Barrhaven in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
War Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2024
1. War Memorial Cenotaph
A Soldier
of the Great War
A Canadian Regiment
Known Unto God
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In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
Au champ d’honneur, les coquelicots
Sont parsemés de lot en lot
Auprès des croix; et dans l’espace
Les alouettes devenues lasses
Mêlent leurs chants au sifflement
Des obusiers.
Nous sommes morts
Nous qui songions la veille encor'
À nos parents, à nos amis,
C’est nous qui reposons ici
Au
this page online
À vous jeunes désabusés
À vous de porter l’oriflamme
Et de garder au fond de l’âme
Le goût de vivre en liberté.
Acceptez le défi, sinon
Les coquelicots se faneront
Au champ d’honneur
~ Jean Pariseau
Une adaptation du poème
"In Flanders Fields" de
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the In Flanders Fields series list.
Location. 45° 16.777′ N, 75° 45.744′ W. Memorial is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in Barrhaven. It is on Malvern Drive one kilometer west of Greenbank Road (County Highway 13), on the left when traveling west. Memorial is on the John McCrae Secondary School grounds. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 103 Malvern Drive, Ottawa ON K2J 2G5, 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 within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mike Bleakney (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Dave Woodard (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Memorial Park at Fallowfield Station (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Karen Krzyzewski (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Connor Boyd (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Robert Duncan More
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2024
2. War Memorial "In Flanders Fields"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2024
3. War Memorial Au champ d’honneur
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2024
4. War Memorial "In Flanders Fields"/Au champ d’honneur
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 11, 2024
5. War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 12, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
