Green Island in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The 25 Pounder, QF, Gun

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2024

1. The 25 Pounder, QF, Gun Marker

Inscription.

The 25 pounder gun was the principal field piece
used in the Second World War and in Korea by the
Royal Canadian Artillery

Erected by Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World II.

Location. 45° 26.413′ N, 75° 41.788′ W. Memorial is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is on Green Island. It is on Sussex Drive (County Highway 93), on the right when traveling south. Marker and gun are 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: National Artillery Memorial/Monument national aux artilleurs

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(here, next to this marker); Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872-1918) (a few steps from this marker); WWII British Commonwealth/Empire Air Forces Honored Dead in Canada and the United States of America (within shouting distance of this marker); The Ottawa Memorial/Le Monument commémoratif d'Ottawa (within shouting distance of this marker); Spain Remembers/L'Espagne se souvient/España no os olvida (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion/Le bataillon Mackenzie-Papineau (about 90 meters away); The Canadian Role in the Defense of Hong Kong (about 180 meters away); Dr. Harold (Harry) Jennings (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

Also see . . . 25-Pounder Field Gun/Howitzer (Canada in the Second World War). (Submitted on October 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2024

2. The 25 Pounder, QF, Gun Marker

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25-Pound Gun next to National Artillery Memorial/Monument national aux artilleurs image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2024

3. 25-Pound Gun next to National Artillery Memorial/Monument national aux artilleurs

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2024

4. 25-Pound Gun next to National Artillery Memorial/Monument national aux artilleurs

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 114 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.