Ottawa, Ontario
A penny collection from 30,000 school children helped to raise the funds for this monument to the Ottawa
volunteers who died in the South African War. Made by the sculptor, Hamilton MacCarthy, it was installed
here in 1969, after several moves. Its original location was near the old City Hall which used to stand
on Elgin Street. Some believe that the model for the soldier was the sculptor's son, Coeur de Lion MacCarthy,
who made many of the carvings for the Centre Block. Other works by the father include the Champlain monument
at Nepean Point and that of Ottawa mayor, Samuel Bingham, in Notre-Dame Cemetery in Vanier.
Information provided by the City of Ottawa Archives
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