War Memorial of the 48th Highlanders in Queen's Park, Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada
48th Highlanders War Monument in Queen's Park, Downtown Toronto, near University of Toronto Campus, Royal Ontario Museum and Ontario Provincial Legislature
Toronto is the biggest city in Canada and the capital of the province of Ontario. The oldest and most densely populated part of the city is Downtown Toronto, which is bordered by Bloor Street in the north, Lake Ontario in the south, Bathurst Street in the west, and the Don River in the east.
Queen's Park is a medium-sized green space in the downtown core, 2 blocks south of Bloor Street. It is close to the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. The park is shaded by big trees and has a few statues and fountains in it. Queen's Park is almost completely surrounded by the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto- the city's oldest post-secondary institution. The park was opened in 1860 by Edward, Prince of Wales, and was named in honour of Queen Victoria.
Queen's Park is part of larger oval-shaped green space surrounded by a road called Queen's Park Crescent. The park proper occupies the top half of the oval. Wellesley Street, which splits the oval in half, secparates Queen's Park proper from the grounds of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which occupies the southern half of the oval-shaped area. This is the headquarters of the provincial government of Ontario. I don't think the legislative grounds are technically part of Queen's Park, but the Ontario government building is still often referred to as Queen's Park. So that when people talk about the Ontario legislature, they often talk about Queen's Park.
The monument in this video is at the north end of the park. It's dedicated to the 48th Highlanders, a Toronto-based Canadian infantry regiment. The regiment was formed in 1891 and since then participated in many of Britain and Canada's military conflicts. As its name suggests, the Canadian Highlander regiment is tied to the Highlander regiments of Scotland. The Highlanders fought in the South African War (aka. Boer War) in South Africa (1899-1902). The also saw action in WWI, WWII, and Afghanistan.
You can see the names of various locations where the 48th Highlanders fought inscribed on the sides of the monument- i.e. Afghanistan, South Africa, Sicily, Vimy, Amiens, Somme, Arras, and so on.
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