Kingston Wwi Memorial Walk

Flight was a new technology in 1914. 14,000 Allied pilots died during the First World War, half of them during training.

You’ve heard the place names. Vimy Ridge. Hill 70. Passchendaele. Ypres. Flanders. This monument is in memory of the Kingstonians who died there.

194 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.

Places 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.

August 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.

August 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.