Amherst in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
World Wars Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
1. World Wars Memorial WWI Dedication Marker
Senator and Mrs. Curry
in memory of their son
Captain Leon Hall Curry
and his Brothers in Arms
from
Cumberland County
who gave their lives
to their country
in the Great German War
1914 - 1918
[Roll of Honored Dead]
————————————————————————
"to you from falling hands
we throw the Torch;
be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith
with us who die,
we shall not sleep,
though poppies grow
In Flanders fields"
Colonel John McCrae
————————————————————————
On this monument
grateful citizens
are pleased to add
the names of the men
from this district who
gave their lives for
their country in the
Second World War
1939 - 1945
"Greater love hath no man"
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Erected 1921 by Senator and Mrs. Curry (WWI) and Grateful Citizens (WWII).
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in
this page online
Location. 45° 50.013′ N, 64° 12.789′ W. Memorial is in Amherst, Nova Scotia, in Cumberland County. It is on Victoria Street East (Nova Scotia Route 6) just south of Havelock Street ( Route 2), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Victoria Park, Amherst NS B4H 1X6, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Nova Scotia’s Glooscap Trail. It is also in the Maritimes and in Atlantic Canada. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Acadia.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Barry Dickey (within shouting distance of this marker); Edward Barron Chandler (within shouting distance of
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
2. World Wars Memorial WWI Epitaph
Also see . . . The Cumberland County Soldiers Memorial Monument. (Submitted on September 6, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
3. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
4. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
5. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
6. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
7. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
8. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
9. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
10. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
11. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
12. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
13. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
14. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
15. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
16. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
17. World Wars Memorial WWII Dedication
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
18. World Wars Memorial WWII Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
19. World Wars Memorial WWII Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
20. World Wars Memorial WWII Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
21. World Wars Memorial WWII Honored Dead
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
22. World Wars Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
23. World Wars Memorial Statue
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
24. World Wars Memorial Statue Sculptor's Mark
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. submitted on September 6, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
