The Valiants Memorial (French: Monument aux Valeureux) is a military monument located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It commemorates fourteen key figures from the military history of Canada. Dedicated by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on 5 November 2006,[2] the work consists of nine busts and five statues, all life-sized, by artists Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen.[3]
Valiants Memorial | |
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Monument aux Valeureux | |
Canadian Heritage, National Capital Commission, Valiants Foundation[1] | |
For fourteen key figures from the military history of the country | |
Unveiled | 5 November 2006 |
Location | |
Designed by | Marlene Hilton Moore, John McEwen |
The monument was installed around the Sappers Staircase, an underpass on the northeastern corner of Confederation Square, adjacent to the National War Memorial. The wall of the staircase is decorated with a quotation from the Aeneid by Virgil:[4]
which translates to "No day will ever erase you from the memory of time" (French: Aucun jour ne t'effacera jamais de la mémoire du temps).
The heroes commemorated in the monument are:
Hero | Type | Image |
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Le comte de Frontenac | bust | |
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville | statue |
Hero | Type | Image |
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Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) | statue | |
John Butler | bust |
Hero | Type | Image |
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Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, KB | bust | |
Charles de Salaberry | statue | |
Laura Secord | statue |
Hero | Type | Image |
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Georgina Pope | bust | |
General Sir Arthur Currie, GCMG, KCB | statue | |
Corporal Joseph Kaeble, VC, MM | bust |
Hero | Type | Image |
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Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC | bust | |
Captain John Wallace Thomas, CBE | bust | |
Major Paul Triquet, VC, CD | bust | |
Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, VC | bust |