Bermuda Garrison Artillery Monument - St. George, Bermuda
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N 32° 22.854 W 064° 40.605
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A monument in King's Square honors the members of the Bermuda Garrison Artillery who died during World War I.
Waymark Code: WMMQ79
Location: Bermuda
Date Posted: 10/24/2014
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The Bermuda Garrison was a part of the the regular British Army in Bermuda. Their primary mission was to defend the Royal Naval Dockyard in Sandys Parish, Bermuda. Soon after the start of World War I the soldiers of the Bermuda Garrison were deployed to England where they became part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
A monument honoring the memory of the soldiers from Bermuda who died while serving with the Bermuda Garrison Artillery during World Wat I is located in King's Square, St. George, Bermuda,
A 10' high stone monument is flanked by two cannons. The side facing away from King's Square contains a sword in the shape of a cross. The side facing the King's Square has the bronze emblem of the Royal Canadian Artillery which has has the motto:
DUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT
(Where Right and Glory Lead)
A bronze plaque in the center of the monument is inscribed:
BERMUDA GARRISON ARTILLERY
BERMUDA CONTINGENT
KILLED IN FRANCE
1138. BDR. C.W. PLACE
1152. GNR. J. MUSSENDER
1142. GNR. A. STOWE
1076. GNR. S.S. SWAN
DIED IN FRANCE
1087. BDR. R.G. WEARS
1063. GNR. E. BURGESSON
1169. GNR. W.A. CONDOR
1128. GNR. W.E. EASTON
1035. GNR. W. JOELL
1188. GNR. W. RICHARDSON
1168. GNR. H.D. SIMMONS
CANADIAN FIELD ARTILLERY
KILLED IN FRANCE
LIEUT. A.J. MOTYER
BERMUDA MILITIA ARTILLERY
KILLED IN BERMUDA
190. SERGT. W.J. FOWLER
690. GNR. A.R. ALICK
162. GNR. J.W. BUTTERFIELD
245. GNR. C.W. DILL
"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"
Below in raised bronze letters are the dates: 1914 - 1918