Royal Military College of Canada Memorial Windows

Stained glass memorial windows in Sir Arthur Currie Hall at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston were made by Robert McCausland Limited. Currie hall was built just after the end of the First World War (1922) by Sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell, Commandant of the College. The hall is a memorial to the Canadian Corps. The first light stained glass window is featuring navy league. The stained glass features images of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada) and Navy League Wrennette Corps. It was dedicated to the Honour and glory of patriotic citizens who have and will serve Canada, and donated as a tribute to all National Presidents of the Navy League of Canada for the proven love of country in promoting patriotism, seapower, youth training. The second light stained glass window is featuring images of a young sailor and God behind the ships’ wheel. Donated in memory of David H. Gibson, C.B.E. National President, Navy League of Canada, 1938-1952. The window is dedicated to Canadians who in defence of the country went down to the sea in ships. The window includes a poem by H.R. Gillarm. •The third light stained glass window is featuring Emblem Royal Military College of Canada crest. On their 50th anniversary the class of August 1915 have placed this memorial to honour their fallen classmates.

Inscription

[Stained glass window/Vitrail]

HONOUR AND GLORY
TO PATRIOTIC CITIZENS WHO HAVE
AND WILL SERVE CANADA

ROYAL
CANADIAN
SEA CADETS

NAVY
LEAGUE
CADETS

NAVY
LEAGUE
WRENETTES

DONATED AS A TRIBUTE TO ALL
NATIONAL PRESIDENTS OF
THE NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA
FOR THE PROVEN LOVE OF COUNTRY
IN PROMOTING
PATRIOTISM SEAPOWER YOUTH TRAINING

[Stained glass window/Vitrail]

THE WINDOW IS DEDICATED
TO CANADIANS WHO
IN DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY
WENT DOWN TO THE SEA
IN SHIPS.

PROUDLY IN SHIPS THEY SAILED
TO SEA
AHEAD THEIR GOAL. PERHAPS
ETERNITY.
BUT WITH OGD AS THEIR PILOT
THEY HAD NO FEAR
FACING ALL DANGER AS
THEIR COURSE WAS CLEAR.
THEIR CARGO? THE ROCORD OF THEIR LIFE
SOME GOOD, SOME BAD., SOME PEACE,
SOME STRIFE. H.R. GILLARM

IN MEMORY OF
DAVID H. GIBSON, C.B.E.
NATIONAL PRESIDENT NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA
1938-1952

[Stained glass window/Vitrail]
[UNDER THE LOGO/SOUS L’INSIGNE]
TRUTH DUTY VALOUR

[At the buttom/En bas]
ON THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY THE CLASS OF[Stained glass window/Vitrail]
AUGUST 1915 HAVE PLACED THIS MEMORIAL[Stained glass window/Vitrail]
TO HONOUR THEIR FALLEN CLASSMATES.

Les vitraux de la salle sir Arthur Currie au Collège militaire royal du Canada, à Kingston, ont été créés par Robert McCausland Limited. La salle a été construite juste après la Première Guerre mondiale (en 1922) par sir Archibald Cameron Macdonell, alors commandant du Collège. Elle est dédiée à la mémoire du Corps canadien. Le premier vitrail représente la Ligue navale. On y voit des cadets de la Marine royale canadienne et des membres du Corps des cadets de la Ligue navale (Canada) et du Corps des cadettes de la Ligue navale. Il rend honneur et gloire aux Canadiens patriotes qui ont servi et serviront le Canada. Il a été offert en hommage à tous les présidents nationaux de la Ligue navale du Canada pour l’amour du pays qu’ils ont manifesté en s’efforçant de promouvoir le patriotisme, la puissance maritime et la formation des jeunes. Le deuxième vitrail représente un jeune matelot et Dieu derrière la roue de gouvernail du navire. Il a été offert en mémoire de David H. Gibson, C.B.E., président national de la Ligue navale du Canada de 1938 à 1952. Il est dédié aux Canadiens disparus en mer en défendant leur pays. On peut y lire un poème de H.R. Gillarm. Le troisième vitrail représente le blason du Collège militaire royal du Canada. À l’occasion de leur 50e anniversaire, les membres de la classe d’août 1915 ont offert ce monument commémoratif en l’honneur de leurs condisciples tombés au combat.

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