Veterans Memorial Park - Belleville, ON
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jiggs11
N 44° 10.480 W 077° 22.770
18T E 309784 N 4894026
A wonderful multi-campaign memorial dedicated to those who served and made the supreme sacrifice for Monarch and country.
Waymark Code: WMEE6K
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/14/2012
Views: 8
The Belleville Memorial Park comprises several monuments from amalgamated towns. These monuments honour those veterans who both served and who gave their lives in support of King, Queen and Canada.
There are separate monuments for World War I, World War II, The Merchant Marine, Korea and Peacekeeping. There is also a separate non-denominational altar and a non-attributed memorial cross.
There is a movement to add an Afghanistan Memorial in the near future.
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I
World War II
Korea
Merchant Navy in support of all conflicts
Peacekeeping
In Honor Of: All Veterans
Marker Text:
In Memoriam
Canada's Armed Forces
Date of dedication: 2001
Who Put it Here?: City of Belleville and local Veterans Groups
Description of Memorial:
The Memorials are contained in a small triangular park near the Moira River and downtown.
There is a large concrete area that is used as a parade ground, as well as various benches and gardens.
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Visit Instructions:
Visited Logs must contain, at least, a picture of the monument and your GPSr. Preferably YOU at the monument with your GPSr, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
It is suggested you please include something about your visit here, as well.