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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2012.68.89.2 |
Object Name |
Plaque |
Title |
Memorial of Volunteers for Canada's Fighting Forces |
Date |
05/06/1949 |
Year Range from |
1949 |
Year Range to |
1949 |
Description |
.1 Document .2 Frame Cardboard mat in beige behind a beige paper memorial list. Memorial is surrounded by inset red block border and thin red lines extend in both directions from each corner creating a square in each corner of the paper. At the top is the elaborate Canadian Coat of Arms, with rearing lion holding a flag with the union jack facing a chained rearing unicorn holding a flag with three Fleur de Lis on a background of blue. The Shield in between them is broken into five with the upper two squares housing stylized lions, the center two blue squares enclosing a harp and three Fluer de Lis and the rounded bottom portion in white with three green maple leaves. Above the shield is crowned lion holding a maple leaf on a helmet surrounded by damask in red and white with another large crown at the very top extending past the border. There are three small shields on the outside of the larger animals with various floral details in blue, green, red, gold and white. Below is a banner in blue and gold which reads "A Mari Usque Ad Mare." The entire coat of arms is situated on a background of red leaves. The text following the coat of arms reads "For King and Country" in blue underlined by a band of green maple leaves. Next it states "Members of Central and Alexandra Schools Who Have Volunteered for Active Service With Canada's Fighting Forces," the schools portion is recorded by hand in black in while all the rest is printed in blue. The bottom half of the plaque is enclosed by a floral band at the top in red, green and blue with clovers and a doubly wide band of the same below with three shields on top in white, red and blue. The left shield is topped with the union jack and the bottom is a red cross, the central shield is topped the same but the bottom has three red maple leaves and three gold Fleur de Lis enclosed in a circle of blue, and the right shield is topped the same with a blue circle band surrounding a red maple leaf at the bottom. The list is split into two columns and either side is separated by a red and white sword. The handle is red and sits in the center of the upper band of clovers and the long blade is white. 36 names on the list in alphabetical order, each name underlined with a red line. Names are: Acker, Sydney Marks, Douglas Bond, F.G Marsland, F Borland, Alex Moore, John Borthwick, Oliver McFaulds, Ronald Brown, Wilfred McKay, Ross Carter, F.A. Patterson, Edward Clough, Fred Ralston, Henry Crowe, G.K. Scott, Gordon Crowe, Ralph Schofield, Douglas Drone, Raymond Shackleton, C.E. Dyson, Richard Stevenson, T. Goldie, Thomas Stride, Arthur Hamilton, John Tanner, W.C. Hockin, Elmer Tierney, Ralph Harrington, Norman Trimble, Garnet Hillsdon, Ronald Williamson, Charles Howden, Andrew Whyte, Bill Jeffery, Fred Zaduk, Nicholas On the back are two purple stamps of the same thing that read, "C.L. Allen, B.A., B. Paed., Principal" and in black ink written below one of the stamps is "May 6th 1949." Four piece wooden frame stained a dark brown with a gold inner edge and paper back. Outer most edge of frame is pointed at the top with flat inner surface and two lower levels of frame, first is a very small brown edge and then a slightly wider gold edge, all three levels of inner frame are flat without details. On back of frame where glass sits painted white and back edge of frame is not stained as intensively as the front and side, paper backing which would have cover the entire framed plaque has worn away leaving paper remanents on much of the back with lines across where the glue is. Frame corners have clearly been repaired with a variety of nails. Long rusted wire stretches across back to eyelets on either side. Right side front of frame has an engraving which reads "Presented to the School by the Imperial Order of the Daughter of the Empire in co-operation with the Department of Education 1923." |
People |
Acker, Sidney Bond, F.G. Borland, Alex Borthwick, Oliver Brown, Wilfried Lawrence Carter, F.A. Clough, Fred Crowe, G.K. Crowe, Ralph M. Drone, Raymond Dyson, Richard Goldie, Thomas Hamilton, John Harrington, Norman Hillsdon, Ronald J. Hockin, Elmer Howden, Andrew MacKenzie Jeffery, Fred Marks, Douglas Marsland, F. McFaulds, Ronald McKay, Ross Moore, John Patterson, Edward J. Ralston, Henry Schofield, Douglas R. Scott, Gordon Shackleton, C.E. Stevenson, T. Stride, Arthur Tanner, W.C. Tierney, Ralph Trimble, Garnet R. Whyte, Bill Williamson, Charles Zaduk, Nickolas |
Search Terms |
Alexandra School Canadian Armed Forces Central School Daughters of the Empire |
Subjects |
MEMORIALS MILITARY - ARMY WORLD WAR II |
Dimensions |
Document: 52L x 29.8W Frame: 73.5L x 54W |
Collection |
Artifacts |