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New Victoria Veterans Who Died Overseas Monument image, Touch for more information
By Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2019
New Victoria Veterans Who Died Overseas Monument
1 Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Victoria — New Victoria Veterans Who Died Overseas1939-1945
On New Waterford Highway (Nova Scotia Route 28) just east of Daley Road, on the left when traveling east.
Shannon MacLellan — Army William MacLellan — Army John (Buddy) MacDonald — Navy John MacNeil — Navy Harry Roper — Army Vincent Savage — RCAF James J. MacNeil — RAF Alex Donohue — Army Wallace McPhee . . . Map (db m151628) WM
2 Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, New Waterford — New Waterford World War MonumentOur Heroic Dead
On Plummer Avenue just east of Baker Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Dedicated to the Honor and Sacrifice of the Men and Women of New Waterford and surrounding districts who made the supreme sacrifice in two World WarsMap (db m151632) WM
3 Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Sydney — Canadian Merchant NavyWorld War II
Near Esplanade at Dorchester Street, on the left when traveling north.
English: "Voyage after voyage, men who had seen a dozen ships go down about them, men who had been torpedoed once, twice, three times, sailed and sailed again." —Joseph Schull, Merchant Seaman During the Second World War, . . . Map (db m171490) HM
4 Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Sydney — Sir Peter D. Macdonald
On Esplanade just north of Amelia Street, on the left when traveling north.
Born in Sydney, Cape Breton 1894, Peter enlisted in Canadian Forces after war broke out in 1914. While serving in Europe, he was wounded in France and hospitalized for three months. When hostilities ended in 1918, he earned a law degree from . . . Map (db m169201) HM WM
5 Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Sydney — Sydney Harbour in the Second World War
Near Wentworth Street just west of Esplanade (Nova Scotia Route 4), on the left when traveling west.
In the Second World War, Sydney Harbour played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic and played a critical role in the conduct of the war. Sydney served as a convoy gathering point for supplies being shipped to the United Kingdom and provided . . . Map (db m151606) HM
6 Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Region, Victoria Mines — Atlantic Bulwark / Le Rempart de L'Atlantique
Near New Waterford Highway (Nova Scotia Route 28) 0.6 kilometers east of Cooks Lane, on the left when traveling east.
English: During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force protected shipping on vital North Atlantic routes which were the lifeline of the Allies. Army units shared in the defence of the . . . Map (db m140130) HM
7 Nova Scotia, Colchester County, Tatamagouche — War Memorial
On Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
In memory of those who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918 Alexander Henderson • George McIntosh Freeman McLellan • Harry McLellan George Powers • Arthur Rose • William Tattrie Roy Weatherby • George Weatherby Orrin F. . . . Map (db m108154) WM
8 Nova Scotia, Colchester County, Truro — War MemorialLest We Forget
On Prince Street at Forrester Street, on the right when traveling east on Prince Street.
Erected by the Citizens of Truro In Honor of the Men who during The Great War 1914 - 18 nobly upheld the honor of the Empire in France and Flanders and gave their lives that right shall prevail [World War II] 1939 - 45 . . . Map (db m108214) WM
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9 Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Amherst — World Wars Memorial
On Victoria Street East (Nova Scotia Route 6) just south of Havelock Street (Nova Scotia Route 2), on the right when traveling south.
Erected by 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 . . . Map (db m108029) WM
10 Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Pictou — Willard Sterling Boyle, C.C.Inventor / Inventeur — Nobel Laureate (Physics, 2009) / Lauréat du prix Nobel (Physique, 2009) —
On Sunrise Trail (Nova Scotia Route 6) just east of Kerrs Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.
Bill was from Wallace, where his grandfather worked in the quarry and kept the lighthouse. His father was the village doctor until their move to the backwoods of northern Quebec. While there, Bill was home schooled by his mother until age 14, when . . . Map (db m108089) HM
11 Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Pugwash — World Wars Memorial1914 - 1918 • 1939 - 1945 — Lest We Forget —
On Water Street at Durham Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
[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 . . . Map (db m108059) WM
12 Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Wallace — War MemorialLest We Forget
On Sunrise Trail (Nova Scotia Route 6) at Church Street, on the left when traveling west on Sunrise Trail.
World War I 1914 - 1918 William Baird • James Bathgate • Alexander Craib James Crooks • Kenneth Hape • Charles MacNutt Elmer MacNutt • Wellsley McCann • Daniel Reeves Chester Slack • Harold Slack • Gordon Tingley Renton Fisher • . . . Map (db m108094) WM
13 Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Canso — Canso Soldiers Memorial
On Marine Drive (Nova Scotia Route 16), on the left when traveling east.
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, . . . Map (db m140441) WM
14 Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Cole Harbour — #5 Radar Unit R.C.A.F StationQueensport/Cole Harbour — 1942-1945 —
On Marine Drive (Nova Scotia Route 316), on the right when traveling west.
During this three year period approximately 180 officers and men operated, serviced, or otherwise gave support to a radar unit on this site.Map (db m139278) HM
15 Nova Scotia, Guysborough County, Cole Harbour — We Will Remember/Nous Nous Souviendrons
On Marine Drive (Nova Scotia Route 316), on the right when traveling west.
Welcome to #5 Radar Unit. RCAF Queensport / Cole Harbour. Bienvenue à Ja Sieme unité de radar deP'ARC, située à Queensport / Cole Harbour. This base, along with ten others situated along the rocky shores of Nova Scotia, Was tasked with . . . Map (db m139288) HM
16 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Dartmouth — Legion War Memorial"Lest We Forget"
On Ochterloney Street (Nova Scotia Route 322) at Crichton Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Ochterloney Street.
Boer War 1899 - 1902 World War I 1914 - 1918 World War II 1939 - 1945 Korea War 1950 - 1953 Afghanistan 2001 - 2014Map (db m108806) WM
17 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Canadian Sailor's Monument
Near Lower Water Street.
The sailor statue represents those valiant young Canadians who served in both war and peace is symbolic of the thousands of sailors who were instrumental in the victory at sea and a fitting acknowledgement to those who continue to maintain the peace.Map (db m77597) WM
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18 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — D-Day/Jour J1944
D-Day and the Battle of Normandy 6 June-21 August 1944 After months of elaborate planning, the largest seaborne invasion in modern history commenced on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) to liberate northwestern Europe from German . . . Map (db m139666) HM
19 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Dutch Canadians of Nova Scotia
On Marginal Rd at Ta20 Rd, on the right when traveling north on Marginal Rd.
Dedicated 30 April 2006 Dedicated to the men and women of the Canadian armed forces who left from these shores and participated in the liberation of the Netherlands during World War II. We remember the over 5700 who paid the . . . Map (db m202799) HM WM
20 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — France and CanadaLa France et le Canada — Theirs is a story of enduring friendship./ C’est l’histoire d’une longe amitié. —
Near Lower Water Street.
France and Canada share a long history. Theirs is a story of enduring friendship. It began 400 years ago, in Nova Scotia, the birthplace of Acadie, with the arrival of the first French settlers and of Samuel de Champlain at Port-Royal in 1605. . . . Map (db m77622) HM
21 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — HMCS Sackville K-181Canadian Naval Memorial Trust — "A National Historic Site Of Canada" —
Open for viewing daily, 10:00am to 5:00PM Come visit the ship, on the waterfront, behind the Maritime Museum Of The Atlantic HMCS Sackville is the last of 267 Flower Class Corvettes built for the Allied Navies during WWII. Of . . . Map (db m112799) HM
22 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Norway
Near Lower Water Street.
. . . Map (db m77596) WM
23 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Pier 21Canada’s National Immigration Museum — Musée national de l’immigration au Canada —
Near Lower Water Street.
English When the Canadian immigration complex known as Pier 21 closed its doors in March of 1971, it marked the end of a more than forty-year saga of human hope, vision, courage and resilience. From its opening on the Halifax waterfront in . . . Map (db m77616) HM
24 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Pier 21 / Le Quai 21Postwar Immigration / L’immigration de L’aprés-guerre — War Brides / Les Epouses de Guerre —
On Marginal Road.
There are three plaques on this monument. Pier 21 / Le Quai 21 English This site witnessed the arrival of approximately one million immigrants, who have enriched the cultural mosaic of Canada. Opened in 1928, Pier 21 served . . . Map (db m77718) HM
25 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Ships and Men of the Royal Canadian Navy
Near Marginal Road close to Terminal Road when traveling east.
This memorial was erected by the Atlantic Chief and Petty Officies Association to commemorate the Ships and Men of the Royal Canadian Navy who failed to return through enemy action, stress of weather and accidents during The Battle of . . . Map (db m77646) WM
26 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — The View from the Citadel / Le panorama vu de la citadelleThe Halifax Explosion / L’explosion d’Halifax — The Convoys / Les Convois —
Near Sackville Street close to Brunswick Street.
This marker is composed of five plaques on the same mounting. The marker stands on north wall of the Citadel overlooking Halifax Harbor. The markers are presented left to right. The Halifax Explosion / L’explosion d’Halifax . . . Map (db m78257) HM
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27 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — The Volunteers
On the Harbourwalk, on the left when traveling north.
Thousands of women and children volunteered during the Second World War. They provided nursing care, respite, entertainment and meals. They knitted and quilted, made clothing, collected salvage, aided war brides and their children when they . . . Map (db m205669) HM WM
28 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Halifax — Women and the Second World War/Les femmes et la Seconde Guerre mondiale1939-1945
Women in Canada and Newfoundland significantly contributed to Allied victory. Whereas women were military nurses during the First World War, more than 50,000 were now serving in uniform as non-combatants in all three armed services . . . Map (db m139663) HM
29 Nova Scotia, Halifax Region, Moser River — Moser River Veterans Memorial
On Marine Drive (Nova Scotia Trunk Highway 7) (Provincial Highway 7) 0.3 kilometers north of Baptist Loop, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of those who gave their lives for their country 1914-1918 Basil Atkins • George Englehutt • Courtney Hull • Arthur MacDonald Guy Smith • Harry Smith • Leonard Smith • Stuart Smith 1939-1945 Wallace Barnard • Walter Hillier • Baxter . . . Map (db m144475) WM
30 Nova Scotia, Inverness County, Belle Côte — Belle Côte War MemorialOur Heroic Dead
On Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia Route 19) at East Margaree Road, in the median on Cabot Trail.
1914-1918 John F. Chiasson Dominique F. Doucet Thomas Doucet Gabriel A. LeBanc Joseph H. McDaniel Daniel J. McDaniel Alexander E. MacDougall J. Ronald MacLellan Neil K. MacNeil Albert B. Miller Stanley Munro Angus Ross . . . Map (db m139815) WM
31 Nova Scotia, Inverness County, Cheticamp — Chéticamp War MemorialDieu et Patrie — For God and Country —
On Cabot Trail.
En mémoire des paroissiens de Chéticamp morts dans les deux guerres mondiales In memory of the parishioners of Chéticamp who died in the two World Wars 1914 - 1918 Hypolite H. AuCoin Hubert AuCoin William W. . . . Map (db m139821) WM
32 Nova Scotia, Inverness County, Chéticamp — La fin d'un rêve / The End of a Dream
Near Cabot Trail just north of Barren Road, on the left when traveling north.
Français: La guerre met cependant fin aux opérations quand l'Angleterre réquisitionne les bateaux pour le ravitaillement des troupes. La dernière cargaison pour l'Angleterre fut déchargée en mer pour permettre au bateau de se . . . Map (db m139734) HM
33 Nova Scotia, Inverness County, St. Joseph du Moine — St. Joseph du Moine War Memorial
On Cabot Trail, on the left when traveling north.
En memoire des défunts combattants des dux guerres mondiales In memory of the fallen soldiers of the two World Wars 1914 - 1918 Arsene F. Cormier Daniel S. Leblanc Jean D. Doucet Elie P. Poirier Jean S. . . . Map (db m139818) WM
34 Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County, Mahone Bay — War MemorialLest We Forget — Hold High The Torch From Falling Hands We Threw —
On Main Street (Nova Scotia Route 3) at Edgewater Street (Nova Scotia Route 3), in the median on Main Street.
This stone of remembrance is erected in loving memory of our brave men who laid down their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918 for Truth Justice Liberty In honour of all who served and in grateful appreciation of the valiant . . . Map (db m112530) WM
35 Nova Scotia, Pictou County, New Glasgow — New Glasgow D-Day Memorial
Near Dalhousie Street just east of Temperance Street, on the right when traveling east.
. . . Map (db m144879) WM
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36 Nova Scotia, Pictou County, New Glasgow — Normandy Branch 34The Royal Canadian Legion
Near Terrace Street north of George Street (Nova Scotia Route 4) (Nova Scotia Route 289), on the right when traveling north.
Donated to the citizens of the Town of New Glasgow in memory of our fallen comrades Normandy Br 34 The Royal Canadian Legion October 5 • 1980Map (db m144880) WM
37 Nova Scotia, Queens County, Liverpool — War Memorial
On Main Street (Nova Scotia Route 3) at Gorham Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
Erected by the Citizens of Queens County to the Glory of God and in loving memory of their sons who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War 1914 [World War I Honored Dead] 1918 1939 [World War II Honored Dead] 1945 1950 . . . Map (db m112398) WM
38 Nova Scotia, Richmond County, St. Peter's — Lest We Forget
On Grenville Street (Nova Scotia Route 4) at Pepperell Street, on the right when traveling east on Grenville Street.
“at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.” To The Fallen World Wars 1914-18 1939-45 and Korean WarMap (db m151583) WM
39 Nova Scotia, Victoria County, Ingonish — Ingonish War Memorial
On Cabot Trail, on the right when traveling south.
1st War - Veterans - 2nd War Killed in Action 1914 - 1918 Thompson Brewer George Donavan Charles MacDonald Killed in Action 1939 - 1945 Murdoch J. Ross Joseph Doucette Daniel Smith Bert Nicks An additional 83 veterans . . . Map (db m139871) WM
40 Nova Scotia, Victoria County, South Harbour — South Harbour War Memorial
On Cabot Trail at South Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south on Cabot Trail.
In grateful memory of the men who gave their lives in two World Wars 1939-1945 E.J. Cameron D.C. MacDonald T. J. MacDonald R. N. MacInnes H. J. MacLennan C. MacLennan E. MacLennan N. MacLennan J. A. MacNeil 1914-1918 M. . . . Map (db m139337) WM
41 Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Ste. Anne du Ruisseau — Saint Anne Catholic Church Veterans MemorialLest We Forget / De Peur Que Nous Oublions
On the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 3) at Rocco Point Road, on the right when traveling west on the Lighthouse Route.
1914 - 1918 [Died in Service] Anthony Doucette • Felix Doucette Simon Doucette [Honor Roll of Veterans] 1939 - 1945 [Died in Service] Louis Babin • William Doucet Walter Deveau [Honor Roll of Veterans] Parishioners who . . . Map (db m108613) WM
42 Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Tusket — World Wars Memorial1914 - 1918 • 1939 - 1945
On the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 3) at Nova Scotia Route 308, on the right when traveling north on the Lighthouse Route.
In honour and loving memory of our heroes who met death to save life. Corp. Joseph B. Jeffery 222979, 85th. Canadian Battalion Died of Wounds, St. Pol. France Oct. 4th. 1918 Aged 25 years Pte. Clement Jeffery . . . Map (db m108761) WM
43 Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, West Pubnico — Mémorial des guerres mondiales / World Wars Memorial
On the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 335) at Argyle Sound Road/Martell Lane, on the left when traveling south on the Lighthouse Route.
A la mémoire de ceux de Pubnico qui ont donné leur vie dans les deux guerres mondiales —————— In memory of those of Pubnico who gave their lives in the two World Wars 1914 — . . . Map (db m108394) WM
44 Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Yarmouth — East and West Camps, RCAF Station Yarmouth Nova Scotia
Near Main Street (Nova Scotia Route 1) just south of Public Street, on the left when traveling south.
This plaque was erected to commemorate all Naval, Army, Air Force and civilian personnel who served at the Yarmouth Air Base in the War of 1939 - 1945 to maintain our democratic freedoms.Map (db m107738) HM
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45 Nova Scotia, Yarmouth County, Yarmouth — War Memorial
On Main Street (Nova Scotia Route 1) at Frost Park, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
To the men of Yarmouth County who fell An•Dom•MCMXIV-MCMXIX [Roll of Honored Dead] ————————————— To the glory of God and dedicated to the memory of . . . Map (db m107832) WM
 
 
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