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John Weir Foote, VC. CD Armoury

This memorial is dedicated to John Weir Foote V.C. C.D.

Inscription

[Plaque/Plaque]

[right side of plaque/côté droit de la plaque]

THE LIEUTENANT-COLONEL

JOHN WEIR FOOTE, VC. CD ARMOURY

THIS ARMOURY IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN WEIR FOOTE, VC. CD.
PADRE OF THE ROYAL HAMILTON LIGHT INFRANTRY,
PADRE FOOTE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS
FOR VALOUR DURING THE RAID ON DIEPPE ON
19 AUGUST 1942 WITHOUT THOUGHT FOR HIS
PERSONAL SAFETY, PADRE FOOTE CHOSE TO
REMAIN WITH THE PRISONERS OF WAR TO GIVE
PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL COMFORT TO THE
WOUNDED AND LIVING MEN OF HIS OWN AND
SISTER REGIMENTS.

8 SEPTEMBER 1990

[left side of plaque/côté gauche de la plaque]

MANEGE MILITAIRE

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN WEIR FOOTE, VC. CD

CE MANEGE MILITAIRE EST DEDIE A LA
MEMOIRE DU LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JOHN WEIR
FOOTE, VC. CD
PADRE DU “THE ROYAL HAMILTON
LIGHT INFANTRY”. LA CROIX VICTORIA FUT
DECERNÉE AU PADRE FOOTE POUR VALEUR LORS
DU RAID DE DIEPPE. LE 19 AOUT 1942 SANS
EGARD POUR SA SECURITÉ PERSONNELLE, LE
PADRE FOOTE A CHOISI DE DEMEURER AVEC LES
PRISONNIERS DE GUERRE AFIN DE POURVOIR AU
CONFORT SPIRITUEL ET PHYSIQUE DES BLESSES
ET DES MOURANTS, DE SON REGIMENT ET DES
REGIMENTS SOEURS

.LE 8 SEMPTEMBRE 1990

[Inscription on the monument near the entrance/ Inscription sur le monument près de l’entrée]

THEIR NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE

TO THE GLORIOUS
MEMORY OF THE
OFFICERS, WARRANT
OFFICERS, NON-
COMISSIONED
OFFICERS AND MEN
OF THE 91st REGIMENT
CANADIAN HIGHLAND-
ERS WHO IN THE PATH
OF DUTY DIED FOR
THE CAUSE OF
HUMANITY IN THE
GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918

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