Pleasantville Legion British 25-pounder - St. John's, Newfoundland
Posted by: elyob
N 47° 35.065 W 052° 41.386
22T E 372943 N 5271494
Use the parking lot beside the Pleasantville Legion.
Waymark Code: WM16QPM
Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date Posted: 09/18/2022
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Royal Canadian Legion branch #56 (Pleasantville) is located at 930 The Boulevard. The parking lot is on the east side of the legion building. There is an interpretive trail north of the parking lot. Follow the closed road on the former military base. You will encounter various signs of history along this trail.
The following text is taken from plaques on the field gun.
25 POUNDER
PRESENTED BY
166th (NEWFOUNDLAND) FIELD REGIMENT, ROYAL ARTILLERY
TO THE
CITY OF ST. JOHN’S
IN FOND MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES
WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
WORLD WAR II
1940-1945
DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SERVED
This Gun, a 25 Pounder, is similar to the ordinance used by the 166 Regiment Royal Artillery from Newfoundland and Labrador, in England, North Africa and Italy during WWII. It is placed here in memory of all who bravely served and died in this unit. Casualties are buried in Allied Cemeteries in North Africa, Italy and England.
Ce canon, de 25 livres, est similaire à ceux utilisés par le 166 régiment de l’Artillerie Royale, de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, en Angleterre, en Afrique du Nord et en Italie pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. C’est disposé ici en souvenir de tous ceux qui ont servi courageusement et qui ont perdu la vie dans ce détachement. Les victimes sont enterrés dans les cimetières alliées en Afrique du Nord, en Italie et en Angleterre.
That French-language text is actually from the plaque on site.