This memorial is dedicated to Admiral Nelson.
Admiral Nelson's Chair
"Nelson's Chair"
This Chippendale chair
came from the wardroom of
"H.M.S. Victory", Admiral Nelson's
flagship at the battle of Trafalgar.
Sign in to My VAC Account
Sign in to My VAC Account"Nelson's Chair"
This Chippendale chair
came from the wardroom of
"H.M.S. Victory", Admiral Nelson's
flagship at the battle of Trafalgar.
This memorial is dedicated to Admiral Nelson.
[left side/côté gauche]
1914 - 1918
[middle/centre]
OUR
HEROIC
DEAD
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 WARS
[right side/côté droit]
1939 - 1945
KOREA
1950 - 1953
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women of New Waterford and surrounding districts who served in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
1947
ALL SAINTS
MEMORIAL CHURCH
1914-18 1939-45
[plaque/plaque]
[Names are listed on this First World War plaque but are not clear in the photo./Des noms sont inscrits sur cette plaque consacrée à la Première Guerre mondiale, mais le texte n’est pas clair sur la photo.]
[plaque/plaque]
[Names are listed on this Second World War plaque but are not clear in the photo./Des noms sont inscrits sur cette plaque consacrée à la Seconde Guerre mondiale, mais le texte n’est pas clair sur la photo.]
This memorial is dedicated to those who served in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial pulpit is in memory of Reginald Keeping and includes a memorial cross and plaque.
[front/devant]
1939 - 1945
NEW VICTORIA VETERANS
WHO DIED OVERSEAS
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 - ARMY
CHARLES LIVINGSTONE - ARMY
GOD BLESS THEM
[back/arrière]
IN HONOR OF ALL
WAR VETERANS
AT THE GOING DOWN
OF THE SUN
AND IN THE MORNING
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
LEST WE FORGET
[side/côté]
BUILT AND ERECTED
BY
JOHN GATZA
EBBY SWEENEY
TOM LAMEY
NOVEMBER 1996
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED
This memorial lists those from New Victoria who died overseas while serving in the Second World War and it is also dedicated to all war veterans.
ATLANTIC BULWARK
LE REMPART DE L'ATLANTIQUE
During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy and
the Royal Canadian Air Force protected shipping on vital
North Atlantic [The wording in the photo is not clear./Le texte n’est pas clair sur la photo.] which were the lifeline of the Allies.
Army [?] shared in the defence of the [?] which were
essential to that shipping. In the face of a determined
campaign by German submarines [?]
the Atlantic routes were kept open. In this struggle Sydney
played an important role. It was a major convoy [?]
port, protected by [?] batteries and included
an airfield, seaplane base and [?] dockyards.
Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la Marine et l'Aviation
royales du Canada protégèrent les navires marchands qui
[?] les Alliés par la voie de l'Atlantique-Nord. Des
unités de l'Armée de terre participèrent à la défense des ports
essentiels à ce traffic. En [?] de [?] des sous-
marins allemands et de lourdes pertes, les routes de
l'Atlantique demeurèrent ouvertes. [?]
des [?] Sydney joua un rôle important dans cette [?].
Sept batteries [?] protégeaient ses [?] chantiers
[?].
Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
Government of Canada - Gouvernement du Canada
DEDICATED TO
THOSE WHO SERVED
ON THE SEA, LAND AND IN THE AIR
IN WAR AND PEACE TIME
FROM NEW WATERFORD
AND SURROUNDING AREA
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
JULY 19, 2000
Dédié à
CEUX ET CELLES DE NEW WATERFORD
QUI ONT SERVI
SUR LA MER, SUR TERRAIN, et EN L'AIR
et les Environs
EN TEMPS DE GUERRE et EN TEMPS DE PAIX
NOUS EN SOUVIENDRONS
le 19 juilllet, 2000
THIS MEMORIAL
PLACED HERE
IN MEMORY OF
FALLEN COMRADES
OF
THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS
BY
THE ATLANTIC SIGNALS ASSOCIATION
1998
VELOX VERSUTUS VIGILANS
CE MONUMENT COMMÉMORATIF
A ÉTÉ ÉRIGÉ ICI
PAR
L'ASSOCIATION ATLANTIQUE DE SIGNALISATION
EN MÉMORIE DU PERSONNEL TOMBÉ
DU
CORPS ROYAL CANADIEN DE SIGNALISATION
1998
VELOX VERSUTUS VIGILANS
One of these three plaques is dedicated to those from Sydney who participated in protecting shipping on the North Atlantic and erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Another plaque is dedicated to all those from New Waterford and surrounding area who served in war and peace time. It was erected in July 2000. The third plaque is dedicated to the members of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals who died while serving their country. It was erected by the Atlantic Signals Association in 1998.
ERECTED BY PARISHONERS OF HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL
WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1945
KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953
LEST WE FORGET
GOD BLESS ALL WHO SERVED AND DIED
1914 - 1918
ERECTED BY THE LEAGUE OF THE CROSS IN HONOR OF THE PARISHONERS WHO SO NOBLY
SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR
FRANCIS ADAMS
JAMES BATES
JOHN W. BATES
HAROLD BARRETT
JAMES BARTLETT
LEO BARTLETT
HARRY BREWER
LAWRENCE BREWER
GEO. E. BURGEY
JACK BUTLER
SGT. JOHN M. CAMPBELL
JOSEPH M. CAMPBELL
GORDON CARR
DAN CLEARY
THOMAS [?]
GERALD CHAFFE
DAN L. CURRY
RONALD J. DALTON
MATTHEW DELANEY
PATRICK DELANEY
JAMES DEVEREAUX
ARTHUR DONOVAN
GORDON McKINNON
WILLIAM DONOVAN
LAWRENCE DUCEY
JOHN DUNN
CPL. JAMES EDMOND
RUSSELL FRASER
D.W. FREEBAIRN
JOSEPH GILLIS
JAMES GRIFFIN
JAMES J.R. HUGHES
JAMES J. JOHNSTON
ANDREW KEHOE
HENRY KELLY
JOHN KILLEN
WILLIAM LANNON
ANDREW LYNCH
JOHN MORIARTY
PHILIP MORRISON
ALEX P. [?]
THOMAS [?]
PATRICK MURPHY
JUSTIN McCARTHY
DAVID McDONALD
[?] McDONALD
JOHN G. McDONALD
JOHN F. McDONALD
PETER McDONALD
JOSEPH McDONALD
MAJOR W.S. McCONNELL
ANGUS J. McDOUGALL
GROVER McDOUGALL
JOSEPH R. McDOUGALL
THOMAS McISAAC
JOHN H. McLELLAN
CHARLES J. McLEAN
NEIL J. McLEAN
PATRICK McLEAN
ANGUS McNEIL
SGT. ANGUS R. McNEIL
JOHN McNEIL
JAMES L. McPHERSON
GEORGE V. McVAUL
ABBIE NEVILLE
MICHAEL NOLAN
PATRICK NOLAN
THOMAS O'DELL
WILLIAM O'DELL
WILLIAM O'DELL
WILLIAM F. OLIVER
ANDREW OLIVER
EDWARD O'ROUKE
JOHN POWER
MAURICE POWER
VINCENT SMITH
WILLIAM SMITH
PATRICK SMITH
ALBERT SCOTT
DAN W. SCOTT
EDWARD SNOW
JAMES TRACEY
JOHN J. WALSH
FRANK WALSH
PATRICK E. WALSH
L/CPL. F.P. WALSH
PATRICK WELSH
L/CPL. T. WATSON
R.J. WOODFORD
J.H. JAMIESON
This memorial is dedicated to Church of Holy Redeemer parishioners who died while serving in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
WHITNEY PIER BRANCH 128
LEST WE FORGET
IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO [The wording is not clear in the photo./Le texte n’est pas clair sur la photo.]
SUPREME SACRIFICE FROM THE [?]
WHITNEY PIER [?]
WORLD WAR I 1914 - 1918
WORLD WAR II 1939 - 1945
KOREAN CONFLICT 1950 - 1953
ERECTED A.D. [?]
This memorial is dedicated to those from the Whitney Pier area who died in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean Conflict. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128.
BR. 128 LEST WE FORGET
W.P. LEGION LEST WE FORGET
This memorial is dedicated to Royal Canadian Legion members who have died. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128.
This memorial is dedicated to the Merchant Marines who died in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128.
This memorial is dedicated to those who were killed in action in the First and Second World Wars. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 128.