Green Island in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
The Ottawa Memorial/Le Monument commémoratif d'Ottawa
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2024
1. The Ottawa Memorial/Le Monument commémoratif d'Ottawa Marker
In the Second World War air power played an increasingly important role in offensive and defensive capacities.
At the start of the war there was a shortage of aircraft and trained pilots. The United Kingdom was considered too vulnerable to attack and so training centres were established elsewhere. Bases in North America trained over 137,000 Commonwealth air crew, making a vital contribution to the Allied victory, while much needed aircraft and supplies were ferried to the United Kingdom from the United States and Canada by both civilian and air force personnel.
This memorial, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1959, commemorates by name some 800 men and women who lost their lives while serving or training with the Air Forces of the Commonwealth in Canada, the West Indies and the United States and who have no known grave. Their names are arranged according to year of death, force and rank.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is responsible for the maintenance of graves and memorials in some 150 countries which commemorate around 1,700,000 members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars.
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Au début de la guerre, il y avait une pénurie d'avions et de pilotes qualifiés. Comme le Royaume-Uni était trop vulnérable, des centres d'entraînement furent établis ailleurs. Plus de 137 000 membres d'équipages aériens du Commonwealth suivirent leur entraînement sur des bases situées en Amérique du Nord. Ils contribuèrent grandement à la victoire des Alliés tandis que des civils et des membres des forces aériennes acheminaient des avions et du ravitaillement au Royaume-Uni à partir du Canada et des États-Unis.
Le Monument commémoratif d'Ottawa fut dévoilé par la Reine Elizabeth II en 1959. Il commémore quelque 800 hommes et femmes qui ont donné leur vie au cours de leur service ou de leur entraînement dans les Forces aériennes du Commonwealth au Canada, aux Antilles et aux États-Unis, et qui n'ont aucune sépulture connue. Leurs noms sont placés en fonction de l'année du décès, du service et du grade.
La Commonwealth War Graves Commission est responsable de l'entretien de sépultures et de monuments commémoratifs qui sont répartis dans quelque 150 pays et perpétuent le souvenir d'environ I 700 000 membres des forces du Commonwealth, sans égard à leur confession, qui sont morts au cours des deux guerres mondiales.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2024
2. The Ottawa Memorial/Le Monument commémoratif d'Ottawa Marker
Location. 45° 26.453′ N, 75° 41.767′ W. Memorial is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is on Green Island. It is on Sussex Drive (County Highway 93), on the left when traveling north. Memorial is in Rideau Falls Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 111 Sussex Drive, Ottawa ON K1N 1J1, 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 walking distance of this marker: WWII British Commonwealth/Empire Air Forces Honored Dead in Canada and the United States of America (here, next to this marker); Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion/Le bataillon Mackenzie-Papineau (within shouting distance of
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2024
3. The Ottawa Memorial/Le Monument commémoratif d'Ottawa Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
