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Quebec Boer War Memorial

 
 
Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2014
1. Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Not by the power of commerce, art or pen, shall our great empire stand; nor has it stood; but by the noble deeds of noble men, heroic lives, and heroes’ outpoured blood.

For
Empire Canada Quebec
Major J.H.C. Ogilvy, D.S.O., R.C.A., R.C.R., S.A.C., Gordon Highlanders • Sergeant J.F. Cooper, 8.R.R. • PTE. J. DeFoe, R.C.A., R.C.R. • Corporal B. Withey, R.C.A., R.C.R. • Private J. Curphy, Civilian, R.C.R. • Private H. Forest, 61st, R.C.R. • Private L. La Rue, 87th, R.C.R. • Private R. Lecouteur, 8.R.R., R.C.R. • Private A.M. McQueen, 8.R.R., R.C.R. • Private J.J.Purcell, R.C.A., R.C.R. • Trumpeter G.W. Bradley, R.C.A., B.R.C.F.A.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.
 
Location. 46° 48.597′ N, 71° 12.65′ W. Memorial is in Québec, in Capitale-Nationale. It is in Haute-Ville. It is on Rue Saint Louis close to Côte de la Citadelle, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 100 Rue Saint Louis, Québec G1R 4C4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Canada.
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Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. 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: The Québec Garrison Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Les Conferences de Québec de 1943 et 1944 (within shouting distance of this marker); Jonathan Sewell (within shouting distance of this marker); Augustin-Norbert Morin (within shouting distance of this marker); Fortifications de / of Québec (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); General Montgomery’s Army (about 90 meters away); Premier Hôtel de Ville (about 120 meters away); Frontenac (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Québec.
 
More about this memorial. This marker is in Parc de l'Esplanade
 
Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2014
2. Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker
Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2014
3. Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker
Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 24, 2014
4. Quebec Boer War Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 10, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Inscriptions on front and back of monument: #1. https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/document/rpcq_bien_110364_31752.JPG?id=31752 #2. https://www.patrimoine-culturel.gouv.qc.ca/rpcq/document/rpcq_bien_110364_31753.JPG?id=31753 (The two plaques, already in HMDB, are on the sides.) • Can you help?
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Jul. 7, 2026