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PRESENTED TO

The Royal Canadian Legion Br. 25,

This 1899 Austrian 105 mm caliber Field Howitzer (one of six) was presented to an Austrian Prince and his English Princess bride in honor of their arranged marriage in 1900. The six cannons guarded the Prince's Austrian castle until captured by the German army during the First World War.

The gun was re-captured by the Allies and is the only one to survive the war. It was presented to the City of Sault Ste. Marie and stood at the Court House cenotaph until 1990.

The cannon was moved in 2000 from storage at the Armory and taken to Sault College where it was refurbished / rebuilt to its original state by Poul Martinsen's Ironworker classes over the next three years. The wheels had to be re-manufactured by Russ Radford. It was then painted by Alfano's Auto Body and moved to the Legion by Town and Country Towing. The cement pads were constructed by LaFarge Construction, Ro-Von Steel Ltd, Palmer Construction Group Inc., Brandes Aggregates Limited.

SPECIAL THANKS TO

BR. 25 Executive for their support

Colin Murray and Mike Lamothe

Rose and Al Colasacco, 26th Service Battalion R.C.A.,

Ron Rouleau Curator Br. 25 Military Museum

MERRIFIELD, William V.C.

Sergeant, 4th Bn., 1st Central Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force

Campaign	First World War
Age	27
Nationality	Canadian
Deed	On 1 October 1918 at Abancourt, France, Sergeant Merrifield attacked two machine-gun emplacements single-handed, when they were holding up the advance of his platoon. Dashing from shell-hole to shell-hole he killed the occupants of the first post and, although wounded, continued to attack the second post and with a bomb killed the occupants. He refused to be evacuated and led his platoon until he was again severely wounded. Grave: West Korah Cemetery Sault Ste. Marie

DID YOU KNOW?????

1802

a detachment of the 49th Regiment of Foot was stationed at Fort St. Joseph. The number designation of today's unit is derived from the original Regiment of Foot
1862
- One Rifle Company consisting of 3 officers and 81 other ranks was formed under Capt. John Davidson is Sault Ste. Marie. At that time, Sault Ste. Marie was the western end of upper Canada.

We have a very good library containing many books of military significance. Come, browse and borrow. Donations are also accepted.

HMCS Sault Ste. Marie (J 334)

Navy:	The Royal Canadian Navy
Type:	Minesweeper
Class:	Algerine
Penant:	J 334
Built by:	Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. (Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada)
Ordered:
Laid down:	27 Jan, 1942
Launched:	5 Aug, 1942
Commissioned:	24 Jun, 1943
End service:	, 1950

History:	Decommissioned 1 December 1946. Became a training ship in 1949. Sold for scrap in 1950.

HMCS Sault Ste. Marie

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25