The Guardhouse / Corps de garde

The Guardhouse / Corps de garde (HM1FMQ)

Location: Victoria, British Columbia 13601 Capital
Country: Canada
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N 48° 25.973', W 123° 27.224'

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This structure was designed to accommodate the guard when the battery was fully manned.


Consisting of three or four soldiers commanded by a non-commissioned officer, the guard provided sentries to control the gate and patrol the battery perimeter.


There was a small kitchen, a living room and a bedroom that could also be used to hold short-term prisoners. The bedroom extended beyond the defensible wall and served as a concrete blockhouse. Loopholes in the bedroom permitted soldiers to fire along the face of the wall.
The outside verandah was intended to be used during bad weather as a sentry beat, for inspection of the guard by the duty officer and for the clearance of visitors to the battery.

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Ce bâtiment était destiné á loger la garde lorsque l'effectif de la batterie était au grand complet.


La garde se composait de trois ou quatre soldats sous les ordres d'un sous-officier; elle fournissait des sentinelles qui contrôlaient l'entrée et patrouillaient le périmètre de la batterie.


Le corps de garde comprenait une petite cuisine, un salon et une chambre à coucher qui pouvait également servir temporairement de cellule de prisonnier. La chambre s'étendait de l'autre côté du mur défensif et servait de blockhaus; par les meurtrières qui y étaient percées, les soldats pouvaient tirer le long du mur.


Par mauvais temps, la galerie extérieure devait servir à la ronde des sentinelles, à l'inspection de la garde par l'officier de service et au contrôle d l'accès à la batterie.
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HM NumberHM1FMQ
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Placed ByParks Canada
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 1:11pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10U E 466437 N 5364514
Decimal Degrees48.43288333, -123.45373333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 48° 25.973', W 123° 27.224'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds48° 25' 58.38" N, 123° 27' 13.44" W
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Area Code(s)315
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 505 Fort Rodd Hill Rd, Victoria British Columbia 13601, CA
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