Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 92, Gananoque
55 King Street East K7G 1E8 Gananoque, ON, Canada

note the change this Oct 9th Fun darts still happening but will be last one for a while

Friday Night Fun Darts Oct 9th still on BUT Because of the Health concerns with Covid 19 we will be temporarily cancelling further dart nights. look forward to playing and visiting with each other again soon Stay safe

DUE TO THE RECENT SPIKE IN COVID CASES, THE RCL BRANCH 92 Gananoque Legion HAS SADLY DECIDED TO CANCEL THEIR THANKSGIVING TURKEY DINNER FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 9, 2020

CFB Kingston during WWII

Congratulations President Ray Foster

Check out our brand new Heritage Minute on Elsie MacGill, the world’s first female aeronautical engineer, and pioneering woman in STEM.

Ontario Command of The Royal Canadian Legion has been advocating for an expansion of Benevolent Funding from the Soldiers Aid Commission to Veterans post Korean... War. This includes Veterans who served in more recent conflicts such as Croatia, Bosnia and Afghanistan. After working with the Ontario Government to get this off the ground, we are happy to be part of today’s announcement of proposed legislation to provide financial assistance to more veterans in need. If passed, this will ensure Veterans of all ages and their families, not just those who served in the Second World War and the Korean War, will be eligible to apply for financial assistance. Announcement made at Aurora Legion branch 385. Read more: https://news.ontario.ca//ontario-introduces-legislation-to

Hello All here is an update on the 492 Gananoque Cadet program John Macmaster Our local contact information is 1-613-888-8868, and [email protected] our new website is https://www.492armycadets.ca/... PLEASE NOTE DUE TO COVID-19 ALL IN PERSON TRAINING IS ON PAUSE until further notice. Virtual Training will resume on the 7th of October, 2020 in a Virtual Environment for the 2020 - 2021. For this Training Year we will be using Google Classroom to present training the youth of our program. 492armycadets.ca

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The pathway from the parking lot to the Lansdowne Veterans Memorial is finished for all visitors to use!

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and ...the Somme. None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why. The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag. Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied. A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight. On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside. On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed: "A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country". On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside. There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard. Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals. A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London. He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey. The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin. It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son... THIS is the reason we wear poppies. We do not glorify war. We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted. Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior. At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.