Elgin Military Museum, Military museum in St. Thomas, Canada.
The Elgin Military Museum is a privately owned, not-for-profit museum in St. Thomas, Ontario, founded in 1982 by veterans. Its exhibits cover the War of 1812, the First World War, the Cold War and the War in Afghanistan, and include some 600 United Nations and NATO badges. Two M113 armored personnel carriers are on permanent display outside.
Veterans founded the Elgin Military Museum in 1982 to recognize Elgin County's contributions to Canadian military history. Its exhibits trace local residents from the War of 1812 through the First World War, the Cold War and Afghanistan. In May 2012 the museum acquired the Oberon-class submarine HMCS Ojibwa, moving it from Halifax to Port Burwell.
The Vimy Poppy was picked on Vimy Ridge by a St. Thomas soldier a few weeks after the battle began on 9 April 1917, in memory of fallen comrades. One of them, Lance Corporal Ellis Sifton, won the Victoria Cross that day and was killed; the small box in which his effects were posted to his parents is displayed in his honour.
The museum offers guided tours through its exhibits and the chance to see the M113 armored vehicles on display outside. A visit to the submarine in Port Burwell requires separate planning since it is located at a different site.
The museum preserves an actual Oberon-class submarine, HMCS Ojibwa, located in Port Burwell that offers educational tours. This vessel has received national tourism awards for its informative and interactive visits.
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