{"id":801,"date":"2014-08-06T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T20:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/06\/thousands-of-wwi-vets-repose-a\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:40:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:40:59","slug":"thousands-of-wwi-vets-repose-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2014\/08\/06\/thousands-of-wwi-vets-repose-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of WWI vets repose at national memorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>West Island walks<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>By Robert Frank<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesuburban.com\/\">www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stroll through the Gate of Remembrance and the tranquil grounds of the National Field of Honour open before your eyes. <\/p>\n<p>Once you pass through the entrance to the largest veterans cemetery in Canada, the scene is dramatic. The final resting place of more than 22,000 Canadian and Allied veterans and their loved ones is unusual for its oneness with nature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Headstones lie flush with the ground, leaving the natural qualities of the well-landscaped site unblemished. <\/p>\n<p>The untrammelled beauty of the site, as well as the size and historic importance of the cemetery prompted Heritage Canada to declare the National Field of Honour a National Historic Site in 2007.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>World War I led to its consecration in 1930, in what had been a Pointe Claire farmer\u2019s field, and today parts of the National Field of Honour also lie in Beaconsfield. <\/p>\n<p>A group of prominent Montrealers, spurred by hospital orderly Arthur Hair, founded what is now known as the Last Post Fund in 1909 to help needy veterans avoid being dumped in a common grave or dissected for medical research. <\/p>\n<p>They created the original Field of Honour, which straddles Notre Dame des Neiges and Mount Royal cemeteries atop the mountain. <\/p>\n<p>After the World War I conflagration, it steadily filled with the conflict\u2019s survivors who, the Last Post Fund noted, tended to have a shorter life expectancy than the general population. <\/p>\n<p>In 1929, the National Assembly passed a law that provided the funds for the Last Post Fund to buy the Pointe Claire land where the National Field of Honour opened in September 1930. <\/p>\n<p>Though it is Canada\u2019s closest counterpart to the United States\u2019 Arlington National Cemetery, few tourists visit the National Field of Honour. <\/p>\n<p>It is out of the way and hard to find: a quarter-mile drive up the private road through Lakeview Cemetery before you reach the Gate of Remembrance. Though the entrance is in Pointe Claire, motorists have to travel along Elm in Beaconsfield to get there. <\/p>\n<p>Getting there by public transit entails a long walk from Cedar Park station on the Rigaud commuter train line.<\/p>\n<p>For those who want a serene spot to remember those who served in World War I, it is worth the detour. <\/p>\n<p>Wander through the graves and you will witness Canadian egalitarianism. High-ranking officers lie beside privates. The highly decorated lie beside those with no battle honours. In death, all are equal there.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition that the memorial is truly national, donors from across Canada paid several years ago to construct a water park with pond and fountain, as a reminder that the veterans at rest there come from throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Last Post Fund\u2019s ceremony there every first Sunday in June, cadets plant Canadian flags beside every headstone, turning the National Field of Honour into a sea of red and white, punctuated by the occasional American, French, Belgian, British and Polish flags marking the final resting places of Allied veterans. <\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the Last Post Fund also revived Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National Field of Honour, responding to local demand after years of deferring the larger downtown ceremony at Dorchester Square. Last year\u2019s Remembrance Day ceremony was cancelled though, following the sudden death of its main organizer, RCAF Lt.-Col. Yves Martin, prior to the commemoration. <\/p>\n<p>Even without the flags the rest of the year, it\u2019s well worth the visit on a peaceful summer day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-water-park-1024x684.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-water-park-1024x684.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Tranquil water park commemorates veterans from across Canada buried here.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i>(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-Gate-of-Remembrance-1024x684.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-Gate-of-Remembrance-1024x684.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Gate of Remembrance<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i>(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/stained-glass-819x1024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/stained-glass-819x1024.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"256\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Stained glass of mourning World War I soldier at apex of the Gate of Remembrance, which has stood at the entrance to the National Field of Honour since 1930.<\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i>(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ConsecrationFoH-1930-09-21.gif\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/ConsecrationFoH-1930-09-21.gif\" height=\"135\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Quebec government gave money to buy land for National Field of Honour, which was consecrated&nbsp;<\/b><b>in Pointe Claire&nbsp;<\/b><b>during the ceremony depicted above, Sept. 21, 1930.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/800px-Coulson_Norman_Mitchells_Headstone.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/800px-Coulson_Norman_Mitchells_Headstone.jpg\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Grave of WWI Victoria Cross and Military Cross laureate <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coulson_Norman_Mitchell\">Lt. Col. Coulson Norman Mitchell<\/a>, and his wife Gertrude Hazel Bishop lies among those of thousands of Canadian and Allied World War I veterans\u2019 and their loved ones\u2019 graves at the National Field of Honour. They have since been joined by veterans of World War II, Korea, Afghanistan, and dozens of peacekeeping missions.<\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-Major-William-Shaughnessy-headstone-1024x684.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-Major-William-Shaughnessy-headstone-1024x684.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lord-Shaughnessy-806x1024.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lord-Shaughnessy-806x1024.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/obituaries\/1431696\/Lord-Shaughnessy.html\">Lord Shaughnessy<\/a>\u2014a Montrealer who famously spoke in French in the British House of Lords during the debate to support patriation of the Canadian constitution\u2014wanted only to be remembered for his war service when he was buried at the National Field of Honour.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i>(Headstone photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-National-Historic-Site-plaque-1024x684.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-National-Historic-Site-plaque-1024x684.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Declared National Historic Site in 2007.<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i>(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/graves-at-ground-level01-1024x527.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/graves-at-ground-level01-1024x527.jpg\" height=\"164\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Teenage cadets plant flags by each headstone prior to special ceremonies, turning the National Field of Honour into a sea of red and white.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i>(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Directions-to-National-FOH.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Directions-to-National-FOH.jpg\" height=\"282\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>Motorists have to backtrack through Beaconsfield to get to National Field of Honour.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-World-War-I-veterans-headstone-1024x684.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/140805-National-Field-of-Honour-World-War-I-veterans-headstone-1024x684.jpg\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b>The weeds grew thicker around tens of thousands of veterans&#8217; flush-with-the-ground headstones after Quebec passed a law prohibiting weed killers. Quebec exempts golf courses from its environmental law.<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b><i>(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Island walks By Robert Frank www.thesuburban.com Stroll through the Gate of Remembrance and the tranquil grounds of the National Field of Honour open before your eyes. Once you pass through the entrance to the largest veterans cemetery in Canada, the scene is dramatic. 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