I migliori WWI Memorial Walk The Kingston podcast (2024)

The Kingston Memorial Walk honours the lived history of Kingstonians who were affected by and those who served in WWI. This walking tour focuses on family homes, individual stories, monuments, and other relevant points around downtown Kingston.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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The Kingston Memorial Walk honours the lived history of Kingstonians who were affected by and those who served in WWI. This walking tour focuses on family homes, individual stories, monuments, and other relevant points around downtown Kingston.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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12 - Memorial to Frontenac Club Officers 1:42

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A plaque on the east-facing wall recognizes 10 Frontenac Club members who did not return from the war. The youngest was 29, the oldest 58.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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11 - Royal Canadian Navy Memorial 1:55

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Canada did not have a navy until 1910. The Merchant Marine protected supply ships in convoys. It is not known how many people in the Navy and Merchant Marine lost their lives during the First World War.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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10 - Richardson Memorial Bath House 2:55

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Built in 1919 for the free use of citizens, in memory of Captain George Taylor Richardson, a star hockey player, Queen’s University graduate, and member of a wealthy local family. He enlisted in September 1914 and was killed in Belgium, February 1916.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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09 - The Cross of Sacrifice 4:05

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One of over 1,000 identical Crosses of Sacrifice around the world. Site of one of Kingston’s November 11th Remembrance Day events.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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08 - Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 2:49

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The monument lists human casualties. 8 million horses also died during the First World War. “At this stage to lose a horse was worse than losing a man because after all, men were replaceable while horses weren’t”- Bert Stokes remembers PasschendaeleDi PeaceQuest.ca

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07 - Peace Trees 2:52

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Two oak trees - one young, one old, dedicated to peace on September 21st 2013, the United Nations International Day of Peace.Grieving the Tragedy of War. Committed to the promise of peace.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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06 - Royal Canadian Fair Force Memorial 2:39

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Flight was a new technology in 1914. 14,000 Allied pilots died during the First World War, half of them during training.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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05 - The Great War Memorial 5:35

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You’ve heard the place names. Vimy Ridge. Hill 70. Passchendaele. Ypres. Flanders. This monument is in memory of the Kingstonians who died there.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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04 and 4A - The Homes of Those Who Served 2:55

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194 Bagot—James Crossley Stewart 180 Bagot—Arthur Hopkins Tett 168 Bagot—Thomas Vincent Hammond 166 Bagot —Donald Arthur Layzell 164 Bagot—Owen Michael Madden 55 West St.—Emma Florence Pence, one of the first Canadian nurses to serve on the front lines.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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03 - St Georges Catherdral 6:16

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Places of worship offered somewhere to pray for the safe return of family and friends. They become a place to recruit men to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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02 - Grand Trunk Railway Inner Station 1:53

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August 14, 1914—Trains begin the transport of troops from here to the training base at Valcartier, Quebec. Citizens and families line the streets to say goodbye and wish them well.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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August 3, 1914—Germany declares war on France. August 4, 1914—Britain declares war on Germany. Kingston is a military town with many permanent forces stationed here. The city snaps to attention.Di PeaceQuest.ca

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Kingston WWI Memorial Walk

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12 Monument commémoratif aux officiers du Club Frontenac 1:52

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11 Monument commémoratif de la Marine royale canadienne 2:22

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10 Monument commémoratif des Bains publics Richardson 3:21

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09 La Croix du Sacrifice 4:15

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08 Le monument du Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 3:19

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07 Arbres de la Paix 3:26

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06 Mémorial de l’Aviation royale du Canada 2:51

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05 Monument commémoratif de la Grande Guerre 6:26

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04 Foyers de gens qui ont servi durant la Grande Guerre 3:39

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03 Cathédrale St. George’s 6:50

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02 La Gare centrale du chemin de fer Grand Tronc 2:12

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01 Centre d’information touristique 2:14

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00 - Introduction 2:15

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13 - Final Stop 2:37

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12 - Memorial to Frontenac Club Officers 1:42

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11 - Royal Canadian Navy Memorial 1:55

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10 - Richardson Memorial Bath House 2:55

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09 - The Cross of Sacrifice 4:05

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08 - Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 2:49

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07 - Peace Trees 2:52

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06 - Royal Canadian Fair Force Memorial 2:39

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05 - The Great War Memorial 5:35

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04 and 4A - The Homes of Those Who Served 2:55

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03 - St Georges Catherdral 6:16

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02 - Grand Trunk Railway Inner Station 1:53

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01 - Visitors Information Centre 1:57

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