CANLOAN Memorial
The CANLOAN Memorial is dedicated to Canadian officers who died while serving with the British Army during the Second World War. CANLOAN was a volunteer program through which Canadian officers were loaned to the British Army. 673 Canadian officers volunteered and joined the British in the invasion and liberation of Europe in 1944–1945. The casualty count was high. CANLOAN suffered 465 casualties, of which 128 were fatal.
The memorial lists the names of the 128 CANLOAN officers who died during the Second World War. It sits on a circle built of stones imbedded in cement and inside the circle is a star made of polished granite.
The CANLOAN Memorial was unveiled June 3, 1961 by the Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Georges P. Vanier. It was built through contributions from the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom, the British Regiments, the CANLOAN Army Officers’ Association and the officers’ families.
Inscription
[front/devant]
[upper plaque/plaque du haut]
CANLOAN MEMORIAL
[centre plaque/plaque du centre]
ERECTED BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM,
THE BRITISH REGIMENTS, THE CANLOAN ARMY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
AND CANLOAN NEXT OF KIN. DESIGNATED”CANLOAN”, 673 CANADIAN
OFFICERS VOLUNTEERED FOR LOAN TO THE BRITISH ARMY AND TOOK
PART IN THE INVASION AND LIBERATION OF EUROPE 1944-45.
CANLOAN TOTAL CASUALTIES WERE 465 OF WHICH 128 WERE FATAL.
THEIR FALLEN ARE HONOURED IN THIS QUIET PLACED IN GRATITUDE
AND REMEMBRANCE OF THE COST OF LIBERTY.
OUR FALLEN COMRADES
[first column/première colonne]
CDN. 599 AITKEN, JOHN A.
Lieutenant, 2nd Gordons
CDN. 123 ANAKA, HARRY J.
Lieutenant, 7th R. Hamps
CDN. 60 ANDREW, ELLIS, G.
Captain, M.C., 4th Dorset
CDN. 62 BAKER, CHARLES T.
Lieutenant, 11th D.L.I.
CDN. 435 BALDWIN IVOR B.
Lieutenant, 1st Dorset
CDN. 126 BEATON, GORDON E.
Lieutenant, 2nd Gordons
CDN. 63 BELANGER, HENRY E.
Lieutenant, 10th D.L.I.
CDN. 65 BENNETT, WILLIAM A.
Lieutenant, 4th Dorset
CDN. 129 BLACKHAM, JOHN P.
Lieutenant 8th R.S.
CDN. 112 BOURGET, JOSEPH A.R.
Captain, 2/6th S. Staffs.
CDN. 16 CARSTAIRS, KENNETH W.
Lieutenant, 1st B.W.
CDN. 611 CASELEY, WILLARD S.
Lieutenant 1st K.O.S.B.
CDN. 441 CAWSEY AUBREY C.
Captain, 5th S. Staffs.
CDN. 233 COATES, KENNETH
Lieutenant, 6th K.O.S.B.
CDN. 409 COCHRANE, JAMES
Lieutenant, M.C., 2nd Oxf. Bucks.
CDN. 410 COCKBURN, ERNEST E.
Captain, 2nd S.W.B.
CDN.425 COHEN, LAWRENCE
Lieutenant, 2nd R. Warwick
CDN. 545 COLL, WILLIAM J.
Lieutenant, 1st Dorset
CDN. 290 COMOLLI, BENOIT D.J.
Lieutenant, 5th D.C.L.I.
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CDN. 61 ARNETT, FRANCIS L.J.
Lieutenant, 5th Camerons
CDN. 10 ARTHURS, RALPH B.
Lieutenant, 5th D.C.L.I.
CDN. 130 BOWMAN, JOHN E.
Lieutenant, 6th R.S.F.
CDN 331 BOX, VERNON E.
Lieutenant, 6th R.S.F.
CDN. 400 BRAIS, JOSEPH C.Y.
Lieutenant, 1/5th Welch
CDN. 132 BROWN, GORDON M.
Lieutenant, 2/5th L.F.
CDN. 541 BROWN NORMAN K
Lieutenant, 2nd E. Yorks
CDN. 605 BROWNLEE-LAMONT, W.W.N.
Lieutenant, 2nd Gordons
CDN. 134 BUSHELL, ANDREW F.
Lieutenant, 7th R. Norfolk.
CDN. 347 COOPER, CHARLES W.
Lieutenant, 10th D.L.I.
CDN. 480 COPE, ALFRED R.
Lieutenant, 1st S. Lan. R.
CDN. 74 COWAN, DUNCAN R.H.
Lieutenant, 7th R.W.F.
CDN. 615 COWAN, WILLIAM M.
Lieutenant, 5th B.W.
CDN. 204 COX, HUBERT C.
Lieutenant, 12th Devon
N. 140 CRABB, ALLEN P.
Lieutenant, 1st Border
CDN. 121 CREHAN, MAURICE J.
Major, E.D., 1st R. Ir.F.
CDN. 141 CRIGHTON, ARTHUR D.
Lieutenant, 6th R.W.F.
[lower plaque/plaque du bas]
[top left/en haut à gauche]
Unveiled by
His Excellency
Major-General The Right Honorable
[top right/en haut à droite]
Dévoilé par
Son Excellence
Major-General le Très Honorable
[at centre/au centre]
GEORGES-P. VANIER
DSO, MC, CD,
[bottom left/en bas à gauche]
Governor-General
of
Canada
3 JUNE 1961
[bottom right/en bas à droite]
Gouverneur-Général
du
Canada
3 JUIN 1961
[right side/côté droit]
[upper plaque/plaque du haut]
CANLOAN MEMORIAL
[plaque/plaque]
[first column/première colonne]
CDN. 395 DAY, JAMES P.
Lieutenant, 1st E. Lan, R.
CDN. 336 DUCLOS, PIERRE
Lieutenant, 4th K.S.L.I.
CDN. 264 EDWARDS, DAVID E.
Lieutenant, 1st S. Lan. R.
CDN. 78 GILMOUR, JAMES H.
Lieutenant, 1st Gordons
CDN. 499 GLASS, EDWARD D.
Lieutenant, 1st Gordons
CDN. 327 HARCOURT, EARL H.
Lieutenant, 8th R.S.
CDN. 25 HARDING, ALBERT R.
Lieutenant, 10th H.L.I.
CDN. 79 HARRIS, ALFRED J.
Lieutenant, 2nd S.W.B.
CDN. 80 HARRISON, JOHN R.
Captain, 7th A. and S.H.
CDN. 24 HARTMAN, WILLIAM G.
Lieutenant, 1st Oxf. Bucks.
CDN. 151 HASTINGS, DONALD K.
Lieutenant, 1st R. Hamps
CDN. 414 HEALD, CLARENCE F.
Lieutenant, 2nd Devon
CDN. 165 JAMES, WILLIAM A.
Lieutenant, M.C., 11th D.L.I.
CDN. 424 JEFFRIES, PETER
Lieutenant, 1é6th S.Staffs.
CDN. 345 KARLS, JUSTIN T.
Lieutenant, 5th E. Lan. R.
CDN. 388 KEAST, ROBERT J.
Lieutenant, 2nd Warwick
CDN. 483 KELLY, BERNARD J.
A. Captain, 2nd K.S.L.I.
CDN. 28 LALONDE, WILLIAM J.
Lieutenant, 1/7th Quenn`s
CDN. 177 LAURIE, JOHN A.
Lieutenant, M.C., 1st R. Norfolk
CDN. 321 LEE, DONALD K.
Lieutenant, 8th R.S.
CDN. 33 MACDONALD, ALISTAIR K.
Lieutenant, 1st Gordons
CDN. 174 MAIN, HAROLD W.
Lieutenant, 6th R.W.F.
CDN. 304 MANN, ELDON B.
Captain, 6th R.S.F.
CDN. 349 MATHEW, JOHN B.
Lieutenant, 2nd Glass. H.
CDN. 307 MCALLISTER, HOWARD C.
Lieutenant, 8th R.S.
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CDN. 450 DUNCAN, DONALD A.
Lieutenant, 4th Welch
CDN. 518 DYNES, FREDERICK J.
Lieutenant, 1st B.W.
CDN. 557 ELLS, FREDERICK A.
Lieutenant, 1st E. Lan. R.
CDN. 412 GODDARD, RONALD M.
Lieutenant, 4th Dorset
CDN. 4HEMELRYK JOSEPH
a. Major, M.C., 1st H.L.I.
CDN. 154 HILBORN, DAVID G.
Lieutenant, 10th H.L.I.
CDN 535 HINGSTON, BASIL W.H.
Captain, 2nd S.Staffs.
CDN. 160 HOPKINSON, GEORGE G.
Lieutenant, 1st Hereford
CDN. 401 HUGHES, HARRY F.
Lieutenant, 1st S. Lan. R.
CDN. 163 HUNT, WILLIAM G.
Lieutenant, 1st Worc. R.
CDN. 506 JONES, HUBERT M.
Lieutenant, 7th Som. L.I.
CDN. 169 KIPPING, ALBERT E.
Lieutenant, 7th K.O.S.B.
CDN. 270 KOTCHAPAN, WILLIAM J.
Lieutenant, 1st Hereford
CDN. 205 KOHL, ALLEN W.
Lieutenant, 4th R.W.F.
CDN. 417 LEVINE, JOHN O.
Lieutenant, 2nd Glosters
CDN. 425 LUFFMAN, GEORGE H.
Lieutenant, 8th D.L.I.
CDN. 87 LYNN, BRIAN F.
Lieutenant, 6th N. Staffs.
CDN. 221 MCDERMOTT, GEORGE A.
Lieutenant, 9th Cameronians
CDN. 118 MCGREGOR, JAMES
A. Captain, 2nd E. Yorks
CDN. 639 MCKENNA, JAMES L.
Lieutenant, 11th Para
CDN. 640 MCKIBBON, HUGH D.
Lieutenant, 5/7th Gordons
CDN. 373 MCLEOD, HUGH D.
Captain, 1st H.L.I.
CDN. 594 MERCHANT, EVATT F.A.
Captain, 5th Camerons
[left side/côté gauche]
[upper plaque/plaque du haut]
CANLOAN MEMORIAL
[plaque/plaque]
[first column/première colonne]
CDN. 310 NELLE, LARRY D.
Lieutenant, 7th Seaforth
CDN. 644 NICHOLAS, WILLIAM E.
A. Captain, 2nd Glosters
CDN. 37 PAFT, Lorne H.
Lieutenant, 9th Cameronians
CDN. 487 PAPE, JOHN C.
Lieutenant, 7th Para
CDN. 495 PEARLE, WILFRED A.
A. Captain, Hallamshire (Y&L)
CDN. 190 REID, STIRLING A.
Lieutenant, 2nd E. Yorks.
CDN. 191 RICHARDSON, LEONARD J.
Lieutenant, 2nd R. Lincs.
CDN. 329 ROBERTSON, ROBERT K.
Lieutenant, 7th S. Staffs.
CDN. 225 ROBERTSON, WILLIAM B.
Lieutenant, 11th R.S.F.
CDN. 429 RODGER, ANDERSON
Lieutenant, 1st Gordons
CDN. 313 SCHWARK, HAROLD L.
Lieutenant, 6th R.S.F.
CDN. 314 SCOTT, FREDERICK
Lieutenant, 7th Seaforth
CDN. 44 SHEELY, HENRY G.
Lieutenant, 1/7th R. Warwick
CDN 391 SMITH, DONALD J.
Lieutenant, 7th R. Norfolk
CDN. 196 SMITH, LAWSON M.
Captain, 7th Seaforth
CDN. 197 SMITH, THOMAS A.M.
Lieutenant, 2/6th S. Staffs.
CDN. 363 THOMSON, RAYMNOND W.
Lieutenant, 6th N. Staffs.
CDN. 659 THORESEN, RAYMOND F.
Lieutenant, 7th Seaforth
CDN. 394 WARD, ALLEN Lieutenant, 5th E. Yorks
CDN. 477 WAYTE, ALBERT E.F.
Lieutenant, 7thK.O.S.B.
CDN. 318 WELLBELOVE, JOHN A.
Lieutenant, 1st Border
CDN. 661 WEST, PHILIP G.
Lieutenant, 6th R.W.F.
CDN. 667 YOUNG, EVERETT E.
Lieutenant, 7th Seaforth
CDN. 668 YOUNG, LELAND A.
Lieutenant, 7th Seaforth
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CDN. 426 NIZNICK HARRY
Lieutenant, 8th D.L.I.
CDN. 182 NOISEAUX, JOSEPH A.C.A.
Lieutenant, Hallamshire (Y&L)
CDN. 355 PHELPS, THOMAS A.
Lieutenant, 1st E. Lan R.
CDN. 234 PURCHASE, JOHN R.
Lieutenant, 4th R.W.F.
CDN. 652 ROPER, HARRY C.
Lieutenant, 5th Witlts.
CDN. 502 ROSE, MALCOLM R.
Lieutenant, 1st K.O.S.B.
CDN. 653 RSSENTHAL, HYMAN
Lieutenant, 1st B.W.
CDN. 279 RUSH, MATHEW C.P.
Lieutenant, 5th D.C.L.I.
CDN. 473 STEVENSON, HOWARD M.
Lieutenant 5th S. Staffs.
CDZN. 227 STEWART, FERNIE B.
Lieutenant, 9th Cameronians
CDN. 361 STEWART, JACKSON
Lieutenant, 8th R.S.
CDN. 656 STEWART, RICHARD N.
Lieutenant, 5th B.W.
CDN. 283 SUTTIE, JAMES M.
A. Captain, M.C., R.W.F.
CDN. 251 TRUDEAU, MAURICE A.
Lieutenant, 1/5th Welch
CDN. 420 WILSON, EDWARD A.
Lieutenant, 11 th R.S.F.
CDN. 664 WILSON, RICHARD N.
Lieutenant, 1/7th Queen’s
CDN. 105 WOOD DUDLEY H.
Lieutenant, 6th R.S.F.
CDN. 107 YOUNG, PETER B.
Lieutenant, 8th R.S.
CDN. 108 YOUNG, RICHARD O.
Lieutenant, 8th R.S.
CANLOAN Memorial
Dévoilé le 3 juin 1961, ce mémorial a été érigé par les gouvernements du Canada et du Royaume-Uni et l’Association des officiers de l’armée prêtés aux Britanniques sous le nom de code CANLOAN. Il est dédié aux 128 CANLOAN officiers canadiens morts au combat parmis les 673 qui ont servi dans les forces militaires britanniques durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.