Church of the Ascension
History: | The Anglican Church of the Ascension was the second Anglican church built in Hamilton and opened for services in 1851. It is the home church of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (RHLI). Here is a link to the church's page on the Anglican Diocese of Niagara site. |
Location: | 64 Forest Ave Hamilton ON L8N 1X1 |
GPS: | 43.249433, -79.869428 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial tablet | Memorial tablet detail | Tablet dedication plaque |
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This CWGC tablet is one of only two in Canada. The only other one is in Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, BC.
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is a link to an article about memorial tablets.
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CWGC tablet | CWGC tablet detail | |
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Memorial window detail | Roll of Honour | Memorial window |
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Queen's Colour, RHLI | Regimental Colour, RHLI | |
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Descriptive plaque for Queen's Colour | Descriptive plaque for Regimental Colour | |
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Communion set carried by Lt-Col John W. Foote, V.C. |
Communion set carried by Capt the Rev W.F. Wallace |
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Plaque about Communion set carried by Lt-Col John W. Foote, V.C. |
Plaque about Communion set carried by Capt the Rev W.F. Wallace |
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Memorial plaque | Memorial plaque | Memorial plaque |
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Memorial plaque | Memorial plaque |
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