Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Cst./Gend. George Randolph Pearkes

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

1. Cst./Gend. George Randolph Pearkes Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Reg. No. 5529 Royal North West Mounted Police
October 31, 1917 as a member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
was awarded the Victoria Cross for Valour at Passchendaele,
Belgium - First World War

No. de mat. 5529 Royal Gendarmerie à cheval du Nord-Ouest
Le 31 octobre 1917 en tant que membre du Corps
expéditionnaire canadien a reçu la Croix de Victoria
pour bravoure à Passchendaele, en Belgique -
Première Guerre mondiale.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients series list.

Location. 45° 26.765′ N, 75° 39.594′ W. Memorial is in Ottawa, Ontario. It can be reached from Beechwood Avenue. RCMP National Memorial Cemetery is Section 114 of Beechwood, The National Cemetery of Canada. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 402 St Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa ON K1L 8A6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Ontario.

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 Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: No. 1 Provost Company (RCMP) / Première compagnie de la prévôté (GRC) (within shouting distance of this marker); S/M • S/-m. Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson (within shouting distance of this marker); Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Memorial Cemetery (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); September 11 Septembre 2001 (about 120 meters away); Medium Tank/Char Moyen M4A2E8 Sherman (about 120 meters away); Canada's National Military Cemetery (about 120 meters away); Le Howitzer L5 Howitzer (about 180 meters away); Henry Duncan Graham Crerar (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

Also see . . . George Randolph Pearkes. (Submitted on October 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2023

2. Cst./Gend. George Randolph Pearkes Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.