Cambridge in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Monument
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2022
1. Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Monument
Royal Canadian Naval Service,
and to express thanks to the
City of Galt, where they
received their basic training
1942-1946
Pour honorer le service féminin
de la Marine Royale du Canada,
et en remerciement
â la ville de Galt,
où elles ont reçu
l’entraînement fondamental
8 Oct – 1972
Erected 1972.
Topics. This monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 43° 21.558′ N, 80° 19.074′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. Memorial is on North Square (Regional Road 27) just west of Grand Avenue North, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located near the southeast corner of the Idea Exchange/Queen's Square building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 North Square, Cambridge ON N1S 2K6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Honourable James Young 1835-1913 (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Main Street Bridge (about 120 meters away); Former Galt Post Office/ L’Ancien Bureau de Poste de Galt (about 210 meters away); Galt City Hall
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service.
The Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) was established on 31 July 1942 during the Second World War. It was the naval counterpart to the Canadian Women’s Army Corps and the Royal Canadian Air Force Women’s Division, which had preceded it in 1941. The WRCNS was established as a separate service from the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). It was disbanded on 31 August 1946. It was patterned on the British Women’s Royal Navy Service (WRNS). The term “Wrens,” by which WRCNS members were known, was the logical slurring of the British WRNS. In September, an initial cadre of 67 Canadian women underwent a probationary course at Kingsmill House, Ottawa. Soon after, the basic training centre HMCS Conestoga was established at Galt, Ontario,(Submitted on June 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)in — to the reported amusement of the women — a vacant girls’ reformatory school, with the first class starting in October 1942.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 20222. Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Monument
2. Celebrating the Canadian Naval Centennial with Navy Lady.
The Wren Association of Toronto, along with Wren Associations across Canada, chose this rose developed by Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, to celebrate the Canadian Naval Centennial, 1910-2010. Ceremonial plantings will take place across Canada in the commemorative year 2010 and onward, in locations of naval significance, attended by Wrens, other Naval Veterans, serving Naval personnel and local officials. “Navy Lady” has been named as a dedication to the thousands of Canadian women who served in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS), known as Wrens, and the women who continue to serve today as members of the Canadian Navy.(Submitted on June 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2022
3. AC™ Navy Lady Plaque
Canadian Naval Centennial Rose
Sponsored by Wren Associations in Canada
In recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy
A tribute to our shipmates
All the gallant men and women
who served at sea and ashore in the Canadian Navy
Past, Present and Future
May 16, 2010
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 26, 2022
4. Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 102 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
