Mother Canada, mourning her loss
Canadian sculptor, Walter Seymour Allward (1876-1955) created the spectacular Monument unveiled in 1936 by M.W. Bro. King Edward VIII (Household Brigade Lodge No. 2614, Grand Master UGLE 1936). The King said: “We raise this memorial to Canadian warriors. It is an inspired expression in stone, chiselled by a skilful Canadian hand. It marks the scene of feats of arms which history will long remember and Canada will never forget.”
Twenty sculptured allegorical figures represent the universal virtues: Faith, Justice, Peace, Honour, Charity, Truth, Knowledge, and Hope. The largest figure represents Canada, mourning her fallen sons, depicted as a woman, draped, eyes cast downward - an attitude of overwhelming sorrow and inconsolable grief. A standing figure entitled ‘The Spirit of Sacrifice’ holds a burning torch. Allward wrote: “I have tried to show in the monument to Canada‘s fallen, what we owed them and we will forever owe them.”