Montréal, Photo Essay, Public Art, Québec, Sculpture

Obscure War Memorials

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It’ll be interesting to see what monuments get built here in Montreal to remember the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan… Back when things were black or white it was much simpler. You died trying to kill other men with guns and they carved your name in stone.

Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Close up of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Close up of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Detail of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Detail of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Detail of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Detail of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.

Detail of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.
Detail of the Monument Aux morts Francais de Montreal et aux Volontaires Canadiens de L'armee Francaise.

From the time when only the Canadiens spoke French.

Entrance to the Currie Gym
Entrance to the Currie Gym
The base of the flagpole for The Monument to the McGill students (and perhaps professors) who died in World War I
The base of the flagpole for The Monument to the McGill students (and perhaps professors) who died in World War I
The base of the flagpole for The Monument to the McGill students (and perhaps professors) who died in World War I
The base of the flagpole for The Monument to the McGill students (and perhaps professors) who died in World War I
The Monument to the McGill students (and perhaps professors) who died in World War I
The Monument to the McGill students (and perhaps professors) who died in World War I
William MacRae and Ralph Willoughby
William MacRae and Ralph Willoughby
Mervyn Jones and Reginald Fraser
Mervyn Jones and Reginald Fraser
Lionel Oliver and Edward Beckwith
Lionel Oliver and Edward Beckwith
Morrey Cross and Duncan Chisholm
Morrey Cross and Duncan Chisholm
Eric Fraser and William Hamilton
Eric Fraser and William Hamilton
Harold Suttie and Alfred Emmerson
Harold Suttie and Alfred Emmerson
Hugh MacDonald and Wayland McRitchie
Hugh MacDonald and Wayland McRitchie
Guy Ambrose and Graeme Anderson
Guy Ambrose and Graeme Anderson