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Saltcoats Memorial Gun
This German field gun was awarded to the town of Saltcoats in the Victory Loan Competition of 1919 and had been captured by the Canadian army during the First World War.
Inscription
[plaque/plaque]
1914 1919
THIS GERMAN GUN
NO. 4306
CAPTURED IN THE WORLD WAR BY
CANADIAN SOLDIERS WAS WON BY THE CITIZENS
OF SALTCOATS, SASK., IN THE VICTORY LOAN
COMPETITION OF 1919
HENRY L. DAYTON
MINISTER OF FINANCE
Français
Canon commémoratif de Saltcoats
Ce canon de campagne allemand a été remis à la municipalité de Saltcoats en 1919, dans le cadre du concours des emprunts de la Victoire; il avait été capturé par l’armée canadienne pendant la Première Guerre mondiale.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.
Location: Crescent Lake Road and Commercial Street, Saltcoats
Emplacement : Chemin Crescent Lake et rue Commercial, Saltcoats
Coordinates · Coordonnées: 51.041518, -102.157285
Marker type: Weapon
Type de repère : Arme
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada – National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials
Licence · Permission: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Veterans Affairs Canada).