Logging requirements
Message me with your answers to the 6 questions
- At the begining of the walk up there is road sign. What is written on the road sign?
- On the other side of the path there is a park bench that is dedicated to W.R. (Bob) & Nora Case. What are the 3 names below the word Love?
- On the back of the Alter of Sacrifice there are 3 symbols. What is the one to the left of the Maple Leaf?
- On the south west corner of the Cenotaph the date it was erected is carved. What are the two words carved below the word Erected?
- On the Korean Memorial it honours soilders from Aurora, ________, and Whitchurch Stouffville. What is the missing town name?
- On the LAV (Light Armoured Vehicle) there is a plaque for the Afghanistan Memorial. At the very top a Company is inscribed, what is that Company?
- In your log include a photo taken from the LAV, with a thumbs up or a piece of paper with your caching name included with the Cenothaph in the background. You do not have to show your face in the photo
Aurora Peace Park
Aurora War Memorial Peace Park was dedicated om October 8th 1992, commemorating Caada's 125th anniversary and as part of the Peace Park across Canada Project
WW1 / WW2
Unveiled on 3 October 1925, this memorial was dedicated to the local war dead and Veterans of the First World War. The Aurora War Memorial, formerly known as the Aurora-Whitchurch-King War Memorial, was provided jointly by three municipalities of King, Whitchurch and Aurora.
The Scottish Baronial base is 30 feet square and sits on a massive concrete foundation. Height to the top of bronze lantern is 73' 5" and the width across the face above base is 12'. It is an overall tapered square tower form with buttresses at each corner of the base and battlement. The battlement at the top is a little over 6' square. It is made of Stanstead grey granite in heavy blocks with solid concrete fill for 20 feet above foundation, and the central shaft 2-1/2' square from this point reaching to the top. The lantern is of solid bronze, carrying four electric lamps of high wattage and the steps leading up to the memorial are also of granite. The names are engraved in lead.
The flagpoles on either side are 20 paces out at an angle from the memorial's terraced north and south sides. On the left is Canada's national flag; on the right is the provincial flag of Ontario, which incorporates the Union Jack under which these men fought. Each November, wreaths are laid at the memorial by the next of kin and the Reeves of the three townships represented.
At an early age, Sir William Mulock was influenced by the sight of British regiments marching throughout Ontario. Born at Bond Head and raised in Newmarket, this Grand Old Man of Canada was instrumental in the erection of the memorial to those who fell during the First World War. The cost to erect the memorial was $24,500.00. Sir William contributed $11,500.00. The balance was raised through general subscription by the people of King, Whitchurch and Aurora. The impressive Aurora War Memorial, including the Altar of Sacrifice, was designed and constructed by the McIntosh Granite Co., Toronto, Canada.
On January 2, 2008, the Aurora War Memorial and Peace Park were designated to be of cultural heritage value or interest.
Korean War
The Korean War Memorial was erected on March 5, 2023 as a collaborative effort between the Towns of Aurora and Stouffville, and the Township of ____. It was designed by Alex Theaker, an Aurora resident who won the contest held to select the memorial's design.
Afghanistan War
The Town of Aurora, with support of the Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment, RCAC) and Royal Canadian Legion Branch 385 recognized the completion of the Canadian Armed Forces longest conflict in Afghanistan, on Remembrance Day 2017, with the dedication of a Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) memorial.
Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) III were originally manufactured by Canadians at General Dynamics Land Systems Canada in London, Ontario and were instrumental to troops in carrying out their missions while in Afghanistan. The monuments were created from decommissioned LAV III hulls, donated by the Government of Canada and built by Militex Coating Inc. and Fanshawe College students in London, Ontario.
On November 5, 2014, the ______ Company Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) lll Monument Program was launched to recognize the 40,000 Canadians Armed Forces who served in Afghanistan and to commemorate the 162 Canadians who lost their lives. The program closed after awarding 33 monuments to communities across Canada.
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.