Dundas in Hamilton, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
102nd Wentworth Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery
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1. 102nd Wentworth Field Battery Royal Canadian Artillery Marker
The 102nd Wentworth Field Battery was mobilized for active service World War II as the 41st/102nd Field Battery May 24th 1940. This battery became the 41st Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, 5th Light Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 5th Canadian Armoured Division. Served in Great Britain, Italy and Holland.
102nd Wentworth Field Battery was again mobilized for active service February 27th 1941 and joined the 16th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery later to become the 102nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery 8th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 4th Canadian Armoured Division. The battery served in Newfoundland, Great Britain, Normandy, Northeast France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
The 102nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery returned to Dundas from overseas January 8th 1946 and ceased active service on this date.
Erected in 1994 by members of the 102nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Association (Active) in loving memory of all who served. May their service never be forgotten.
In the morning and at the going down of the sun we will remember them. May those who come after us hold high the torch of peace.
May God give His blessing
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Erected 1994 by 102nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery Association (Active).
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1936.
Location. 43° 16.045′ N, 79° 57.795′ W. Memorial is in Hamilton, Ontario. It is in Dundas. It is at the intersection of Market Street South and King Street West (Highway 8), on the right when traveling south on Market Street South. Marker is on the Dundas Lions Memorial Community Centre. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 10 Market St S, Hamilton ON L9H 1V6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe, in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area, and specifically in the Toronto Metropolitan Area. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dundas Cenotaph (a few steps from this marker); The 25-Pounder Gun/Howitzer (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gwyn Memorial Sundial 1927 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bertram Steam Hammer c. 1939 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Stone Carriage Step c. 1860 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Punching and Shearing Machine c.1904 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Boundary Stone of Richard Hatt c.1804 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Dundas Doctor's Office c.1848 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.
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