This memorial was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 23 (Lunenburg) in honour of the First World War dead of The Lunenburg Regiment. The image at the top of the stele depicts the regiment's cap badge. The memorial is constructed of rough granite, and it stands approximately five feet high.
Lunenburg Regiment First World War Memorial
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
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Inscription
[front/devant]
LUNENBURG REGIMENT
SEMPER FIDELIS
THIS MEMORIAL HAS BEEN PLACED IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE LUNENBURG REGIMENT WHO ARE NOW LAID TO REST AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
12 AUGUST 1870
15 DECEMBER 1936
BATTLE HONOURS
ARRAS 1917/18
HILL 70
YPRES 1917
AMIENS
HINDENBURG LINE
PURSUIT TO MONS
DEDICATED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION LUNENBURG BRANCH 23
Street View
Location
Lunenburg Regiment First World War Memorial
Near 120 Townsend Street
Lunenburg
Nova Scotia
Lunenburg Regiment First World War Memorial
Near 120 Townsend Street
Lunenburg
Nova Scotia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 44.37786
Long. -64.30958
Lat. 44.37786
Long. -64.30958