniversary of the regiments creation in 2016.
The marble monument features two stone pillars with the units Battle Honours and a smaller stone at the front with a plaque on it. At the top of the two pillars is the cap badge used by the unit until 2016. On the front of the plaque stone is a boat which is the symbol on the Camp Flag for the Lorne Scots. On the left side of the stone is a wild boar, which is the unit's mascot. The right side features a Lion, a nod to the royal heritage of the unit.
Amongst the Battle Honours are World War I, World War II, War of 1812 and Afghanistan.
(The Lorne Scots are a perpetuation of the 2nd Regiment of York Militia, which participated in the War of 1812)
BATTLE HONOURS TEXT:
"DEFENSE OF CANADA, 1812-1815
DETROIT
QUEENSTON
NIAGARA
YPRES, 1915, '17
FESTUBERT, 1915
MOUNT SORREL
SOMMER, 1916
ARRAS, 1917, '18
HILL 70
AMIENS
HINDENBURG LINE
PURSUIT TO MONS
SICILY, 1943
ITALY, 1943-1945
NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1944-1945
AFGHANISTAN"
PLAQUE TEXT:
"DEDICATED TO THE SOLDIERS OF
THE LORNE SCOTS
(PEEL,DUFFERIN AND HALTON REGIMENT)
IN HONOUR OF THEIR 150th ANNIVERSARY
1866-2016
AND FOR THEIR CONTINUING SERVICE
TO OUR COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY"
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Type of memorial: Monument
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