Nova Scotia

A stone slab erected in the memory of the veterans of both World Wars and Peacekeeping operations from Moose Brook, Minesville and Burntcoat.

Constructed of granite.

This carving was made in 2007 and was a family memorial for 25-year-old Corporal Kevin Megeney of Stellarton, Nova Scotia, who was killed in Afghanistan. In 2012, his uncle in Lantz gave the statue to the Elmsdale Legion and it was installed near the cenotaph at Elmsdale Road and Highway 2.

In October 2015, the statue was removed for repairs and temporarily located at the Elmsdale Legion. Since it was made of wood, the feet on the statue started to rot and one of the magazines was broke on the gun. A local lumber company completed the wooden repairs, and a welding company gave the soldier a new pair of metal boots. He was put back in place near the cenotaph just hours before Remembrance Day.

Megeney's family was extremely touched that the community looked after him like he was one of their own. His sister, Lisa Megeney said what touched her most was the community saw it not only as a statue of her brother, but as a representation of all those who lost their lives while serving our country overseas.

The Elmsdale Legion approached a carver in July 2021 to fix the statue again, but he felt it only had a couple of years left and the carver didn’t want to touch the carving by the other gentleman that has been in place for some years. So he offered to donate a new carving to commemorate his grandfather John Edward Rogers, while also keeping Corporal Kevin Megeney’s memory alive.

On Sunday, November 15, 1948, the community of Brooklyn saw the greatest gathering in history during the dedication of its War Memorial. The memorial was constructed in memory of all of Brooklyn's youth that had died in the First and Second World Wars. It was built of rounded beach stones and mounted on a two-step base and sat in the middle of three converging roads - the Village Square.

A brief prayer was offered by Reverend C. D. Nicholson, M.C. of the Burlington United Church. The Reverend himself was a wounded Veteran of the Princess Louise Fusiliers.  Reverend Nickerson spoke of the spirit of co-operation the Brooklyn Veterans had shown in planning and erecting the memorial, which he said, "represented not only their tribute to those who had died, but also a memorial to the living."

The memorial was unveiled by Major William Graham, M. M., president of the Hants County Branch No. 9 of the Royal Canadian Legion. A large number of Veterans from Windsor and other communities marched around the monument spreading Remembrance Day poppies over the ground. Brooklyn Veterans from the Royal Canadian Legion, Brooklyn's Women's Institute, the Porter, McKay and Harvey Families, as well as Thomas Hennessy Jr. and Mr. Harry Croth laid wreaths in memory of the fallen. A representative detachment of the 47th Anti-tank Regiment made up of members from the 88th Battery of Windsor and the 146th of Wolfville, commanded by Captain George S. McGray, helped give the necessary martial touch to the services.

The location of the cenotaph created a traffic hazard, so in 1997 the commemorative plaque was removed and placed on the new, larger cenotaph at the Brooklyn Fire Hall. The new memorial is located in a larger area where it is more convenient to hold Remembrance Day ceremonies. Poppies have been placed on the original monument. 

A petition signed by 1,000 residents of the Village of Brooklyn and the area around Brooklyn for their historic war monument to be preserved was presented to the Nova Scotia Legislature on November 24 and 28, 1997. It was assured the memorial would not be moved unless the community asks the Department of Transportation and Public Works to do so. Its retention and care indicates the sentimental value it holds for the community.

In 1997, the plaque from the original cenotaph was removed and placed on this memorial. This new memorial is located in a larger area where it is more convenient to hold Remembrance Day ceremonies. It is dedicated to the youth of Brooklyn who died in the First and Second World Wars and was erected in July 1997 by Hants County Royal Canadian Legion Branch 9.

This memorial was originally erected by the RCAF Station Greenwood and 14 Wing in 1967 to commemorate the various squadrons stationed in Kingston at the time. From the Mirror-Examiner, July 15, 2000: "A newly refurbished monument to the cooperation between 14 Wing Greenwood and the Village of Kingston was rededicated at the Steer Barbecue July 8, 2000. Participating in the ceremony were: Kings West MLA Jon Carey; Kingston Village Chair Lawrence England; John Hand, who designed the new monument; MP Scott Brison; 14 Wing C.O. Col. Brian Handley; Town Crier Lloyd Smith."

Erected by the Maritime Proving and Evaluation Unit on 24 May 1999.

VP International dedicated this Book of Remembrance to the crew members of land-based maritime patrol aircraft who have lost their lives in the performance of their flying duties. (individuals from 12 countries, including Canada) An annual memorial service is held in the fall at the site of the VP International Memorial (Refer to memorial number 12006-035).

This memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the Second World War.

This building, the Hants County War Memorial, was erected by local citizens to honour the local war dead and veterans of the Second World War.