Nova Scotia

Province Code
NS
City/Municipality
New Glasgow
Memorial Number
12007-124
Type
Address
105 George Street
Location
Carmichael Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.5897069, -62.646997
Inscription

CAPT BRENDEN MACDONALD
PILOT
OPERATION REASSURANCE
08 MARCH 1985 - 29 APRIL 2020

"BMAC"
MAR. 8, 1985
APR. 29, 2020

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Caption
Captain Brenden MacDonald Memorial
Province
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Body Content

The Captain Brenden MacDonald Memorial was unveiled on 16 July 2022 and includes a plaque, a photo of MacDonald and a photo of the CH148 helicopter. A Cyclone helicopter did a low speed pass over the field during the ceremony.

Brenden was a helicopter pilot in the Canadian Armed Forces who died in 2020 along with five others in a Cyclone crash in the Ionian Sea. He was born and raised in New Glasgow.

City
New Glasgow
Country
Type Description
Slab
Photo Credit
Town of New Glasgow
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11348
City/Municipality
Aspen
Memorial Number
12007-122
Type
Address
1007 Glenelg Church Road
Location
Kirk Memorial United Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.3002468, -62.0692348
Inscription

IN MEMORY OF
PTE. JOHN W. TATE NO. 549
OF
THE PRINCESS PATRICIA'S CANADIAN LIGHT INFANTRY BRIGADE,
THE FIRST NOVA SCOTIAN TO FALL IN THE GREAT WAR.
HE WAS KILLED ON THE WESTERN FRONT
ON FEBRUARY 28TH 1915, BY A GERMAN SNIPER,
AND WAS BURIED AT VOOMEZEELE, BELGIUM.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE IN ATTEMPTING TO RESCUE A COMRADE.

"GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS."

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Photo Credit
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
Caption
John W. Tate Plaque
Province
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Body Content

A plaque in honour of Private John W. Tate, the first Nova Scotian to fall in the Great War, is located on the front wall of the Kirk Memorial United Church.

City
Aspen
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
11500
City/Municipality
River John
Memorial Number
12007-121
Type
Address
Saint Andrew Presbyterian, Pictou County
Location
Location of memorial needs research
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.6768702, -62.7092209
Inscription

IN HONORED MEMORY
OF THE MEN OF
THIS CONGREGATION
WHO SACRIFICED
THEIR LIVES IN
THE GREAT WAR

JAMES GORDON
MCLEOD
DIED OF WOUNDS
SEPT. 29, 1918
AGE 23 YRS.

JOHN H
MCPHERSON
DIED OF WOUNDS
OCT. 19, 1916
AGE 16 YRS.

IN WORLD WAR II
1939-1945.
JAMES W.
BARBER,
SHOT DOWN
MAY 25, 1944,
AGE 20 YRS.
J. HAROLD
KING,
KILLED IN ACTION
MARCH 8, 1944,
AGE 19 YRS.

IN WORLD WAR II
1939-1945.
CHESTER F.
MUNRO,
KILLED IN ACTION
SEPT. 6, 1944,
AGE 27 YRS.
CHARLES A.
TOLSON,
KILLED IN ACTION
FEB. 19, 1945,
AGE 19 YRS.

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Photo Credit
Victoria Edwards
Caption
Gairloch Cenotaph 1
1 of 4 images
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Gairloch Cenotaph 2
1 of 4 images
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Caption
Gairloch Cenotaph 3
1 of 4 images
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Caption
Gairloch Cenotaph at Saint Andrew Church
1 of 4 images
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

This cenotaph was erected in honoured memory of the men of Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church congregation who sacrificed their lives in World War I and World War II. JOHN RODERICK BAILLIE, JAMES GORDON McLEOD, GEORGE SUTHERLAND, WILLIAM THOMAS BAILLIE, & JOHN HENDERSON McPHERSON

 

City
River John
Country
Type Description
Granite
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9790
City/Municipality
Antigonish
Memorial Number
12007-119
Type
Address
197 Main Street
Location
Inside the sanctuary of St James United Church to the left hand side of the pulpit
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.622708360665, -61.988917731572
Inscription

1914 - St James Church Honour Roll - 1918

of those who enlisted voluntarily and served in the Great War.

[needs further research]

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Photo Credit
Michèle Ashby
Caption
WWI Honour Roll
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

Large metal on wood plaque.  List of over 25 congregants who enlisted during WWI.  In addition to names this plaque lists units served with, where they served and if they were wounded or killed.  It also lists two members who served with the American Army.

City
Antigonish
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9542
City/Municipality
Antigonish
Memorial Number
12007-118
Type
Address
197 Main Street
Location
Inside narthex of St James United Church.
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.622715864199, -61.988917731572
Inscription

Our Church - Sunday School War Memorial - Our Country

Sunday Schools share in forward movement.

Presbyterian Church in Canada

1918 - 1919

Pte H.D. Kirk

Pte C.B. Stewart

Pte H.D. Stewart

Image
Photo Credit
Michèle Ashby
Caption
Full SS plaque
1 of 3 images
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Detail of upper portion SS plaque.
1 of 3 images
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Detail of lower portion of SS plaque.
1 of 3 images
War or Conflict Term
Province
Body Content

Metal on wood plaque listing three members of Sunday School who volunteered during WWI.

City
Antigonish
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9541
City/Municipality
Antigonish
Memorial Number
12007-117
Type
Address
197 Main Street
Location
Inside narthex of St James United Church.
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.622723367732, -61.988960646913
Inscription

For King and Country.  Members of St James United Church who volunteered for active service with Canada's fighting forces 1939 - 1945.

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Photo Credit
Michèle Ashby
Caption
Plaque for WWII
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

Large wooden and metal plaque listing congregants who fought in the Second World War.

City
Antigonish
Country
Type Description
Plaque
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9540
City/Municipality
Antigonish
Memorial Number
12007-116
Type
Address
197 Main Street
Location
Inside narthex of St James United Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.622708360665, -61.988939189243
Inscription

Honor Roll 1914 - 15 - 16

Image
Photo Credit
Michèle Ashby
Caption
Framed list of congregants from St James who served 1914 - 1916
War or Conflict Term
Province
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Body Content

Wood framed paper list of names (26) of congregants who served in WWI from 1914 - 1916 and the units with which they served.

City
Antigonish
Country
Type Description
Framed list.
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9539
City/Municipality
Monastery
Memorial Number
12007-115
Type
Address
10128 Hwy 4
Location
Inside the main area of the East Antigonish Education Centre.
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.608746076523, -61.621548172053
Inscription

Lest We Forget

Image
Photo Credit
Michèle Ashby
Caption
Wall of Honour Photo Display
Province
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Body Content

This large series of picture cabinets contains photos of as many local veterans as could be located (over 125).  Additional information lists when they served and if they died.  This Wall of Honour was completed in 2013 as a project of the Tracadie Veterans' Association.

City
Monastery
Country
Type Description
Display
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9534
City/Municipality
Tracadie
Memorial Number
12007-114
Type
Address
45 Old Trunk Road
Location
Outdoors on north side of St Peter RC Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.6226806, -61.640463
Image
Photo Credit
Ashby Michèle
Caption
The park comprises a monument listing veterans' names, enclosing wall, archway, flagpole and flowerbeds.
Province
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Body Content

This park was a project of the Tracadie Veterans' Association.  It underwent extensive renovations in 2016.

City
Tracadie
Country
Type Description
Monument
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9533
City/Municipality
Tracadie
Memorial Number
12007-113
Type
Address
45 Old Trunk Road
Location
inside of St Peter RC Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.623613023914, -61.640692562833
Inscription

In memory of all who served in the military 1914 - 2002.

In memory of all those in the military who made the supreme sacrifice.

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Photo Credit
Michèle Ashby
Caption
Memorial windows located in St Peter RC Church in Tracadie, NS.
Province
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Body Content

These two beautiful windows were a project of the Tracadie Veterans' Association.  They were installed in the church in 2002 following dedicated fundraising efforts.

City
Tracadie
Country
Type Description
Stained Glass Window
Memorial CF Legacy ID
9532