January 2020
Major-General F.F. Worthington Memorial Park, also referred to as the “Tank Park”, serves multiple functions at Camp Borden, a military training base north of Toronto.
As a part of the Base Borden Military Museum complex, it serves as an armoured vehicle museum, with armoured vehicles and artillery pieces from Canada, United States, England and the Soviet Union scattered about the grounds, from WWI to modern armoured vehicles.
It also serves as a tribute to to MGen F.F. Worthington, CB, MC and bar and MM and bar, CD, the “Father of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps” and the Armoured Corps itself, with four cenotaphs to the corps around the grounds.
Finally, Worthington Park is consecrated ground, containing the Graves of both MGen Worthington and his wife, Clara “Larry” Worthington.
For further information on MGen Worthington himself, read my article on him: https://militarybruce.com/fighting-frank-the-father-of-the-royal-canadian-armoured-corps.
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- MGen F.F. Worthington, CB, MC and bar and MM and bar, CD, during WWII. Photo: Courtesy of Peter Worthington.
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- Photos and uniforms of MGen F.F. Worthington at the Base Borden Military Museum. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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- MGen F.F. Worthington, CB, MC and bar and MM and bar, CD, during WWII. Photo: Courtesy of the Base Borden Militarty Museum..
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- Grave of MGen F.F. Worthington in Worthington Park. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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- Graves of MGen F.F. Worthington and Clara Worthington. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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- Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Cenotaph. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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- M414 “Grizzly” Tank in Worthington Park. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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- British Centurion MK5 Main Battle Tank in Worthington Park. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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- Cougar Armoured Fighting Vehicle in Worthington Park. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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- Sherman Crab Mine Flail Tank tank in Worthington Park. Photo: Bruce Forsyth.
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