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Pugwash in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
 

World Wars Memorial

1914 - 1918 • 1939 - 1945

— Lest We Forget —

 
 
World Wars Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
1. World Wars Memorial
Inscription.
[Great War Honored Dead]
Douglas Langille • Harold Esty Benjamin
Percy Erle Benjamin • William McLean Borden
Cecil Raymond Richards • Frederick Elias King
Frank Demings • Harry Hector McLellan
Andrew Gray McPherson • George Selig Stewart
Leslie Raymond Cutten • Jack Harris Willett
Edward [Edmund?] Patrick Gayton • William Douglas Allan
Frank Brownell • William Dill • Fred Puddington
Charles Plimmer • Harris Smith • John Robert Laird

[World War II Honored Dead]
John Macaulay • Donald Fraser • Frank Trenholm
Maurice MacKenzie • Carnet Fraser • Gerald A. Jamieson
Weldon Tuttle • Harry O'Neill • Douglas Peers
J. A. Briggs • Gerald Murray • McKeen Allen

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World IWar, World II.
 
Location. 45° 50.975′ N, 63° 39.781′ W. Memorial is in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Water Street and Durham Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Pugwash NS B0K 1L0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally,
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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 walking distance of this marker: Evolution of Pugwash Industry (within shouting distance of this marker); The Pugwash Conferences and Masonic Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gathering of the Clans (within shouting distance of this marker); Pugwash Harbour (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Nova Scotia Clayworks (about 90 meters away); Pugwash Streetscapes (about 90 meters away); Pugwash Train Station 1961 (about 180 meters away); Pugwash Railway Station (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pugwash.
 
Regarding World Wars Memorial. Monument was originally built as a World War I memorial.
 
World Wars Memorial Dedication image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
2. World Wars Memorial Dedication
World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
3. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
4. World Wars Memorial WWI Honored Dead
World Wars Memorial WWII Honored Dead image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
5. World Wars Memorial WWII Honored Dead
World Wars Memorial Statue image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
6. World Wars Memorial Statue
World Wars Memorial Statue Detail image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
7. World Wars Memorial Statue Detail
World Wars Memorial Statue Foundry Mark image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2017
8. World Wars Memorial Statue Foundry Mark
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on September 7, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Jul. 31, 2026