Madoc in Centre Hastings in Hastings County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary
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385th Army Cadet Corps

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

1. Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary Marker

Inscription.

Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary, also, 385th Army Cadet Corps. . , Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary , The early morning of April 9th 2017 marks the 100th Anniversary of Canada's involvement in Vimy Ridge. Many brave men went over the top that Easter morning, not knowing what lied ahead of them. Vimy Ridge is known as one of the greatest battles led by Canadians. With four Canadian and one British division, they embarked on a three day battle that was heavily strategized and planned. Under the fire of thousands of guns, Canadians charged into battle with one task in mind, "Capture the Ridge". This lead to Canada's success that no other nation could accomplish., This victory came at a heavy toll; which paid the price of many men's lives (11,285 Canadian soldiers) including beloved fathers and sons from Madoc and Huntingdon. The tragedy of this battle and the countless victims claimed by conflict, should never be forgotten., We will Remember, 385th Army Cadet Corps , The first Cadet Corps in Madoc started in 1913. With the possibility of a major European war comming [sic] soon, it was decided that an armouries should be built in Madoc. The high school in Madoc prepared a platoon of Cadets from the student body. The Corps stopped getting its funding after the war, such apathy was common after a war. No specific date had been recorded of the closing of the Corps., It was not until 1924 that the Madoc Corps was again documented. In the early autumn and it's first commander was Lloyde Blue. In 1932, due to economic struggles, the Cadet Corps was once again disbanded on the 29th of August 1934., In 1944, Feb. 24th, the Corps was put together by the officers of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. The Regiment also ran a training camp for interested cadets at Ipperwash and at Barryfield. The Corps was then known as the 385 Madoc High School Cadet Corps. The Corps was then disbanded again effective June 30th 1947., In 1952, Oct. 14th the Corps reformed and the name was left the same. The Corps affiliated itself once again with the Hastings [and] Prince Edward Regiment. 385 RCAC is still going strong to this date recruiting youth ages 12-18 from the municipalities of Marmora and Lake, Tweed, Madoc Township, and Centre Hastings

Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary
The early morning of April 9th 2017 marks the 100th Anniversary of Canada's involvement in Vimy Ridge. Many brave men went over the top that Easter morning, not knowing what lied ahead of them. Vimy Ridge is known as one of the greatest battles led by Canadians. With four Canadian and one British division, they embarked on a three day battle that was heavily strategized and planned. Under the fire of thousands of guns, Canadians charged into battle with one task in mind, "Capture the Ridge". This lead to Canada's success that no other nation could accomplish.

This victory came at a heavy toll; which paid the price of many men's lives (11,285 Canadian soldiers) including beloved fathers and sons from Madoc and Huntingdon. The tragedy of this battle and the countless victims claimed by conflict, should never be forgotten.

We will Remember

385th Army Cadet Corps
The first Cadet Corps in Madoc started in 1913. With the possibility of a major European war comming [sic] soon, it was decided that an armouries should be built in Madoc. The high school in Madoc prepared a platoon

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of Cadets from the student body. The Corps stopped getting its funding after the war, such apathy was common after a war. No specific date had been recorded of the closing of the Corps.

It was not until 1924 that the Madoc Corps was again documented. In the early autumn and it's first commander was Lloyde Blue. In 1932, due to economic struggles, the Cadet Corps was once again disbanded on the 29th of August 1934.

In 1944, Feb. 24th, the Corps was put together by the officers of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. The Regiment also ran a training camp for interested cadets at Ipperwash and at Barryfield. The Corps was then known as the 385 Madoc High School Cadet Corps. The Corps was then disbanded again effective June 30th 1947.

In 1952, Oct. 14th the Corps reformed and the name was left the same. The Corps affiliated itself once again with the Hastings [and] Prince Edward Regiment. 385 RCAC is still going strong to this date recruiting youth ages 12-18 from the municipalities of Marmora and Lake, Tweed, Madoc Township, and Centre Hastings

Erected 2017 by Royal Canadian Legion Branch 363, 385 Army

385th Army Cadet Corps Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

2. 385th Army Cadet Corps Marker

Cadets, Lions and Kiwanis.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1917.

Location. 44° 30.352′ N, 77° 28.137′ W. Memorial is in Centre Hastings, Ontario, in Hastings County. It is in Madoc. It is at the intersection of St. Lawrence Street East (County Highway 23) and Nelson Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Lawrence Street East. Marker is in Thomas Thompson Memorial Park, AKA Cenotaph Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 155 St Lawrence Street East, Centre Hastings ON K0K 2K0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Ontario

and specifically in Southeastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in 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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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 12, 2025

3. Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary/385th Army Cadet Corps Marker

To right of right flag pole

within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: War Memorial Cenotaph (here, next to this marker); John Weir Foote, V.C. 1904-1988 (a few steps from this marker); The Founding of Madoc (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Thompson Memorial Park (a few steps from this marker); Historical Gauen Cemetery (approx. 11.8 kilometers away); Stewart Kerby (approx. 12.3 kilometers away); Thomas Emo Fleming (approx. 12.3 kilometers away); War Memorial (approx. 12.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Centre Hastings.

Also see . . .
1. History of Vimy Ridge (The Vimy Foundation). (Submitted on May 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Road Trips in Hastings County: 385 Army Cadets of Madoc on YouTube. (Submitted on May 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 111 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.

Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary⎯⎯⎯385th Army Cadet Corps

Battle of Vimy Ridge 100th Anniversary
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385th Army Cadet Corps