Near Canso in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

Canso Soldiers Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 25, 2019

1. Canso Soldiers Memorial

Inscription. To the Glory of God and in loving memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War

Canso
Louis Dort, Vernon Earle, Roy Greencorn, Lee Martin Hart, Arthur S. Horton, James B. Keating, Percy J. Lumsden, James Arthur Manuel, James E. O’Brien, Charles Kingston O’Donaghue, John Scott Rhynold, John A. Rhynold, J. William Swaine Thomas Sullivan

Hazel Hill
Harold E. Barss, Howard Fogarty, Percy Feltmate, Harry Barss, Joseph Macisaac, Winfield Nickerson, Arthur E. Swaine, Benjamin W. Swaine, Roland J. Swaine

Their name liveth forevermore

No further names were transcribed

Erected 1924 by Joseph Howe Chapter, Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 45° 20.046′ N, 61° 0.197′ W. Memorial is near Canso, Nova Scotia, in Guysborough County. It is on Marine Drive (Nova Scotia Route 16), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Canso NS B0H 1H0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this memorial is on the marine drive.

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 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Canso (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); We Heard the News First/Nous étions les premiers à avoir les nouvelles (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Welcome to Canso Harbour/Bienvenue au Port de Canso (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Harbour Traffic/Le traffic du port (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Where Fishermen Meet / Lieu de rencontre des pêcheurs (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); The Canso Islands/ Les îles Canso (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); In Memory of Tusker 914 En mémoire de (approx. one kilometer away); Folklore & Trivia (approx. 17.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canso.

More about this memorial. There are three pieces to this monument. The two side pieces

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 25, 2019

2. South Face

list veterans’ name from World War 1, World War 2, and the Korean War. On the cenotaph in the center, the names who died in service are listed on the south and east faces, while veterans names from World War 2, and the Korean War are listed on the remaining faces.

Three organizations are cited as responsible for the memorial.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 25, 2019

3. West Face

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

4. North Face

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

5. East Face

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, August 25, 2019

6. Canso Soldiers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 2, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.