Artillery preserved in Canada: Ontario: Hamilton, HMCS Haida, HMCS Star, Hannover, Harold, Harriston, Hawkesbury, Holstein, Huntsville, Ingersoll, Innisfil, Iroquois
Halton Hills
(Internet Photos)
Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 25-pounder (87.6-mm/3.45-inch) Field Gun, C Mk. 2 with No. 9 circular firing platform. No. 1 of 2 beside the town cenotaph.
Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 25-pounder (87.6-mm/3.45-inch) Field Gun, C Mk. 2 with No. 9 circular firing platform. No. 2 of 2 beside the town cenotaph.
Hamilton
(Laslovargna Photo)
Burlington Heights, where Dundurn Castle and the Hamilton Military Museum now stand, was occupied by the British military from 1813 -1815. Built as a gate house by Sir Allan MacNab in the late 1830s atop a battery from the War of 1812, This building known as Battery Lodge, now houses The Hamilton Military Museum.
( Museum Military Photo)
Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 50-2-25 (5,681 lbs), (Serial No. 7104, CARRON, 1807) Carron of Falkirk, Scotland, on the left trunnion, (24P) on the right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark. Burlington Heights, Hamilton Military Museum.
Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 50-1-0 (5,628 lbs), (WCo), (Walker & Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 157) on right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, mounted on a concrete stand. Burlington Heights, Hamilton Military Museum.
(Hamiliton Military Museum Photo)
Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 20-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 21-3-22 (2,458 lbs, weight of a 6-pounder), J & H (John & Henry King), 1846, King George III cypher, short ship’s gun re-bored to 24-pounder in 1844. Battery Lodge southeast, Hamilton Military Museum.
(Laslvargna Photo)
Bronze 9-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, 1813, King George III cypher. Battery Lodge northeast Hamilton Military Museum.
Bronze 9-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, 1820, King George III cypher. Battery Lodge north. Hamilton Military Museum.
(Saforest Photo)
Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 50-1-22 (5648 lbs), (WCo), (Walker & Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 150) on right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, mounted on a concrete stand beside the Sir John A. MacDonald statue at the corner of King and John Street. The Guns sit on blocks of New Brunswick Granite and have light rust. No. 1 of 2.
(Rick Cordiero Photos)
Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight 50-0-11 (5,611 lbs), (WCo), (Walker & Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 130) on right trunnion (concealed by concrete), King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, mounted on a concrete stand. These two guns are located in Gore park, beside the Sir John A. MacDonald statue, at the corner of King and John Street. No. 2 of 2.
HMCS Haida, Hamilton Harbour
(Author Photo)
4-inch/45 QF Mk. XVI* Twin Guns (Serial No. S/14479), L, left, and (Serial No. S/13908), R, right, on a Mk. XIX High Angle mounting (Serial No. unknown), on board.
4-inch/45 QF Mk. XVI* Twin Guns (Serial No. S/unknown), L, left, and (Serial No. S/unknown), R, right, on a Mk. XIX High Angle mounting (Serial No. unknown), on board in the B mount position (inaccessible).
Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, Serial No. L31098 (Breech plate has a date of 1945), Midships – Port side forward mount.
Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, Serial No. L7936, (Breech plate painted over), Midships – Starboard Side forward mount.
Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, Serial No. L26335 (Breech plate RBC 1943), Midships – Port side aft mount.
Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, Serial No. L31093 – Midships – Starboard aft position.
3 inch/50 QF Twin Guns Mk. 33, Left gun markings: Bu. of Ord. 3-in using Mk 8 Mod 2, W.T. 495 lbs. Serial No. (illegible due to rust), U.S. Naval Ordnance, Canton (illegible in many spots). Right gun markings: U.S. Navy – Bu. of Ord. 3in using Mk 8 Mod 2, W.T. 495 lbs. Serial No. 13202, G.M. Corp. Fisher Body DIV. R.J.G, Detroit Michigan, 1950.
Oerlikon 20-mm/70 Twin Anti-Aircraft Guns, previously mounted on a stand on shore, now possibly with the Naval Museum in Calgary, Alberta.
Squid Anti-submarine Mortar Mk IV, (Serial No. C1185), Depth Charge Thrower.
Squid Anti-submarine Mortar Mk. IV, (Serial No. not found).
HMCS Star, Naval Reserve, Hamilton
(Author Photo)
Russian Blomefield pattern Cast Iron 36-pounder Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, made by Armstrong at Alexandrovski, with double-headed Eagle, Crimean War trophy. 6.75-inch gun, stamped Armstrong 1837 J68 ½, (Serial No. 25457). Captured at Sevastopol in 1855, given to Hamilton by Queen Victoria in 1860. The Hamilton and District Officers’ Institute mounted the gun as a centennial project in 1967. This gun is now mounted on a concrete stand at HMCS Star.
(HMCS Star Photo)
QF 12-pounder 8-cwt Naval Landing Gun, weight weight 8-0-0 (896 lbs), Serial No. 2050 dated 1897. This gun has a breech block for a 12-pounder 12-cwt Gun, Serial No. 2050), 1903. King Edward VII cypher. Carriage plate: Q,F, 12 Pr. Naval Trg, Made by R.C.D Woolwich, 1903, Exd (Examined) at Portsmouth, 1904. Wt Carriage Complete 6 3/4 Cwt. Admiralty No. 274, Kings Arrow. With Limber. This gun has been in use with the Hamilton Sea Cadet Corps for the last 90 years or so.
(HMCS Star Photos)
(HMCS Star Photos)
12-pounder 8-cwt QF Naval Landing Gun, weight 8-0-0 (896 lbs), Gun Serial No. 2050, Breech Block Serial No. 2050, dated 1903, Carriage weight 6-cwt, Admiralty No. 27, 1899, with Limber Serial No. 274. King Edward VII cypher. The breech block on this gun is for a 12-pounder 12-cwt Field Gun. This gun has been in use with the Hamilton Sea Cadet Corps for the last 90 years or so.
Hannover
(David Lasker Photo)
Blomefield Cast Iron 32-pounder 56-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown, (WCo), (Walker & Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 257) on right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, CV N, cross on the muzzle, mounted on a concrete stand. Civic Centre.
Blomefield Cast Iron 32-pounder 56-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown, (WCo), (Walker & Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 86) on right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, CV N, cross on the muzzle, mounted on a concrete stand. Civic Centre.
Harold
(Robert Cassin Photo)
German First World War 7.92-mm Maxim Spandau MG 08 Machinegun (Serial Nr. 2393), mounted on a Schlitten stand. Originally allocated to Rawdon, Ontario, no record. No. 1 of 2 MG 08s mounted beside the war memorial.
German First World War 7.92-mm Maxim Spandau MG 08 Machinegun (Serial Nr. 3791), mounted on a Schlitten stand. This gun was captured by 10th Battalion on 2 Sep 1918, between Villers-Les-Cagnicourt and Boissy Switch, France. It was originally allotted to Treherne, Manitoba. No. 2 of 2 MG 08s mounted beside the war memorial.
Harriston
(JustSomePics Photos)
French 75-mm M1897 Field Gun (Canon de 75-mm modèle 1897), mounted on a concrete stand beside the cenotaph.
155-mm M109 Self-propelled Howitzer, (Reg. No. 34811), 1968, AC: MD, ECC: 119204, HUI C: 1941, SAUI C: 1941, VMO No. DLE21343, VMO Date: 10 Jun 2005. Royal Canadian Legion. At present, this gun is not in this location, its disposition is to be confirmed.
M113, Memorial Park, 700 Front Street.
Hawkesbury
(Terry Honour Photo)
Ordnance Quick-Firing (QF) 6-pounder 7-cwt (57-mm) Anti-Tank Gun, barrel and breech mounted on a concrete stand in front of Higginson Powder Ltd, on County Rd 34 just south of the town.
Holstein
German First World War 7.92-mm Maxim Spandau MG 08 Machinegun (Serial Nr. 23695). No. 1 of 2 beside the cenotaph.
German First World War 7.92-mm Maxim Spandau MG 08 Machinegun (Serial Nr. 27488). No. 2 of 2 beside the cenotaph.
Huntsville
(Tim Laye Photos)
German First World War 7.7-cm Feldkanone FK 96 n.A (7.7-cm FK 96 n.A.), (Serial Nr. unknown), located at the Royal Canadian Legion, 168 Muskoka Rd South.
Ingersoll
(Terry Honour Photos)
Blomefield Cast Iron 32-pounder 56-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, 55-1-21 (6,209 lbs), (WCo), (Walker & Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 392) on right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, bore diameter 6.5”, mounted on a concrete stand. No. 1, Victory Memorial Park Public School (closed), 210 Thames Street South.
Blomefield Cast Iron 32-pounder 56-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, 55-3-14 (6,258 lbs) under the cascabel, (WCo), (Walker & Company of Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), on the left trunnion, (Serial No. 398) on right trunnion, King George III cypher, broad arrow mark, bore diameter 6.5”, mounted on a concrete stand. No. 2, Victory Memorial Park Public School (closed), 210 Thames Street South. Both of these guns have been donated to the Ingersoll Cheese and Agricultural Museum.
(Terry Honour Photos)
Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, Royal Canadian Legion, Hillcrest Memorial Branch No. 119.
Innisfil
(Tim Laye Photo)
(Ron Valois Photos)
German First World War 7.7-cm Feldkanone 16 (7.7-cm FK 16), (Serial Nr. 15204), Sandy Cove Acres Cenotaph. This gun was captured by the 4th (Central Ontario) Battalion, 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division, Canadian Expeditionary Force, on 29 Sep 1918 on the Arras-Cambrai Road, Southeast of Marquion, France. It was assigned as a war trophy to the town of Galt, Ontario.
Iroquois
(Ulysses Photo)
Single Bofors 40-mm Boffin Light Anti-aircraft Gun, mounted on a wheeled carriage, (Serial No. P-17441), O.F.E./C. Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 370, 24 Dundas Street.