Certificate, Achievement: Royal Canadian Legion John Leroux 2000

Object/Artifact

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Goulbourn Museum

Name/Title

Certificate, Achievement: Royal Canadian Legion John Leroux 2000

Entry/Object ID

D2022.8.1.5

Description

Certificate of Merit presented by the Royal Canadian Legion to John Leroux in 2000. The document has a colour border made up of an outside thin line in blue, an interior repeating vine motif in blue and light blue, and evenly spaced provincial shields in black and yellow. The bottom of the border has a banner with the words "Ontario Command" and the border has an inner thin line of blue. The certificate has a Royal Canadian Legion crest at the top centre and the certificate reads, "EST. 1925" "Certificate of Merit" "The Royal Canadian Legion" "Desires to express appreciation to John Leroux Stittsville & District Br. 618 for zealously upholding the traditions of our Organization and devotion to the furtherance of its ideals and activities." "22 Sept 2000" [Indistinguishable signature] "Provincial President."

Context

John Leroux of Stittsville, Ontario. Prominent member of the Goulbourn community, recognized for his involvement with the Canadian Armed Forces in Korea, Goulbourn Township as parks manager, Royal Canadian Legion and poppy campaign involvement, and with sports - hockey, ball, and boxing.

Collection

Artefact Collection: Digital

Made/Created

Date made

2000

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Certificate, Achievement

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Award

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Certificate, Certificate, Achievement, Award

Dimensions

Height

30.5 cm

Width

22.7 cm

Dimension Notes

2024-02-16 Horizontal

Material

paper - papier, paper - papier