Jacksonville Soldiers' Monument

Jacksonville, New Brunswick
Type
Monuments

Believed to be the first monument in Carleton County to honour of soldiers killed during WW1.  It was dedicated on 24 May, 1920.

The front and sides have the names of 6 men from the area who were killed. Two were brothers, Clarence and Harry Havens.  The monument was moved from its original site to the present location in the 1960's when the Trans Canada Highway was being built.

The back contains the names of 8 men from the same area who were killed in WW2.

Inscription

[front/de face]

                                        IN MEMORIAM

OUR FALLEN HEROES WHO WERE KILLED IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WAR


1914 - 1918

HARRY W. HAVENS
26TH BATTALION
KILLED AT PASSCHENDAELE
NOV. 6 1917 - AGED 30 YRS.
CLARENCE E. HAVENS
? BATTERY C.F.A.
KILLED NEAR ALBERT SOMME
SEPT. 30 1916 - AGED 24 YRS.

JOHN W. JUDKINS
48TH BATTERY C.F.A.
KILLED NEAR ALBERT SOMME
OCT.9 1916 - AGED 22 YEARS
CHARLIE S. TRUE
7TH BATTERY C.F.A.
WOUNDED AT CAMBRAI SEPT.2,
DIED AT INCHY SEPT. 4 1918
AGED 24 YRS.

[back/arriere]

IN MEMORIAM

OUR FALLEN HEROES WHO WERE KILLED IN THE SECOND GREAT WAR

1939 - 1945


LIEUT. HERBERT R. COREY
BURIED IN JACKSONVILLE, N.B.
CPL. REGINALD,L. ALTERTON
RAVENNA, ITALY
PTE. WALTER G. WILKINS
CORIANO BRIDGE, ITALY
PTE. RALPH T. BARROW
BENY-SUR-MER, FRANCE
PTE. ROY B. MARTIN
BRETTEVILLE-SUR-LAIZE, FRANCE

F/OE. BLAIR STILES
BURIED IN
BLANKENBURG, GERMANY
F/O WENDELL M. PALMER
(LA) MALMAISON
COMMUNAL CEMETERY
W/O HERBERT D. MALLORY
NEUBURXDORF, GERMANY
F/S EARLE P. GARTLEY
LOST ON BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST

[side/cote]


DANIEL P. WHALEN
10TH BATTERY C.F.A.
KILLED AT AMIENS
AUG.10, 1918 - AGED 20 YRS.

[side/cote]
PERCY TOWNSEND
25TH BATTALION
DIED OF WOUNDS
AT COURCELETTE
OCT. 2, 1916 - AGED 20 YRS.

Location
Jacksonville Soldiers' Monument

387 NB-560
Jacksonville
New Brunswick
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 46.1966274
Long. -67.6077991

Jacksonville monument - front

Paul R. Hanson
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Jacksonville monument - back

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Jacksonville monument - left side

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Jacksonville monument - right side

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