Veterans’ Place at Gore Park The 13th Royal Regiment (now the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry) marches along King Street during the First World War.

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CENOTAPH KING STREET SOUTH STREET KING 8 9 10 11 13 12 MACDONALD SIR JOHNA. 14 STATUE 15 17 16 18

JOHN STREET “Give us the power and the purpose To make children laugh; To give work to those who fought for us; And comfort to those who suffered; Piper’s Lament – Afghanistan. And peace to the aged . . . Main Photo by: MCpl Ken Fenner © 2005 DND-MDN Hope to the enslaved, Food to the hungry, And strength to the weak.”

Adaptation from the “Prayer for Victory” (1945) by Major Dick Diespecker, Royal Canadian Engineers.

Background Image Photo by: MCpl Robert Bottrill © 2005 DND-MDN

The Canadian , The Sacrifice Medal, created in 2008, is sometimes called the “Silver Cross”, awarded to members of the Canadian is a token of national remembrance Forces killed or wounded. created in 1919. Originally awarded to the mothers of the fallen in the First World War, it is now awarded to the next of kin of Canadian Forces killed on active service. CYPRUS 1965: Canadian units EGYPT 1965: A Ferret Scout Car of 56 were deployed to keep the Reconnaissance Squadron, The Royal peace along the “Green Line” Canadian Dragoons, patrols the in Cyprus from 1965 to 1994. Sinai as part of the United Nations Over 25,000 Canadians served Emergency Force (UNEF). Between in Cyprus as part of Operation 1956 and 1967 nearly 10,000 Canadians Snowgoose, twenty-six of served with UNEF. Thirty-two which were killed. Canadian soldiers are buried in the Commonwealth Graves Cemetery, Gaza. Photo courtesy of Department of National Defence/Library & Archives Canada Photo courtesy of Department of National Defence/Library & Archives Canada

Since 1949 nearly 125,000 Canadian service and police men and women have served on Peacekeeping Duty in over 100 missions around the globe. The names of 122 Canadian Peacekeepers killed in service are inscribed in the National Book of Remembrance within the Peace Tower in Ottawa.

The 1988 Nobel Peace Canadian Canadian United Nations  Canadian prize was awarded Volunteer General Service Peacekeeping to United Nations Service Medal Medal Korea Service Medal Peacekeepers. for Korea AFGHANISTAN 2006: 1st Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group – Operation Medusa. Between 2001 and 2014 nearly 40,000 Canadians served. Of these 158 soldiers, one diplomat and two aid workers were killed in service.

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PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS (SINCE 1947)

KOREA (1950-1953) NATO OPERATIONS (SINCE 1950) GULF AND KUWAIT (1990-1991) SOMALIA (1992-1993) (1999) LIBYA (2011) AFGHANISTAN (2001-2014)

Special Service Gulf and Kuwait Somalia General NATO Service Medal Medal for NATO Medal Medal Campaign Star Operation Unified and Expeditionary Operation Allied Protector Service Force Kosovo Libya PERSIAN GULF 1991: Royal Canadian KOREA 1953: HMCS Haida cuts through Air Force CF-118 Hornet aircraft flew the waters of the Sea of Japan as part combat missions over the Persian Gulf of Canada’s contribution to United and, in later operations, over Kosovo, Nations operations in Korea. Between Libya and Afghanistan. 1951 and 1953 over 26,000 Canadians served and 516 died as part of Canada’s Artist: Rich Thistle effort.

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South-West Asia General Campaign Star General Service Operational Service Medal Service Medal South-West Asia Medal South-West South-West Asia Asia Soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force go “over the top” during the First World War.

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The Canadian , created in 2008, is Canada’s highest award for military valour. The original Commonwealth version, created by Queen Victoria in 1856, has been awarded to 94 Canadians.

The Canadian medal is produced using bronze taken from Russian cannons captured during the Crimean War (following the tradition of the original British Victoria Cross), as well as metal taken from the Confederation Medal (1867) and native metals from all regions of Canada.

A Canadian infantryman of the Royal Canadian Regiment awaits medical care after being wounded in Korea 1952.

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4 3 2 Survivors of torpedoed merchant ship aboard HMCS Arvida, St. John’s, Nfld., September 1942.

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Freedom which supported the D-Day landings on Over 8,000sailors of the Royal Canadian to cease at 11:00a.m.,marking the end of Navy/Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Dangerous duty: ARoyalDangerous duty: Canadian Air 1918, ordering that allhostilities are Force Bomber Command pilot, Second On in Rankin exercise Inlet, Nunavut Photo CourtesyofCanadian Warplane HeritageMuseum Field messagereceivedNovember 11, Corvettes HMCSKitchener suchas Reserve leftHamilton to serve on Patrol in the Panjwaíi District of Image courtesyoftheHamiltonMilitaryMuseum Photo by:SgtDarenKraus©2010DND-MDN Photo courtesyofLibrary& Archives Canada Photo by:MCplDanPop©2014DND-MDN the First World War. February, 2014. Afghanistan. World War. June 6,1944.

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Honour their colours into battle withthem. Argyll andArgyll Sutherland Highlanders the centennial celebrations for the General James WolfeGeneral James in Westminster Queen, on October part 2,2002,as of safekeeping during the First World military units wouldnot be taking colours weredeposited (flags) for 17,000 gather at Copps Coliseum, in Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, The Queen’s new Colour, based on “Banners of the Empire”: Canadian War on the monument to Major Abbey because, for the first time, the of flag Canada, ispresented the presence the of HerMajesty Highlanders of Canada by Her to the and Argyll Sutherland Majesty QueenElizabeth II, Majesty Photo by:Beth McQueen Photo by:BethMcQueen October 2,2002. of Canada.

Loyalty move through Northwest Europe in 1944. Canadian soldiers escort afood convoy with aCanadian soldier, Kandahar 2011. Canadian soldiers pass they refugeesas A member of the Royal Hamilton Light An Afghanboy tries to communicate into occupied Holland during the Infantry in Juba SouthSudan 2012. soldiers liberators as in Italy 1943. Photo by:SgtMatthewMcGregor©2011 DND-MDN Local citizenswelcome Canadian Photo courtesyoftheHamiltonMilitaryMuseum Photo by:SgtNormMcLean©2012DND-MDN Photo courtesyofLibrary& Archives Canada Photo courtesyofLibrary& Archives Canada Second World War.

Hope tunnelled their way outof Stalag-Luft III Mother at the National Remembrance Day near Sagan,Poland. Of the seventy-three Remembrance Day ceremony Afghanistan Gestapo, including six of the Canadians. Impromptu memorial to afallen soldier, The Governor General and Commander- Hamilton Light Infantry pay respects to March, 1944,seventy-six alliedMarch, Prisoners fellow members of their Regimentwho Photo by:SgtRonaldDuchesne,RideauHall©OSGG,2012 in-Chief of Canada withaSilver Cross recaptured, fifty were executed by therecaptured, fiftywereexecuted Photo courtesy of Local History &Archives, A memorial to the “Great Escape”: In of War, including nine Canadians, Photo by:LCol Alex Fiegler(Ret’d)©2010DND-MDN Photo by:CplRoxanneShewchuk©2010DND-MDN “At the going down of the sun… ” France 1944:soldiers of the Royal died at Dieppe on August19,1942. Photo by:Col GeordieElms(Ret’d) Hamilton Public Library ceremony, 2012. Hamilton 2014. Photo by:JeffTessier 2010.

Remembrance confirming his death on active service, journey home. Kandahar, November 26, announcing that his son ismissing in Canadian Dressing Station, Flanders action, the wellas as later telegram A Hamilton soldier begins his last “At the going down of the sun… ” Card sent to aHamilton father Images courtesyoftheHamiltonMilitaryMuseum Photo by:SgtLouPenney©2006DND-MDN Photo courtesyofLibrary& Archives Canada Photo by:ColGeordieElms (Ret’d) 2006. 1917. 1941.

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Dedication The end of the road: AGunner of the 11 The members last of the Canadian Armed HMCS Protecteur returnsto Esquimalt. returns to Hamilton, December 17,1945. Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, Photo by:SgtRonaldDuchesne,RideauHall©OSGG,2014 Forces serving in Afghanistan return, Reunited withloved ones at the end of Canadian military operations in Photo by:MCplShilo Adamson ©2013DND-MDN Photo by:PteMalcolmByers©2009DND-MDN Photo courtesyoftheHamilton MilitaryMuseum Afghanistan, Ottawa 2013. March 2014. March th

Homecoming Photo courtesyofCityToronto Archives, Fonds1244 A last farewell:SayingA last goodbye to leave Hamilton for active service, leave Hamilton for active service, Members of No.5 Field Ambulance, Members of No.5 Field Ambulance, Petrol Company, Royal Canadian Petrol Company, Royal Canadian volunteers leave they as during Photos courtesyoftheHamilton MilitaryMuseum Photos courtesyoftheHamiltonMilitaryMuseum Family ofmembers crew watch Army Service Corps, prepare to Army Service Corps, prepare to Photo by:LSRonnieKinnie©2014DND-MDN Royal Medical Royal Canadian Army Medical as HMCSTorontoas departs for Corps, and of the 1 Corps, and of the 1 Operation Reassurancefrom the First World War. Halifax, July 24,2014. December 18,1939. December 18,1939. st st Division Division

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Homefront GREAT MILITARY PARADE HAMILTON MARCH 18TH 1916.

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