Royal Canadian Regiment Great War Memorial

The Great War Memorial (First World War) was presented by the officers past and present, of The Royal Canadian Regiment in memory of their comrades who fell in the Great War 1914 – 1918. It was presented to The Royal Canadian Regiment at Halifax, Nova Scotia shortly after the return of the Regiment to Canada in 1919.

Inscription

PRESENTED
TO
THE OFFICERS OF
THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT
BY THE OFFICERS PAST AND PRESENT
OF THE REGIMENT
IN MEMORY OF THEIR COMRADES
WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1918

[The wording on the bottom plaque is not clear./Le texte de la plaque du bas n’est pas clair.]

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REGIMENTAL MEMORIALS

THE ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT

The Regiment, throughout the years,
has been presented with a number of
memorials to commemorate historic and
significant events in The Regiment’s
history. The following five sterling
silver memorials in these cases pay
tribute to members of The Regiment
who served in the North-West Rebellion
(1885), the Boer War (1899 – 1902),
the First World War (1914 – 1918), the
Second World War (1939 – 1945),
and the Korean War (1950 – 1953).

PRO PATRIA

Ce souvenir de la Grande Guerre (Première Guerre mondiale) a été présenté par les officiers anciens et actuels du Royal Canadian Regiment à la mémoire de leurs camarades tombés au combat pendant la Grande Guerre (1914-1918). Il a été présenté au Royal Canadian Regiment à Halifax, en Nouvelle-Écosse, peu de temps après le retour du Regiment au Canada en 1919.

Le texte de l’inscription figure dans la section anglaise.