Defenders of Upper Canada Plaque
Hamilton, Ontario
Placed to face the United Empire Loyalists monument in Prince’s Square, Hamilton, the plaque stands in a bed of red geraniums planted annually by the City of Hamilton. The use of these flowers perpetuates a tradition started by the late Ruth Redmond of Lundy’s Lane to honour those who died in the War of 1812.
It was dedicated by Hamilton Branch Past President Fred H. Hayward UE and Rev. Dr. John A. Johnston, chair of the Joint Plaquing Sub-Committee of the City of Hamilton on 19 June 2004, UEL Day in Ontario.
Prior to that date, Dr. Catherine L Tanser UE, during her presidency from 1998 to 2000, had received permission for a temporary plaque with the same text.
The inscription reads as follows:
Dedicated to the Defenders of Upper Canada during the War of 1812, the United Empire Loyalists and the Six Nation Indians whose courage to uphold the Crown, God and Country led to the beginning of a new Nation.
United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada
City of Hamilton.