Artist Todd Tremeer. When war was declared by Great Britain in 1914, recruitment of Canadian troops soon followed.
This mural depicts the ceremony as the town's first volunteers marched off to board the trains for Halifax, Nova Scotia.
By war's end, on Nov. 11th, 1918, sixty-three local men had made the supreme sacrifice. I'm linking to Monday Mural.
They're standing so proud at this stage...
ReplyDeleteExcilent Mural
ReplyDeleteFascinating slice of history,
ReplyDeletea wonderful tribute :)
ReplyDeleteLining up in front of the library is somehow ironic, normally a peaceful place to read about the great ideas and stories of the world. Too many of these brave men wound up as war casualties with sad stories.
ReplyDeleteI really do like these kind of historic murals. You tend to remember more about an historical event when you've seen something visual.
ReplyDeleteNice mural. And thanks for sharing the story behind it.
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a huge chunk of a small town's population lost, Andy! Such a horrible thing.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, Andy. And you are right....there are photo ops everywhere!
ReplyDeleteCool mural- very interesting.
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