Kingston Wwi Memorial Walk

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Synopsis

The Kingston Memorial Walk was created by PeaceQuest.ca to honour the lived history of Kingstonians who served in, and were affected by, WWI. This walking tour will focus on family homes, individual stories and other relevant points around downtown Kingston. PeaceQuest is a non-profit, non-denominational, and non-partisan organization based in Kingston, Ontario that supports and facilitates peace-building initiatives across Canada.

Episodes

  • 06 - Royal Canadian Fair Force Memorial

    03/05/2018 Duration: 02min

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

  • 05 - The Great War Memorial

    03/05/2018 Duration: 05min

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

  • 04 and 4A - The Homes of Those Who Served

    03/05/2018 Duration: 02min

    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.

  • 03 - St Georges Catherdral

    03/05/2018 Duration: 06min

    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.

  • 02 - Grand Trunk Railway Inner Station

    02/05/2018 Duration: 01min

    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.

  • 01 - Visitors Information Centre

    02/05/2018 Duration: 01min

    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.

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