Kingston Wwi Memorial Walk
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 1:25:12
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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
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![06 - Royal Canadian Fair Force Memorial]()
06 - Royal Canadian Fair Force Memorial
03/05/2018 Duration: 02minFlight was a new technology in 1914. 14,000 Allied pilots died during the First World War, half of them during training.
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![05 - The Great War Memorial]()
05 - The Great War Memorial
03/05/2018 Duration: 05minYou’ve heard the place names. Vimy Ridge. Hill 70. Passchendaele. Ypres. Flanders. This monument is in memory of the Kingstonians who died there.
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![04 and 4A - The Homes of Those Who Served]()
04 and 4A - The Homes of Those Who Served
03/05/2018 Duration: 02min194 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.
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![03 - St Georges Catherdral]()
03 - St Georges Catherdral
03/05/2018 Duration: 06minPlaces 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.
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![02 - Grand Trunk Railway Inner Station]()
02 - Grand Trunk Railway Inner Station
02/05/2018 Duration: 01minAugust 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.
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![01 - Visitors Information Centre]()
01 - Visitors Information Centre
02/05/2018 Duration: 01minAugust 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.
