King George VI and Queen Elizabeth unveiled the War Memorial in Ottawa

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Huge Ottawa crowd gathers at the War Memorial on May 21, 1939, to attend the unveiling of the War Memorial by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, in what was then still known as the Connaught Plaza.The Memorial was put up to remember those who fell in the Great War, but dedicated at a time when everyone was more-or-less certain a new war was coming. LAC 4090449