Newfoundland & Labrador

Province Code
NF
City/Municipality
St. John's
Memorial Number
10006-012
Type
Address
Prince Philip Drive
Location
Confederation Building
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.5831657, -52.7231435
Inscription

Beaumont Hamel 1916
Arras 1917
Langemarck 1917
Cambrai 1917
Courtrai

"The Infantry Man"
presented to the
people of
Newfoundland and Labrador
by the Soldiers, past and present, of the
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
to mark the Regiments 200 years of service to Queen and Country from 25 April, 1795 - 1995

Le Transloy
Ypres 1917, 1918
Poelcappelle
Bailleul
Gallipoli 1915

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Body Content

The Memorial, located in the Confederation Building, was erected in memory of those who have served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

City
St. John's
Country
Type Description
Plaques and statue
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4257
City/Municipality
St. John's
Memorial Number
10006-011
Type
Address
Prince Philip Drive
Location
Confederation Building Grounds
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.5831657, -52.7231435
Inscription

In Commemoration
of the Service and Sacrifice
made by the
Women during World War II
on the occasion of the
RCAF Women's Division and RAF
Women's Auxiliary Air Force Reunion
in
St. John's, Newfoundland July 4, 1998

We will remember them.

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details
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Body Content

The Memorial, located on the Confederation Building grounds, was constructed in memory of those who served in the Women's RCAF and made the Supreme Sacrifice during the Second World War.

City
St. John's
Country
Type Description
Small slab/ plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4258
City/Municipality
St. John's
Memorial Number
10006-010
Type
Address
Prince Philip Drive
Location
Confederation Building
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.5831657, -52.7231435
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full view
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detail of open book
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Body Content

The Book of Remembrance Memorial, located in the Confederation Building, was constructed in memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the First and Second World Wars.

City
St. John's
Country
Type Description
Book of remembrance
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4259
City/Municipality
St. John's
Memorial Number
10006-009
Type
Address
309 Duckworth Street
Location
Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.564705, -52.7075238
Inscription

[first plaque/première plaque]

1914-1918
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN MICHAEL
FRANCIS SUMMERS
LIEUTENANT CECIL B. CLIFT
LIEUTENANT ARTHUR J. HERDER
MEMBERS OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF NEWFOUNDLAND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR

[second plaque/deuxième plaque]

1939-1945

IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF
LIEUTENANT RICHARD
A. SQUIRES
GUNNER JAMES
WALCOT WINTER
MEMBERS OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF NEWFOUNDLAND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE SECOND GREAT WAR

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Derek Pullen
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plaque 1
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plaque 2
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plaques and surroundings
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War or Conflict Term
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Body Content

The First and Second World Wars Commemorative Plaques are located in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. They were erected by the members of The Law Society of Newfoundland in the memory of those from the Newfoundland Law Society who made the Supreme Sacrifice in the First and Second World Wars.

City
St. John's
Country
Type Description
Brass plaques
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4264
City/Municipality
Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s
Memorial Number
10006-008
Type
Address
5 Hardings Hill
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.6269906, -52.8527169
Inscription

[left memorial/le monument de gauche]

(front/devant)
WWII Veterans
1939 - 1945
FREDERICK FRY
GRAHAM FRY
PETER SOMERTON
HERBERT SOMERTON
MICHAEL SOMERTON
WILLIAM J. SOMERTON
HECTOR SOMERTON
SAMUEL SOMERTON
CHARLES SOMERTON
RAYMOND SOMERTON
WILLIS MITCHELL
LEVI MITCHELL
JORDON MITCHELL
MATTHEW MITCHELL
STEVEN MITCHELL
FREEMAN MITCHELL
FREDERICK GREELEY
JAMES GREELEY
FREDERICK HUSSEY
JONATHAN HUSSEY
GEORGE BISHOP
JAMES HAMMOND

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

DEDICATED BY THE CITIZENS OF
PORTUGAL COVE/ST. PHILIPS
NOVEMBER ??
TO HONOUR ??

(right side/côté droit)
WWII VETERANS
1939 - 1945
MARK HAMMOND
WILLIAM HAMMOND
DAVID HYNES
EDWARD ANTLE
ALBAN FLEMING
HAROLD MILLER
WALLACE MILLER
JOHN MURPHY
WILLIAM CHURCHILL
HARRIS CHURCHILL
ROBERT PICCO
MYLES MURRAY
MADGE MCDONALD
HAZEL CHURCHILL
JACOB MILLER
GEORGE ALLEN
WILLIAM ALLEN
ALEX PEDDLE
STEWART GREELEY
TASKER HARDING
JOHN ALLEN
GEORGE SOMERTON
ANDREW SOMERTON

(left side/côté gauche)
WWI VETERANS
1914 - 1918
EDGAR SOMERTON
ARCHIBALD GREELEY
SAMUEL MILLER
ANNIAS MILLER
STEPHEN NEARY
SOLOMON CHURCHILL
PETER HAMMOND
ALBERT WATKINS
MICHAEL HYNES
ERNEST BISHOP
GEORGE FRY
DANIEL CHURCHILL
ALBERT CHURCHILL
EDGAR HIBBS
THOMAS MITCHELL
ARTHUR JONES
CHARLES DRUKEN
JACOB PICCO
SAUL SQUIRES
NATHANIAL SOMERTON
JORDON HIBBS
ELI HAMMOND

[center memorial/le monument du milieu]

(front/devant)
THOMAS CHURCHILL
C/JX 181403

JOHN CHURCHILL
RTP/R 312192

ROBERT C. EARLE
P/JX 188879

WALTER GREELEY
LT/JX 216837

DAVID KING
C/JX 230144

HAYWARD S. MITCHELL
P/JX 188931

ALBERT. L. MILLER
P/JX 188900

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
OF
THIS COMMUNITY WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR II

1939    1945

(right side/côté droit)
GNR.
ANDREW CHURCHILL
970700

PTE.
L.H. CHURCHILL
SN3494

(back/arrière)
ROYAL
CANADAIN NAVY

HMCS MARGAREE

MASTER SEAMAN
WILLIAM E. HYNES
SHIP'S DIVER

NATO STANDING
NAVAL FORCE
ATLANTIC

ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
8 FEBRUARY 1991

MADEIRA
ISLANDS

PORTUGUESE
TERRITORIES

(left side/côté gauche)
RALPH PICCO

AMBROSE HARDING

RICHARD A. SQUIRES

[right memorial/le monument de droit]

(front/devant)
ROYAL
NFLD REGIMENT
LCE CPL. MATTHEW
GREELEY. NO 1574.

MICHAEL J. ROSS
PTE. NO 250.

JAMES HALL
PTE. NO 1935.

WILLIAM HALL
PTE. NO 1949.

PETER SOMERTON
PTE. NO 2779.

WALTER GREELEY
PTE. NO 3080612.

SAMUEL SOMERTON
PTE. NO 715203.

(right side/côté droit)
NEWFOUNDLAND

THE ROYAL
NEWFOUNDLAND
REGIMENT

CORPORAL
HERBERT J BELBIN
NO 1765

PRIVATE
ARTHUR J JONES
NO 1806

ROYAL ARMY
SERVICE CORPS

SERGEANT
WILLIAM WARRILOW
NO TS/1053

ALSO A VETERAN OF
THE BOER WAR

(left side/côté gauche)
NFLD ROYAL
NAVAL RESERVE

HERBERT SOMERTON
NO 720X

JOHN F. HIBBS
NO 737X

HAROLD MILLER
NO 1578X

ERECTED BY A
GRATEFUL PEOPLE
TO THE MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF THIS
COMMUNITY WHO IN THE
GREAT WAR GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR KING AND
COUNTRY.
1914 — 1918.

[steles/stèles]
(left)
WORLD WAR II

ERIC ABBOTT
ALEXANDER ANDREWS
MALCOLM BLUNDON
CYRIL CHURCHILL
JESSIE L CHURCHILL
LLOYD CHURCHILL
DAWSON G FRY
FRANCIS GLADNEY
GRANVILLE GREELEY
KATHLEEN GREELEY
MALCOLM GREELEY
ALBERT R HAMMOND
GEORGE WM HARDING
JOSEPH HARDING
??
ANGUS W HIBBS
ELLA HUSSEY
JOHN JANES JR
GEORGE JONES
ELEAZER KING
JOHN LAWLOR
JACK LEGROW
TED LEGROW
ELLA MILLER
FREDRICK MILLER
WALTER MILLER
WILLIAM MILLER
CYRIL MITCHELL
DONALD MITCHELL
ERNEST MITCHELL
KENNETH MITCHELL
STEWART MITCHELL
CHARLES MITCHELL JR
THOMAS O'BRIEN
ERNEST O'QUINN
ROLLAND H PARSONS
DUNCAN PICCO
THEOPHILUS PICCO
HENRY A PILGRIM
THOMAS PURCELL SR
JAMES A QUIGLEY
PHOEBE REID (MILLER)
AMBROSE SOMERTON
CLARNENCE SOMERTON
MADGE SOMERTON
EDGAR SOMERTON JR
ARTHUR SQUIRES
RICHARD W SQUIRES
ROBERT SQUIRES
THOMAS SQUIRES
ALFRED S TUCKER
MOSES TUCKER
ORMAN WHALEN
TASKER HIBBS
HUBERT H HIBBS

(center)
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMUNITY TO HONOUR
THOSE WHO SERVED IN CONFLICTS
RETURNED HOME AND
HAVE SINCE PASSED

WORL WAR I
BERT CHURCHILL
FREDRICK CHURCHILL
WILLIAM H CHURCHILL
EDGARD CLARKE
GEORGE GREELEY
JACBO GREELEY
MERRILL HAMMOND
GEORGE A HARDING
HENRY HARDING
SAMUEL HARDING
HECTOR HIBBS
HERBER JONES
SAMUEL KING
ANDREW LAWLOR
DANIEL MILLER
JOHN MILLER
ARTHUR E MITCHELL
CHARLES MITCHELL

ERNEST MITCHELL
FRANK MITCHELL
WILLIAM MITCHELL
ZACHEUS MITCHELL
ARTHUR MITCHELL
??
WILLIS MITCHELL SR.
PHILIP PICCO
RALPH PICCO
ARTHUR SOMERTON
EARNEST SOMERTON
SOLOMON SOMERTON
STEPHEN SOMERTON
WILLIAM J SOMERTON
CHARLES SOMERTON SR
GEORGE A SQUIRES
RICHARD W SQUIRES
RICHARD A. SQUIRES
EDMOND MITCHELL SR

(right)
KOREA
JOHN PAPPAS
GUS PENDER
JIM PENDER
THOMAS M PURCELL JR

PEACEKEEPERS
DEREK PURCELL
ROY SQUIRES
LEWIS TUCKER
CECIL W SOMERTON
AUSTIN PICCO

AFGHANISTAN
TEENA HARRIS

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Terri Churchill Photography
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Right memorial inscription - front, left side and right side.
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Town of Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s
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front
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Terri Churchill Photography
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Center memorial inscription - front, right side, back and left side.
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Terri Churchill Photography
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Left memorial inscription - front, left side and right side.
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Terri Churchill Photography
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steles
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Body Content

The Portugal Cove War Memorial was first erected by citizens after the end of the First World War in memory of those who lost their lives. After the Second World War, the locals erected a second monument to remember those who lost their lives in this war. The citizens of Portugal Cove raised funds to improve and restore the memorial and it was rededicated on November 11, 2000. A third monument was erected with the names that had been left off the two original monuments, and names from the St. Philip’s area were added.

In 2015, the memorial was redesigned by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s. They fundraised and received grants to add another monument, benches, and memorial stones. These upgrades also included the restoration of the three original monuments. Ninety-seven names were added to the memorial site - 36 First World War, 54 Second World War, 4 Korean War, 1 Afghanistan and 2 Peacekeepers. The site now includes the names of the places and boats that residents from Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s served or died. Insignias from the original brigade where solders were recruited are etched into the memorial stones.

City
Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s
Country
Type Description
Shafts, steles
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4283
City/Municipality
Kelligrews
Memorial Number
10006-007
Type
Address
intersection of Rideouts Road and Minerals Road
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.50662, -52.9758
Inscription

P.T.E. Edward Hiscock

died of pneumonia

Thornecliffe

Dec 25 1915

 

P.T.E Henry Chas Dawe

Killed in action

Beaumont Hamel

July 1, 1916

 

P.T.E. Cecil Parmiter

Killed in action

Beaumont Hamel

July 1, 1916

 

P.T.E. George Miller

Killed in action

Beaumont Hamel

July 1, 1916

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Body Content

The Kelligrews War Memorial was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars.

City
Kelligrews
Country
Type Description
shaft with cross on top
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4295
City/Municipality
St. John's
Memorial Number
10006-006
Type
Address
155 Ridge Road
Location
The Marine Institute
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.5871506, -52.73581
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Capt Joseph L. Prim; The Evening Telegram
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Allied Merchant Navy Memorial
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The Price They Paid
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A Hommage To Lost Shipmates
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Both young and old alike read the names
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Body Content

Plans for this memorial were initiated by the members of the Canadian Merchant Navy Association at St. John's. Contributions came from many sources, the main designer and financier being the Johnson Family Foundation from St.John's. This monument was erected to the Allied Merchant Navy men and women who lost their lives in World War II. On the top of the black marble-topped monument are the names of 332 men and one woman who lost their lives. It contains the crests of a number of Allied Countries and the names of 333 Newfoundlanders. The monument is erected between two buildings at the Marine Institute in St. John's, Newfoundland. In the clear view beyond is the St. John's Narrows through which many of the merchant seamen sailed to their deaths. This harbour was the home port for naval vessels which provided convoy protection on the North Atlantic. This port was a safe haven for torpedo-damaged ships. Crews from torpedoed ships of the Allied Merchant Navies were landed here and found a haven of rest until they returned to their home ports or shipped out as crew on other ships. The Merchant Navies operated throughout the world long before the outbreak of the Second World War. With vessels manned by highly trained officers and crew, they provided efficient, professional service. At the outbreak of each of the World Wars, Merchant Navies were commandeered to fill a new and pressing need. In 1939, merchant vessels from the allied nations, were brought together to form the Allied Merchant Navy. Many of the officers who served in the Merchant Navy, particularly those from Commonwealth countries, later transferred to the regular forces. In fact, in the Canadian Navy in the Second World War, most senior officers had come through the ranks of the Merchant Navy. Merchant Navies played a critical role in both World Wars, transporting war materials, troops, fuel and ammunition throughout the world. The ships were also called on to assist in evacuation and troop landings. They battled the treacherous North Atlantic, and German U-Boats which lay in wait to sabotage their missions. An estimated 60,000 Allied Merchant Navy men and women lost their lives assuring a reliable flow of goods across the Atlantic. Who were the Merchant Marines? They were an equally important arm of the Allied forces who risked their lives and many lost them along with their comrades in the navies and air forces. Most merchant crews were made up of older men, and young boys, some as young as 15 years of age. A small number of women served with the Merchant Navy. These crews were given no formal training in survival or shipboard duties. Through their endurance and tenacity, they nonetheless survived five years of North Atlantic gales and U-boat attacks. These brave men operated ships alongside on board navy DEMS personnel. The Merchant Navy was a volunteer organization. Without uniforms to identify them on shore, these crews did not enjoy the special treatment and respect that uniformed officers could expect. The Merchant navies kept a constant supply of food and essential goods traveling across the ocean throughout the Wars. Crews on tankers and ammunition ships worked daily with the knowledge that they had no chance of surviving a torpedo attack. On Remembrance Day every year, war veterans are honoured and those who sacrificed their lives. The merchant Navy is seldom included in these services, however, due in part to the non-military status of the Navy. It is time to recognize the contribution made to the war by the Merchant Navy.

City
St. John's
Country
Type Description
Allied Merchant Navy Memorial
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4775
City/Municipality
St. John's
Memorial Number
10006-005
Type
Address
85 Water Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.5674256, -52.7033841
Inscription

[front/devant]

(plaque)
IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN
AND WOMEN OF THE CANADIAN FORCES, AND
OTHER CANADIANS, WHO SERVED AND SACRIFICED
THEIR LIVES AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO
PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOM OF HUMANITY,
AND TO BRING SECURITY AND STABILITY TO THE PEOPLE
OF AFGHANISTAN.

THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, IN COOPERATION WITH
THE NEWFOUNDLAND/LABRADOR COMMAND OF THE
ROYAL CANDIAN LEGION AND THE PROVINICAL
MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRES, AND WAS
UNVEILED BY THE HONOURABLE DANNY WILLIAMS
Q.C., PREMIER OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR,
IN THE YEAR 2008 A.D. DURING THE REIGN OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

AFGHANISTAN

(plaque)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PERPETUAL
REMEMBRANCE OF MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL
CANADIAN NAVY, ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY,
ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE, AND OTHER UNITED
NATIONS FORCES, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN
THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM AND IN DEFENCE OF THE
PRINCIPLES OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED
NATIONS, IN THE FORCES OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN
ELIZABETH II, AND OTHER CANADIANS WHO
PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING THE KOREAN
CONFLICT. THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THE
KOREAN VETERANS ASSOCIATION AND WAS
UNVEILED BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR IN YEAR
1980 A.D.

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

(plaque)
NEWFOUNDLAND

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE
OF ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO MEN OF
THE NEWFOUNDLAND ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE,
THIRTEEN HUNDRED MEN OF
THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT,
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN MEN
OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND MERCHANTILE MARINE AND
OF ALL THOSE OTHER NEWFOUNDLANDERS OF OTHER UNITS
OF HIS MAJESTY'S OR ALLIED FORCES WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES BY SEA AND LAND FOR THE DEFENSE OF
THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918.
FOR ENDURING, WITNESS, ALSO, TO THE SERVICE MEN OF
THIS ISLAND, WHO, DURING THAT WAR FOUGHT,
NOT WITHOUT HONOR IN THE NAVIES AND ARMIES
OF THE EMPIRE.
THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THEIR
FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN, AND WAS UNVEILED
BY FIELD MARSHALL EARL HAIG, K.T.,
G.C.B., O.M. ETC. FIRST OF JULY 1924.
"LET THEM GIVE GLORY UNTO THE LORD AND DECLARE
HIS PRAISE IN THE ISLANDS."     ISAIAH 42.12

EGYPT     FRANCE
GALLIPOLI     BELGIUM
THE SEVEN SEAS

(plaque)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PERPETUAL
REMEMBRANCE OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN
MEMEBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY, ROYAL CANADIAN
NAVY, ROYAL ARTILLERY, NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT,
CANADIAN ARMY, ROYAL AIR FORCE, ROYAL CANADIAN
AIR FORCE, OTHER ARMY UNITS AND TWO HUNDRED AND
SIXTY SIX MEMBERS OF THE MERCHANT MARINE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM WHILE SERVING
IN THE FORCES OF HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE THE SIXTH
AND ALL THOSE NEWFOUNDLANDERS WHO SERVED IN ALLIED
UNITS AND WHO PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE DURING
WORLD WAR TWO. THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY THE
GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR AND
BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION AND WAS UNVEILED
IN THE SILVER JUBLIEE YEAR OF HER MOST GRACIOUS
MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND.
NOVEMBER ELEVENTH, 1977.

AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

(plaque)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE
OF THE MEN OF THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT
OF FENCIBLE INFANTRY WHO FOUGHT AND DIED ON LAND
AND AS SAILORS, GUNNERS AND MARINES ON THE
GREAT LAKES IN SERVICE OF HIS MAJESTY IN THE
DEFENCE OF UPPER AND LOWER CANADA IN THE WAR OF 1812-15.
THEIR EXECEPTIONAL BRAVERY AND SERVICE IN THE BATTLES OF
DETROIT, FORT ERIE, FRENCHTOWN, OGDENSBURG, YORK, FORT MEIGS,
FORT GEORGE, SACKETS HARBOR, LAKE ERIE, MICHILIMACKINAC,
AND THE CAPTURE OF THE AMERICAN WARSHIPS USS TIGRESS AND
SCORPION WERE RECOGNIZED IN 2012 BY THE GOVERNMENT
OF CANADA AND RESULTED IN THE AWARDING OF
THE BATTLE OF HONOURS "DETROIT", "MAUMEE"
AND "DEFENCE OF CANADA 1812 - 15"
TO THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT.

THIS PLAQUE PRESENTED BY THE ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND
REGIMENT ADVISOR COUNCIL
IN 2013 ON THE OCCASION OF THE 200TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE WAR OF 1812-15.

[back/arrière]

(plaque)
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE OF THE
YOUNG MEN OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR WHO SERVED IN THE
ROYAL FLYING CORPS, THE ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE AND
SUBSEQUENTLY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AS FIGHTER, BOMBER,
AND RECONNAISSANCE PILOTS AND OBSERVERS, MANY OF WHOM
GAVE THEIR LIVES WILLINGLY. THEIR EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY AND
SERVICE ENSURED BRITISH DOMINION OVER THE SKIES DURING
WORLD WAR 1 (1914-1918). THEY WILL BE REMEMBERED
FOREVER BY A FREE AND GRATEFUL NATION.

PER ARDUA AD ASTRA

THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED BY HONORARY
COLONEL WILLIAM MAHONEY, O.M.M., O.N.L., C.D. AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA IN THE YEAR 2020 A.D.
DURING THE REIGN OF
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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Photo Credit
Veterans Affairs Canada
Caption
Newfoundland National War Memorial
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Veterans Affairs Canada
Caption
Royal Naval Reserve sailor statue
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Veterans Affairs Canada
Caption
Forestry Corps and Mercantile Marine statues
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Veterans Affairs Canada
Caption
Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldier statue
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Veterans Affairs Canada
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inscription
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inscription
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As soon as the First World War ended, discussions began on how to honour Newfoundland and Labrador's war dead and it was felt that a national war memorial was needed. The Patriotic Association and the Great War Veterans' Association worked together to find a way to "give expression to its gratitude and respect for those who during the Great War served King and Empire". In 1920, these associations jointly recommended the building of both a national war monument and a school as memorials.

The Newfoundland National War Memorial represents the war effort of Newfoundlanders who were not part of Confederation during either of the World Wars. Its construction was paid for in part by community fundraising by the Great War Veterans’ Association and its maintenance falls under the responsibility of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The memorial has the famous old harbour as its backdrop, where troops departed and returned from the war. It commemorates all of Newfoundland's wartime achievements on land and sea.

Designed by British artists Gilbert Bayes and Ferdinand Victor Blundstone, the female allegorical sculpture, often referred to as Victory, Liberty, or the Spirit of Newfoundland, sits on a granite pedestal. She holds a flaming torch in her left hand, high above her head. The torch, which symbolizes freedom, is the memorial’s highest point, prioritizing freedom as a central motivation for Newfoundland’s wartime contributions. The flaming torch was originally intended to be a leading light for ships entering St. John’s Harbour through the Narrows, although it was never used as such. In her right hand, she holds a sword which represents both Newfoundland’s willingness to serve during the First World War and their loyalty to the British Empire. The sword is below her waist, but not completely lowered, and poised for battle, and is meant to depict that while the war is over, Newfoundland was, and is, ready and willing to fight for its freedom and liberty.

The female sculpture rises above four lifelike bronze figures of a sailor from the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve, a lumberman from the Forestry Corps, a fisherman in oilskins and Wellington boots from the Mercantile Marine, and a soldier from Royal Newfoundland Regiment, providing a tangible connection to Newfoundland and Labrador and those who served overseas and on the home front. 

On the front of the monument below the figures are five plaques commemorating Newfoundland and Labrador’s contributions in different conflicts. In the center, the original 1924 plaque honours those killed during the First World War. Plaques dedicated to those fallen in the Second World War, Korean War, Afghanistan, and the War of 1812 were added later. The monument is at the back of a semicircular wall of granite approached by wide stone steps. Flowers in stone urns flank the approach and fine shade trees have been planted about the dais.

In 2019, it was designated a National Historic Site based on the artistic significance and the fact that the memorial was inspired by John McCrae’s famous poem, In Flanders Fields. The Newfoundland National War Memorial was unveiled on July 1, 1924, fifteen years before the National War Memorial was built in Ottawa.

Britain's "oldest colony" sent 8,500 soldiers and sailors abroad in the First World War, out of a population of less than 250,000, over 1,500 gave their lives. The memorial was unveiled by Field Marshall Haig on the anniversary of Newfoundland's great First World War battle at Beaumont Hamel. Since joining Canada in 1949 as the tenth province, Newfoundland not only observes Canada Day on July 1 each year; they also remember Beaumont-Hamel.

The memorial underwent a $6-million refurbishment by the Bay Roberts company Can-Am Platforms and Construction ahead of the 100th anniversary of the cenotaph in 2024. A portion of a tomb arrived on April 9, 2024, that will become the final resting place of an unknown First World War soldier on July 1, 2024. The Tomb of an unknown Newfoundland First World War soldier is the centerpiece of the refurbishment project, which was overseen by the provincial Transportation and Infrastructure Department and is the second of its kind in Canada.

City
St. John's
Country
Type Description
Monument
Memorial CF Legacy ID
383
City/Municipality
Bell Island
Memorial Number
10006-004
Type
Address
Davidson Avenue and Memorial Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.6305009, -52.9438108
Inscription

[front/devant]

LIEUT W.M. GREENE D.C.M.
2ND LIEUT ROBERT KERSHAW
SERGT THOMAS HUGHES
274 SERGT THOMAS CARROLL
1594 CORP RICHARD FLEMMING
2236 L CORP H.J. LUFFMAN
165 PTE S.T. LODGE
253 PTE GEORGE SPARKES
254 PTE R.J. LAHEY
258 PTE M.J. CAHILL
722 PTE W. THOMAS

KOREA
1950- 1953
PTE. WARRICK RYAN RCR
PTE. ARTHUR GUY PPCLI

Erected June 1921 to the heroes of this community who died in the Great War 1914 - 1918 by GWVA "in Humanity's Cause".

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Bell Island Cenotaph, 1993.
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On February 24, 1920, the question of a suitable war memorial for Bell Island was raised in a meeting of the Great War Veterans Association at the Star Hall and a fundraising campaign was started to raise money for club rooms for Veterans. Instead of club rooms, a monument was erected and unveiled on June 15, 1921.

The cenotaph stands 15 feet high, including the base block, is three feet square at the base and has a relief carving of a caribou head on the front. The 11 names of fallen soldiers from the First World War were inscribed on the cenotaph.

On June 26, 1949, a bronze plaque was unveiled by Premier J.R. Smallwood with the names of servicemen from Bell Island who lost their lives in the Second World War. Later, a plaque was added bearing the names of those who died in the Korean War.

City
Bell Island
Country
Type Description
Obelisk - grey Aberdeen granite
Photo Credit
Gail Weir
Memorial CF Legacy ID
2373
City/Municipality
Conception Bay South
Memorial Number
10006-002
Type
Address
Rideouts and Minerals Roads
Location
Town Hall
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
47.5068919, -52.975692
Inscription

CONCEPTION
BAY SOUTH
MONUMENT
OF HONOUR

[plaque]
THE CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH
MONUMENT OF HONOUR

This "Monument of Honour" was
the vision of Wayne Miller of
Conception Bay South
Lieutenant-Colonel Miller retired
from the Canadian Forces in 1990 at
the rank of Chief Warrant Officer
after twenty-nine years of service.
In his retirement he was appointed
to the rank of Honourary LCol of the
728 (St. John's) Communication
Squadron. He envisioned a memorial
for all uniform services that serve to
protect our country and communities,
and was the driving force behind the
creation of this monument.

This plaque is erected in gratitude, on behalf
of all uniform services and the citizens of
Conception Bay South.

[plaque]
Conception Bay South

"Monument of Honour"
Dedicated on 04 October, A.D., 2015
By the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Honourable Frank F. FAGAN, CM, ONL, MBA

Dedicated to The Veterans of Conception Bay South:
Honouring those who served and Remembering those
who paid the Supreme Sacrifice For the Freedoms we Enjoy

The First Responders who place themselves at risk, in daily
Service to our Community, Province, and Country, Canada.
"Lest We Forget"

« Monument d'honneur »
Inauguré le 4 octobre de l'an 2015 apr. J.-C.
par le lieutenant-gouverneur de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
l'honorable Frank F. FAGAN, CM, ONL, MBA

Dédié aux Vétérans de Conception Bay South:
Pour commémorer ceux et celles qui ont servi et honorer
la mémoire de ceux et celles qui ont consentil le sacrifice ultime afin que nous
ayons la liberté dont nous jouissons aujourd'hui
Et
aux premiers répondants qui risquent leur vie tous les jours
pour servir notre communauté, notre province et le Canada, notre pays.
« N'oublions jamais »

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[front/devant]
PTE. EDWARD HISCOCK
DIED OF PNEUMONIA
THORNECLIFFE
DEC. 26. 1915

PTE. HENRY CHAS. DAWE
KILLED IN ACTION
BEAUMONT HAMEL
JULY 1, 1916.

PTE. CECIL PARMITER
KILLED IN ACTION
BEAUMONT HAMEL
JULY 1. 1916.

PTE GEORGE MILLER
KILLED IN ACTION
BEAUMONT HAMEL
JULY 1. 1916

1914 Newfoundland 1918

IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE
ROYAL NEWFOUNDLAND REGIMENT
WHO ENLISTED FROM THIS PARISH
AND DIED IN THE WORLD'S WAR
FRO GOD. KING AND COUNTRY.

IN MEMORY OF
THOSE WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939 - 1945

[right side/côté droit]
PTE. JOHN L. HIBBS
DIED OF WOUNDS
MESNIERES
DEC. 6. 1917.

PTE. GREGORY NEVILLE
DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS
JENSON CAMP ST. JOHN'S
JULY 3. 1918

PTE. JAMES WHELAN
KILLED IN ACTION
LEDEGHEM
OCT. 14. 1918.

PTE. NORMAN PARMITER
DIED OF WOUNDS
LEDEGHEM
OCT. 15. 1918.

PTE. WILLIAM HICKEY
KILLED IN ACTION
MAR. 10. 1918

FREDERICK MORGAN (R.N.R)
HMS VIKNOR
JAN. 13. 1915

JOHN T. MORGAN (R.N.R)
HMS CLAN MCNAUGHTON
FEB 3. 1915

[back/arrière]
PTE. FRED PARIMTER
DIED AT
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL
FROM THE
EFFECTS OF WOUNDS
MAY 26, 1932

PTE. GARLAND WARFORD
KILLED IN ACTION
BEAUMONT HAMEL
JULY 1. 1916.

PTE. THOMAS C. BUTLER
KILLED IN ACTION
SAILY - SAILLISEL
MAR. 2. 1917.

 

HENRY G. BARNES A.B.R.N.
KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT. 20. 1943

P.F.C. CLARENCE CHAYTOR
KILLED IN ACTION
JAN. 16. 1945

JOHN MCCARTHY C.N.
KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT. 26. 1941

 

NEWFOUNDLAND MERCANTILE MARINE
NOAH SMITH & WILLIAM EASON
LOST AT SEA NOV. 17. 1915


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PTE. ALLAN MOYSE
KILLED IN ACTION
BEAUMONT HAMEL
JULY 1. 1916.

PTE. MAXWELL BARNES
KILLED IN ACTION
BEAUMONT HAMEL
JULY 1. 1916.

PTE. THOMAS DRUKEN
DIED OF WOUNDS
GEUDECOURT
NOV. 1. 1916.

PTE. JAS. JOHN O'BRIEN
KILLED IN ACTION
MONCHY
APRIL 14. 1917.

PTE. FREDERICK DAWE
KILLED IN ACTION
JULY 10 .1917

PTE. WARRICK PERRY
DIED OF WOUNDS
OCT. 10. 1917

MERVYL C. KENNEDY R. N.
H.M.S. MANIESTEE
FEB. 24. 1941

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  • Peacekeepers
  • In Memory of those men
    and women of the Canadian and
    Allied Forces, who made
    the supreme sacrifice for
    their country, in times of war,
    peace or peacekeeping.
  • We Will Remember Them
  • Les soldats de la
    paix
  • A la mémoire des hommes et
    des femmes des Forces
    canadiennes et alliées, qui
    ont sacrifié la vie au
    nom de leur pays, en période
    de guerre, de paix ou de
    maintien de la paix.
  • Nous nous souviendrons d'eux

CONCEPTION
BAY
SOUTH
MONUMENT
OF
HONOUR

CONCEPTION
BAY
SOUTH
MONUMENT
OF
HONOUR

(plaque)
THE ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED
POLICE ASSUMES PROVINCIAL POLICING
RESPONSIBILITIES IN NEWFOUNDLAND
AND LABRADOR WITH THE ABSORPTION OF
THE NEWFOUNDLAND RANGER FORCE IN
1950.

THE RCMP IMAGE IS
ERECTED IN MEMORY AND GRATITUDE

FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE,
WILL AND
WHO ARE
CURRENTLY SERVING.

(plaque)
IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEN
AND WOMEN OF THE CANADIAN AND
ALLIED FORCES, WHO MADE
THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR
THEIR COUNTRY, IN TIMES OF WAR,
PEACE AND PEACEKEEPING.

WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

(plaque)
IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO HAVE
SELFLESSLY GIVEN THEIR LIVES FOR
THE GOOD OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THEIR
TASKS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND
THEIR DUTIES WELL DONE. TO OUR
FALLEN COMRADES WHO HAVE
ANSWERED THEIR LAST ALARM,

THEY ARE GOING HOME.

(plaque)
DEDICATED TO THE ROYAL
NEWFOUNDLAND CONSTABULARY
NORTH AMERICA'S OLDEST POLICE
FORCE PROTECTING OUR PROVINCE
AND PEOPLE SINCE 1729.

A SWORN OATH WE PROUDLY PERFORM

MANY HAVE GONE BEFORE

MANY WILL FOLLOW

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On October 4, 1914, 538 men known as the "First 500" or "Blue Puttees" sailed from St. John's for Britain. They would become known as the "Blue Puttees" because of the colour of the uniform leggings they wore on their lower legs. The ensuing four years saw many Newfoundland soldiers, some as young as 16, make the supreme sacrifice on the battlefields of Turkey, France and Belgium while serving with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment and other Empire Forces.

Topsail suffered like so many other Newfoundland towns in the aftermath of Beaumont-Hamel. Five families in Topsail lost loved ones at that fateful battle. Three of the Topsail soldiers were "Blue Puttees". Eight more men were killed in action, died of wounds, or sickness by 1922, the year the Topsail Cenotaph was unveiled. A striking granite memorial adorned with a cross unveiled by Governor Sir Charles Alexander Harris on Regatta Day, August 9, 1922. 

The project was funded by the Topsail Patriotic Fund Committee from monies raised by its citizens. The cenotaph was inscribed with 13 names of Topsail men who died in the First World War. Twelve of the men were Royal Newfoundland Regiment soldiers, one died serving with the Royal Canadian Regiment. After the Second World War, three more names from the Parish of Topsail were added.

In the mid 1970s, road construction forced its relocation on the main highway coming from St. John's towards Conception Bay to land acquired by the Royal Canadian Legion on Monument Road. It was moved to its current location in 2008 because of the deterioration of the steps and concrete around the Cenotaph and the difficulty elderly Veterans had climbing the steps.

Veteran Wayne Miller, served 29 years in the Canadian Forces with the Signal Corps. He contacted the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 50 and the Town of Conception Bay South for their support in moving the cenotaph. He then contacted artist Gerald Squires with his ideas for the new monument. They went to the National War Memorial in St. John's and looked out at the city harbour. This is where the idea for the gates of the monument came from - the Narrows of St. John's. The four circular walls were inspired from the curved wall of St. Pat's School Monument by Newfoundland artist Roger Maunder. After a few months of more concepts, Gerald presented Wayne with a drawing incorporating most of the elements seen today in the monument. Artist Morgan MacDonald was hired to create the statues on each side of the center piece.  

A concrete pad was poured in 2008 to support the Topsail Cenotaph in the new location. The cenotaph was moved with the help of Woodrow Janes and Family Memorials. Then the stone walkway, platforms and curved concrete walls were all added by 2010. Two Royal Newfoundland Regiment statues arrived in time for an unveiling and Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11.

One statue depicts a member of the Blue Puttees, a member of the famed "First 500". It shows him in quiet reflection, remembering lost comrades and friends. The second statue depicts a modern-day female member of the 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, on patrol. The models for the statues were married couple Roxanne and Terrence Hurley. Roxanne joined the reserves in 1988 and was attached to the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry which came under fire at Medak Pocket, Croatia. Terrence joined the military in 1971 with the Royal Canadian Regiment. He served overseas many times, after 41 years of service he retired as Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

In 2011, four plaque sculptures were added to two of the curved walls to represent Firefighters - bust of Chief William Bursey, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary - bust of Sergeant Paul Dawe, Royal Canadian Mounted Police - bust of Sergeant Reg Gulliford and Peacekeepers - bust of Corporal John Scott, Royal Canadian Dragoons. Over the next few years, sixteen bronze plaques, commemorative name plates in granite, lighting, flags and borders were added. More names were added to the original cenotaph to recognize the sacrifices of soldiers and sailors from surrounding communities Conception Bay is comprised of nine historical communities (Topsail, Chamberlains, Manuels, Long Pond, Foxtrap, Kelligrews, Upper Gullies, Lawrence Pond, and Seal Cove).

Conception Bay South Monument of Honour, a project ten years in the making, was dedicated on October 4, 2015, by Lieutenant Governor Frank F. Fagan.

Morgan has completed many military pieces across the province:  The HomecomingOne Hundred Portraits of the Great War and Caribou Memorial Veterans Pavilion, St John's; Danger Tree and Private Hugh McWhirter Statue, Corner Brook; Cox's Cove War Memorial; and Sergeant Gander and his Handler Memorial; Gander.

City
Conception Bay South
Country
Type Description
Shaft, wall, statues
Memorial CF Legacy ID
389