Nova Scotia

Province Code
NS
City/Municipality
Hantsport
Memorial Number
12006-012
Type
Address
Willow Street and Evangeline Trail
Location
Hantsport Baptist Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.0642181, -64.180807
Inscription

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WILLIAM EDWARD HALL V.C.

THE FIRST NOVA SCOTIAN, AND THE FIRST MAN OF COLOUR TO WIN
THE EMPIRE'S HIGHEST AWARD "FOR VALOUR."
BORN AT HORTON, NOVA SCOTIA APRIL 28TH, 1821.
DIED AT AVONPORT NOVA SCOTIA AUGUST 27TH, 1904.
ON NOVEMBER 16TH, 1857, WHEN SERVING IN H.M.S. SHANNON,
HALL WAS PART OF A CREW UNDER COMMAND OF A LIEUTENANT
WHICH PLACED A 24 POUNDER GUN NEAR THE ANGLE OF THE SHAH
NUJJIFF AT LUCKNOW, WHEN ALL BUT THE LIEUTENANT AND HALL
WERE EITHER KILLED OR WOUNDED. HALL WITH UTTER DISREGARD FOR
LIFE KEPT LOADING AND FIRING THE GUN UNTIL THE WALL HAD BEEN BREACHED
AND THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW HAD BEEN ASSURED.

"HIS GREAT PRIDE WAS HIS BRITISH HERITAGE."

[front bottom plaque]
THIS CAIRN MARKS THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF
WILLIAM EDWARD HALL V.C.

[plaque]

  • Uncovering
  • William Hall's
  • Story
  •  
  • WILLIAM HALL is an important figure
  • in Canada's history and the story of
  • his bravery is known around the
  • world. Yet, little is known about his
  • life. Historians have attempted to piece
  • together the details from a variety
  • of sources, including military and
  • church records as well as newspaper
  • accounts and family lore, but these
  • are sometimes contradictory
  •  
  • In the case of Hall's birth date, various
  • records indicate that he was born
  • between the years of 1821 and 1832.
  • Also depending upon the source, the
  • location of his birth is said to be at
  • Horton, Horton's Bluff, Summerville,
  • Hantsport or near Avonport.
  •  
  • As anyone who does genealogical
  • research knows, such discrepancies
  • in the historical record are not
  • unusual. While there appears to be
  • no definitive answer to the question
  • of the date or location of William Hall's
  • birth, our limited knowledge about
  • Hall's life in no way diminishes
  • historical importance as the monument
  • and plaque located here attest.
  •  
  • Parks
  • Canada
  • Découverte
  • de l'histoire de
  • William Hall
  •  
  • WILLIAM HALL est un personnage
  • important de l'histoire du Canada. Ses
  • actes de bravoure sont connus dans le
  • monde entier, pourtant, on ne sait que
  • peu de choses de lui. Les historiens ont
  • essayé de reconstituer sa vie à partir
  • de diverses sources, dont les archives
  • militaires et religieuses, des articles
  • de journaux et l'histoire familiale, mais
  • ces sources se contredisent parfois.
  •  
  • Par exemple, la date de naissance de
  • Hall varie, selon les documents entre
  • 1821 et 1832. Par ailleurs, selon les
  • sources, son lieu de sa naissance serait
  • Horton, Horton's Bluff, Summerville,
  • Hantsport ou « près d'Avonport ».
  •  
  • Comme le savent tous les
  • généalogists, de telles incohérences
  • dans les documents d'archvies ne
  • sont pas rares. L'incertitude persiste
  • sur la date et lieu de naissance
  • de William Hall, toutefois, nos
  • connaissances incomplètes sur sa
  • vie ne diminuent en rien l'importance
  • historique du personnage, dont
  • témoignent le monument et le plaque
  • qui se trouvent ici.
  •  
  • Parcs
  • Canada

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  • WILLIAM HALL, V. C.
  • (1827—1904)
  •  
  • As the first person of African descent and
  • the first Nova Scotian to be awarded the
  • Victorian Cross, William Hall became an
  • inspiration for the military and a source
  • of pride for Canadians and persons of
  • African descent everywhere. His service
  • with the Royal Navy during the Indian
  • Mutiny in 1857 typified the value many
  • African Canadians placed on loyalty to
  • the British Empire and the freedom it
  • represented to them during the 19th
  • century. Occurring at a time when terms
  • of eligibility for the honour were still
  • being defined, Hall's award illustrated
  • that valour preceded ancestry and race in
  • the selection process.
  •  
  • Historic Sites and
  • Monuments Board
  • of Canada
  • WILLIAM HALL, V.C.
  • (1827-1904)
  •  
  • Première personne d'ascendance
  • africaine et premier Néo-Écossais à
  • recevoir le Croix de Victoria, William
  • Hall devint un modèle pour les militaires
  • ainsi qu'une source de fierté pour les
  • Canadiens et les personnes
  • d'origine africaine. Son service au sein de
  • la marine britannique lors de la révolte
  • des Cipayes de 1857 illustra la loyauté de
  • nombreux Afro-Canadiens envers l'Empire
  • britannique, un symbole de liberté
  • pour eux au XIXe siècle. Alors que les
  • conditions d'admissibilité restaient encore
  • à définir, la Croix décernée à Hall prouva
  • que le courage l'emportait sur l'origine et
  • la race dans le processus de sélection.
  •  
  • Commission des lieux et
  • monuments historiques
  • du Canada
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Body Content

William Neilson Edward Hall died in Hantsport on August 25, 1904, of paralysis and was buried in an unmarked grave in Lockhart, without military honours. In 1937, a campaign was launched to have William Hall recognized by the Royal Canadian Legion, but it was not until 1954 that his remains were reinterred in the grounds of the Hantsport Baptist Church. A cairn was erected in his honour two years later by the Hantsport Branch of the Legion, which includes an enlarged bronze replica of his Victoria Cross and a plaque describing his actions and devotion to duty.

The memorial was built by Embert Alexander Gollan, a stone mason and long time resident of Hantsport, and his assistant was Robert Plusifer, a Hantsport boy recently discharged from the Army. The builder left his mark on the right hand corner of the lower base.

In 1967, another plaque was placed on the memorial. The members of the Lucknow 109 have faithfully placed a wreath each year on November 11 at the memorial. The last major refit was in the summer of 1994, a Hantsport centennial project.

City
Hantsport
Country
Type Description
Cairn
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4648
City/Municipality
Enfield
Memorial Number
12006-011
Type
Address
253 Highway 2
Location
St Bernard's Catholic Church
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.9419971, -63.5358799
Inscription

IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF
ENFIELD
WHO HAVE GIVEN
THEIR LIVES
FOR THEIR COUNTRY

1914-1918
Bennet J. Horne
Norman McHolden
Leo A. Horne
Clenent W. Peake

1939-1945
Raymon F. Benere
Raybrun V. Garden
Emery J. Ledwidge
Murray F. Wilson
Lewis L. Currie
Allan L. Kenny
Andrew V. McDowell
Eric Thompson

THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

KOREAN CONFLICT
JUNE 25, 1950
JULY 27, 1953

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Constructed in memory of the men of Enfield who have given their lives for their country. This Cenotaph replaces the original erected by Bob Thompson.

City
Enfield
Country
Type Description
Shaft
Memorial CF Legacy ID
4645
City/Municipality
Wolfville
Memorial Number
12006-010
Type
Address
407 Main Street
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.0916283, -64.36087
Inscription

[front/devant]
1914 - 1918
IN LOVING
MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN HEROES

  • ABBOTT, FREDERICK M.,M.M.
  • BORDEN, ROBERT O.
  • COLDWELL, GEORGE B.
  • CONNOR, DALLAS, O.
  • DAKIN, CHESTER V.
  • DEWOLFE, H. BURTON
  • EATON, LEONARD C.
  • ELDERRIN, WILLIAM A.M.
  • FERRIS, WINFIELD A.
  • FERRIS, CHARLES W.
  • FIELDING, H. CLIVE
  • FITCH, CHARLES W.
  • HUTCHINSON, FRANK O.
  • JONES, STANLEY L.
  • KEEBLE, GEORGE F.
  • LIGHTFOOT, RUFUS W.
  • LYNCH, WALTER L.
  • MANNING, CLYDE C.
  • McGREGOR, GEORGE E.
  • PINCH, ARTHUR W.
  • PORTER, FRANK E.
  • RITCHIE, GEORGE A.
  • ROGERS, E. LESLIE
  • SCHOFIELD, CHARLES W.
  • SHAW, BLAKE U.
  • SLEEP, FREDERICK L.
  • SPICER, ROBERT W.
  • WEBSTER, CLIFFORD C.

WOODMAN, KARL D.

”THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”.
ERECTED BY THE CITIZENS OF WOLFVILLE

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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

1939 - 1945

CYRIL G. CAVANAGH
KENNETH W. EAGLES
BERNARD W. FULLERTON
DOUGLAS GEORGE
SAMUEL R. KENNY
LEO M. REGAN
RONALD W. SMITH
J. BEVERLEY STARR
ALFRED G. STEVENS

ERECTED BY
THE CITIZENS OF WOLFVILLE

[back/arrière]
1978
EARL CAREY & SONS HAVE
RECONSTRUCTED THIS MEMORIAL
IN MEMORY OF
CPL. ORREN W. CAREY (W.W.II)

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Alfred Lake grows a Royal Oak
An oak tree with a fascinating history stands behind the Mona Parsons' sculpture, The Joy is Almost Too Much to Bear.

In a sense the story goes back to the time of King Charles II of England. Oaks planted at Windsor Castle are said to commemorate the king's 1651 escape from Cromwell's Parliamentary army by hiding high in an oak tree.

During WWI Wolfville resident Alfred Lake heard the story on the castle grounds where he happened to pick up an acorn. Serving in France with the 85th Infantry Battalion as a bicycle messenger near Valenciennes, Lake was shot in the abdomen and leg. He spent 69 days in hospital in Windsor, just as the Great War ended.

Mr. Lake found the acorn in his pack on his return to Nova Scotia. As the gardener and caretaker at the old Wolfville post office for many years, he soon planted it on the grounds. That oak is now over one hundred years old, still standing vigil.

Born in 1897, Alfred James Lake died in 1977.

The Royal Oak is the tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads in 1651. The original Royal Oak was destroyed by souvenir seekers in the 18th Century. The many ancient oak trees in Windsor Castle's Great Park are said to commemorate this event.

Alfred James Lake served as a bicycle messenger with the 85th Infantry Battalion. He was wounded near Valenciennes, France in the last days of The Great War and convalesced near Windsor Castle, England.

Alfred Lake made a 'trip around the province' through Nova Scotia on his bicycle.

The Wolfville War Memorial at the Post Office
In 1919 Acadia University held a banquet to honour those soldiers who made it home after WW1 and the Great War Veteran's Association formed a branch here in Wolfville. The community newspaper, The Acadian, then advocated for a memorial to the 29 men who died.

A year later Wolfville town council started to raise money by mandatory tax for a memorial to the town's fallen soldiers. A stone cairn was dedicated June 3, 1921 on the site of the original post office. That day was a half-holiday in Wolfville.

The cairn caused, "not a little adverse criticism of the massive column of stone and cement," and veterans began seeking donations to add a statue, which took over a year.

When it arrived there was a shortage of funds. The bronze figure of the 'unknown solider' sat at the railway station until the final $300 was collected. Donors' names and amounts were listed in The Acadian. The total cost was $1,902.56. The statue was finally installed on top of the stone cairn.

In 1944 Wolfville formed a Royal Canadian Legion branch and a new plaque was added to commemorated those lost in WWII.

A statue of the "unknown soldier" was added to the stone cairn by public subscription in 1922. The monument was restored in 1978 in memory of Corp. Orren W. Carey of Avonport.

The post office was renovated in the mid-1950s in a modern style with new granite facing. It was demolished in 1971, taking three days for a wrecking ball to knock it down.

Alfred Lake plante un chêne royal
Derrière la sculpture de Mona Parsons, La joie est presque intolérable, se cache un chêne à l'histoire fascinante.

En un sens, cette histoire remonte à l'époque du roi Charles II d'Angleterre. On dit que les chênes plantés au château de Windsor commémorent comment le roi en 1651 échappa à l'armée parlementaire de Cromwell en se cachant en haut dans d'un chêne.

Durant la Première Guerre mondiale, Alfred Lake, un habitant de Wolfville, entendit cette histoire dans le parc du château et il y ramassa un gland. Alors qu'il servait en France dans le 85e bataillon d'infanterie comme coursier à vélo près de Valenciennes, Lake fut touché par balles au ventre et à la jambe. Il a passa 69 jours à l'hôpital de Windsor, juste à la fin de la Grande Guerre.

M. Lake découvrit le gland dans son sac à son retour en Nouvelle-Écosse. Jardinier et gardien de l'ancien bureau de poste de Wolfville pendant de nombreuses années, il planta alors ce gland dans le parc. Ce chêne a maintenant plus de cent ans et tient toujours debout.

Né en 1897, Alfred James Lake est décédé en 1977.

Le chêne royal est l'arbre dans lequel le futur roi Charles II d'Angleterre se cacha pour échapper aux Tetes-Roundes en 1651. Le chêne royal d'origine fut détruit par des chasseurs de souvenirs au 18e siècle. On dit que de nombreux chênes centenaires du Grand Parc du château de Windsor commémorent cet événement.

Alfred James Lake servit comme coursier à vélo dans le 85e bataillon d'infanterie. Il fut blessé près de Valenciennes, en France, vers la fin de la Grande Guerre et fit sa convalescence près du château de Windsor, en Angleterre.

Alfred Lake fit un « voyage autour de la province » en Nouvelle-Écosse sur son vélo.

Le monument commmémoratif de guerre du bureau de poste de Woflville
En 1919, l'Université Acadia organisa un banquet pour rendre hommage aux soldats qui étaient rentrés chez eux après la Première Guerre mondiale et l'association des vétérans de la Grande Guerre étabalit branche à Wolfville. Le journal communautaire The Acadian plaidait alors en faveur d'un monument en l'honneur des 29 hommes morts à la guerre. Un an plus tard, le conseil municipal de Wolfville a commença à collecter des fonds sous forme de taxe obligatoire en vue d'un monument en l'honneur des soldats de la ville tombés au combat.

Un cairn en pierre fut inauguré le 3 juin 1921 sur le site de l'ancien bureau de poste. Ce jour-là, un demi-congé fut accordé aux habitants de Wolfville.

Le cairn suscita « une réaction plus qu'hostile à l'énorme colonne de pierre et de ciment » et les anciens combattants commencerent à solliciter des dons pour y ajouter une statue, ce qui prit plus d'un an.

Quand la statue arriva, il manquait encore des fonds. La figure en bronze du « soldat inconnu » resta à la gare jusqu'à ce que les 300 dollars manquants aient été versés. Le noms des donateurs et le montants des furent répertoriés dans The Acadain. Le coût total était de 1 902,56 $. La statue fut finalement érigée sur le cairn en pierre.

En 1944, Wolfville établit une filiale de la Légion royale canadienne et une nouvelle plaque fut ajoutée pour commémorer les soldats morts au combat durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Une statue du « soldat inconnu » fut ajoutée au cairn de pierre en 1922 au moyen d'une collecte auprès du public. Le monument fut restauré en 1978 à la mémoire du caporal Orren W. Carey d'Avonport.

Le bureau de poste fut rénové dans les années 50 dans un style plus moderne avec un nouveau revètement en granit. Il fut démoli en 1971 et cela prit trois jours pour que le boulet de démolition parvienne à le détruire. 

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Body Content

In January 1920, the Town of Wolfville created a committee to build a war memorial and placed a piece in The Acadian newspaper asking for the community to verify which local members died during the First World War. The committee asked the town to fund the memorial and in May 1920 the town decided that the memorial would be paid by public tax.

Its location in front of the Post Office was chosen since it was the only government building in town. Work on the cenotaph began in November 1920 and by April 1921 the cairn was completed, but locals were upset with where the plaque would be placed as it would be too high up to read.

The cenotaph was dedicated on 3 June 1921 and citizens were still upset with the memorial, one in The Acadian newspaper called it a “monumental monstrosity”. The Wolfville Great War Veterans Association wanted changes as well and by September 1921 raised enough donations for alterations to cenotaph which the Town approved in October 1921. In November 1921, the Monument Committee collected funds for a bronze statue to put on top of the monument and photographs of the statue were placed in businesses around Wolfville for input.

A statue was ordered from Wm. A. Rogers Company in Toronto and shipped to Wolfville in October 1922. Because of a shortage of funds the statue sat at the train station for almost a month until enough money was collected. The Great War Veterans Association's alterations to the monument to make it more readable and in line with what the townspeople wanted were made in December 1922 when the statue was placed on top.

In 1944, Wolfville formed a Royal Canadian Legion branch and a plaque was added to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Second World War. The cenotaph was restored in September 1978 by Earl Casey and Sons in memory of Corporal Orren W. Carey of Avonport and it was rededicated in October.

The cenotaph was completely revamped by the Town of Wolfville in 2021.

City
Wolfville
Country
Type Description
Cairn - beach stone, statue - bronze
Memorial CF Legacy ID
486
City/Municipality
Wolfville
Memorial Number
12006-009
Type
Address
23 Westwood Ave
Location
Acadia University
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.08868, -64.36912
Inscription

[side/côté]

WAR MEMORIAL HOUSE 1939 - 1945

[side/côté]

IN MEMORY OF THE GRADUATES AND STUDENTS OF ACADIA INSTITUTIONS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II

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The War Memorial House is dedicated to the war dead from Acadia University during the Second World War.

City
Wolfville
Country
Type Description
Building
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1787
City/Municipality
Wolfville
Memorial Number
12006-008
Type
Address
550 Main Street
Location
Acadia University
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.0906471, -64.3686367
Inscription

[front/devant]

UNIVERSITY

SERJT. PHILIP S. BEALS, '09
CPL. HAROLD F. BISHOP, Ex '17
GR. GEORGE W.L. BLACKADAR, Ex'16
SERJT. ROBERT C. BORDEN, Ex'17
PTE. HAROLD G. COX, Ex'16
CAPT. ERIC R. DENNIS, M.C. Ex'15
CAPT. LEON H. CURRY,'05
PTE. STEPHEN J. DICK, Ex'17
PTE. H. BURTON DEWOLFE,'16
CAPT. LEONARD G. EATON, Ex'16
PTE. VERNON C. ELDERKIN, Ex'08
LT. JOHN H. FEINDEL, Ex'16
PTE. CHARLES W. FITCH, Ex'18
PTE. HAROLD G. HARNISH, Ex'19
SPR. C. PRESTON ILLSLEY, ENG.'14
CAPT. JONATHAN L. JOHNSON, Ex'09
PTE. ARTHUR T. JONES, Ex'17
MAJOR STANLEY L. JONES,'97
GR. RUPERT M. KINNIE, Ex'14

1914 - 1918

THIS SHAFT CONTAINS THE NAMES OF GRADUATES
AND EX-STUDENTS OF ACADIA AND
AFFILIATED SCHOOLS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
DURING THE GREAT WAR AND TO WHOM THE ADJOIN-
ING GYM HAS BEEN ERECTED AS A MEMORIAL

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UNIVERSITY

CPL. WILLIAM M. MACLEAN, Ex'19
PTE. COLIN MACLEAOD, D.C.M., Ex'09
LCE.CPL. GUY L. MACPHEE, Ex'17
LT. FREDERICK C. MANNING,'16
LT. VERNE K. MASON,'14
LT. CLAUDE L. MOORE, Ex'17
LT. HERBERT F. PAUL, Ex'15
PTE. GEORGE B. PECK, M.M.,Ex'17
CAPT. HARRY H. PINEO,'12
PTE. ERNEST L. POWELL,'12
PTE. LOUIS B. SHAFFNER, Ex'17
PTE. FREDERICK L. SLEEP, Ex'10
SERJT. LEONARD SLIPP,'02
LT. WALTER C. SMITH, ENG.'14
SERJT. AUSTIN C. WEBSTER, Ex'17
PTE. JOHN L. WOOD, Ex'18
CPL. KARL D. WOODMAN, Ex'17
PTE. COLIN M.B. WRIGHT, M.M.,Ex'19

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ACADEMY

SERJT. EARL P. BENJAMIN
PTE. HAROLD E. BENJAMIN
LT. NORMAN C. CHRISTIE
A.M.
PTE. WILLIAM ELDERKIN
CPL. WILLIAM H. ELLIS
PTE. FREDERICK L. EMMERSON
PTE. WARD S. FISHER JR.
PTE. CHARLES E. FREEMAN
PTE. EMERSON W. GATES
PTE. ALBERT L. HARLOW
PTE. MERRILL LANK
LT. ORIN L. LANTZ, C.DEG.
PTE. S MORTON LOCKE
LT. GEORGE E. MACGREGOR
CAPT. GRANT W. MACNEIL
LCE.CPL. PHILIP W. MANNING
PTE. EARL A. MOORE
LT. HENRY C. PARKS, M.C.
PTE. FRANK E. PORTER
PTE. SYDNEY W. RICHARDSON, M.M.
LT. RUTHERFORD SIMMS
LT. BERNARD F. TROTTER

THEY LOVED HONOR MORE
THAN THEY FEARED DEATH

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SEMINARY

JESSIE B. TAGGARD, N.S.
ADRUENNA A. TUPPER, A.R.R.C.

IN MAIOREM DEI GLORIAM

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Body Content

The Acadia University First World War Memorial service was held in connection with the June 1928 Closing Exercises of Acadia University. Constructed by Acadia President Dr. F.W. Patterson, at a cost of $100,000, it was erected directly in front of the Acadia War Memorial Gymnasium,

The service was attended by hundreds of people, including many ex-service men and members of the Kings Branch of the Canadian Legion attended in a body. Following the singing of the hymn, "O, God Our Help in Ages Past," President Patterson offered a prayer and the unveiling followed.

City
Wolfville
Country
Type Description
Stele - granite
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1786
City/Municipality
Wolfville
Memorial Number
12006-007
Type
Address
550 Main Street
Location
Acadia University
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.091935, -64.36839
Inscription

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ACADIA
WAR MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM

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THIS STONE WAS LAID
BY
GEN. SIR ARTHUR W. CURRIE
G.C.M.G. K.C.B.
ON MAY 26TH
1920


S.P. DUMARESQ
ARCHITECT

C.J. WRIGHT
BUILDER

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Cornerstone of the Acadia University War Memorial Gymnasium
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Acadia University War Memorial Gymnasium
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The old gymnasium located on University Avenue burned to the ground in June of 1914. A student committee to discuss building a new gymnasium was struck under the leadership of Alfred Douglas Borden. They were able to meet during the 1914 - 1915 academic year, but the war put their discussions on hold. After the war, as the classes swelled with Veterans, so did the need for a gymnasium.

On 7 April 1919, students of Acadia Institutions together with the Alumni of Wolfville met in the Assembly Hall to consider the matter of a war memorial. A suggestion was made for a memorial gymnasium typifying the sporting spirit of the men who were in the army and support for the idea was strong. Throughout July and August of 1919, the Alumni Newsletter published lists of funding and pledges for the memorial.

Acadia War Memorial Gymnasium was dedicated to graduates and ex-students of Acadia University and affiliated schools who gave their lives in the First World War. It was designed by Halifax based architect Sydney P. Dumaresq, Acadia University Class of 1899. The building, of local quartzite with Indiana limestone trim, was built by Charles H. Wright during 1920 to 1921 at the cost of approximately $100,000.

The cornerstone was laid by General Sir Arthur Currie on 26 May 1920 on the afternoon of convocation. Sir Arthur Currie was awarded an honorary doctorate from Acadia University, the Doctorate of Laws. His fellow graduates consisted mostly of Veterans.

The Athletics Complex was completed in 1967 and the Arena added in 1988.

 

City
Wolfville
Country
Type Description
Brick building
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1785
City/Municipality
Windsor
Memorial Number
12006-006
Type
Address
78 Stannus Street
Location
Hants County
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
44.9923769, -64.1327549
Inscription

[front/devant]

THEY FOUGHT TO BURY DEEP THE SWORD

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOUR OF ALL WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1918

[side/côtè]

OUR HONOURED DEAD

HANTS PORT
CLAIRE B. CHURCHILL
LAWRENCE DAVISON
CHARLES DIXON
FRANCIS E. DODGE
LEROY L. LAWRENCE
CHARLES MACUMBER
ALLAN MARSTERS
ROLAND REID
JOHN W. ROLPH
HARRY SCHURMAN
MAITLAND
CLAUDE BLOIS
LEONARD J. BROWN
OTIS S. DOUGLAS
ADAM J. LATTIE
GEORGE MANLEY
CLARENCE MCDOUGALL
FREDERICK H. MCDONALD
CHARLES G. MCKEIL
MELVIN MCKENZIE
ROY A. MCLEARN
LAURIE PUTNAM
ARTHUR A. SMITH
GAVIN STAIRS
GRAHAM STAIRS
HAROLD STEEVES
WILLIAM C. STERLING
BENJAMIN S WIDDE
KENNETCVOOK
& GORE
ADDISON ANTHONY
DOUGLAS ANTHONY
ELROY ETTINGER
AUSTIN E. HARVEY
JOSEPH SINGER
REGINALD L. WILE
NOEL
ANDERSON LINGARD
GEO G. O'BRIEN
HARRY F. O'BRIEN

[back/arrière]

THEIR NAME FOREVER-
LIVETH -MORE

OUR HONOURED DEAD

WINDSOR
WM. ABISSETT-ALECK BRUSHETT-JAS. J. BROWN
FREDERIC C. BURCHELL-DELBERT J. CALDWELL
ROVERT E. CALDWELL-REDVERS B. CARMICHAEL
ALFRED S. CHURCHILL-WM. COOKE-JOHN MCL. CURRIE
LEMUEL DAY-THOS. A. B. DUDLEY-SYDNEY J. DUNCAN
MURRAY J. FOGARTY-VERNON A. GRIERSON
JOHN M. HENSLEY-EDWARD S. HALEY
ATWOOD A. JOHNSON-HARRY KING-THOS. LEIGHTON
GEO. M. LOCKHART-J. NOBLE MILLETT-JOHN REID
MAXWELL REID-ALYNE H. SCOTT-CHAS SELLON
PERGY F. SEYMOUR-CHAS H. SHAW-CHAS E. SLOAN
ERIC C. SMITH-JOHN R. SMITH-RAYMOND S. SMITH
VERNON W. SPICER-JOHN E. TAYLOR-CHAS THOMPSON
DONALD M. TRAPNELL-ARTHUR WARR
ST-CROIX
JOHN H. BATES-THOS. BEST-JOHN BUSHIE
ROLD. W. COCHRAN-ROB B. DEMONT-TIMOTHY DILL
ALEX GIBSON-WALTER S. LUNN-LEVI ROBINSON
CHAS H. SMILEY-RALPH E. SPENCE-JOHN W. WELLS
CLARENCE WHEATON JAMES WILLIAMS

BROOKLYN
ARTHUR C. ARMITAGE-ROY DUPLISSIE-CHAS GALE
UBREY E. FORREST-HAROLD MCKAY-HARRY MUSGRAVE
AVARD O'BRIEN-CECIL PARKER-STANLEY PARKER
RALPH W. ROBERTSON
FALMOUTH
THOS. AVERY-ERNEST J. BOOKS-PERCY MC. LOCKHART
IRVING H. LYON-WYLIE PATTERSON-FRED A. SMITH
KEMPT
GILBERT ANTHONY-FRED BROWN-WM. GREENO
CORDON CROSSLEY-LUKE CROSSLEY-WALSO LYMAN
TERRANCE MOSHER-EDWARD WHEADON-CLAUDE YOUNG
RAWDON & UNIACKE
FREDERICK M. CANAVAN-CLYDE DEWOLFE-AVARD L. DIMOCK
ERNEST E. MCCLAIRE-PERCY W. MCCLARE-WALTER MCQUARRIE
NINE MILE RIVER
JOHN A. BRADBURY-ERWIN W. FRASER-HENRY R. GREEN
BENNETT J. HORNE-LEO A. HORNE-ALLAN E. MCLACHLAN
DONALD W. MCLEAN-JAMES B MCPHEE-GERALD PYKE
BENJAMIN A TAYLOR GEO. C. WOODWORTH

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OUR HONOURED DEAD

SHUBENACADIE
CLINTON ANNAND
GUY BROWN
MOSHER CUSTANCE
WILLIAM DODD
WILLIAM DUFF
BLANDHARD GASS
THOMAS IRVING
WILBERT LARABEE
PETER MALONEY
CLEVELAND MCCABE
WALTER MCKENZIE
GEORGE NOBLE
JAMES NOBLE
RICHARD A. PENTZ
RALPH RIED
GEORGE ROBINSON
WILLIAM SELWAY
JOHN A SMITH
JAS. H. SUTHERLAND
HALIBURTON WALLACE
GEO. C. WOODWORTH
WINDSOR FORKS
AUBREY WILSON
FRANK WILSON
AVONDALE
CARTHUR BLACKBURN
CHRISTOPHER HALEY
WILLIAM H. LAKE
MURRAY W. MILLER
RALPH I. MILLER
CALVIN E. WITHRO
BURLINGTON
ARTHUR BRISON
JOHN BURGESS
VERNON BURGESS
SCOTCH VILLAGE
MAXWELL ANTHONY
WM. A. ANTHONY
HARRY K. BARRON
ERNEST ELLSWORTH

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  • WINDSOR
  • GORDON W. AKER
  • T. BERNARD AKIN
  • CYRIL H. ANTHONY
  • JOHN R. BARCLAY
  • RAYMOND BEKER
  • C. BASH. BOULDEN OBE
  • EMBERT C. BROWN
  • HARRY E. BROWN
  • GEORGE BUCHANAN
  • A. DONALDSON CARD
  • DONALD R. CALDWELL
  • ALFRED S. FORSYTH
  • ARTHUR C. FORSYTH
  •  
  • HARLEY E. FRIZZELL
  • WILBER ST. C. HALEY
  • PETER P. HASHEM
  • EDWARD J. KILCUP
  • RALPH N. KNOWLES
  • MURRAY E. LEIGHTON
  • ROY W. LEIGHTON
  • WILLIAM A. MATHESON
  • HUBERT H. MILLER
  • EARL F. MORTON DFC
  • FRANK H. PORTER
  • ORRIN J. ROURKE
  • ALLAN B. SINGER
  • FRED I. SMITH
  • W. LEWIS STAILING
  • THEODORE R. UNDERWOOD
  • GEORGE J. WILCOX
  • KOREAN WAR
  • HANTSPORT
  • EMMERSON PATTERSON
  • LATTIE'S BROOK
  • WILFRED D. CLOONEY
  • VERNON R. WEATHERBEE
  • SHUBENACADIE
  • WILLIAM A. COPAGE
  • SOUTH MAITLAND
  • MALCOLM R. ROYLES
  •  
  •  

[side/côtè]

TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR
1939 - 1945
AND THE KOREAN WAR
1950 - 1953
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOREVERMORE
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
DEDICATED JULY 16, 1995
BY
HANTS COUNTY BRANCH #009 RCL
TOWN OF WINDSOR
MUNICIPALITY OF WEST HANTS

CANADA REMEMBERS

[back/arrière]

  • NOEL
  • REXFORD M. MCCULLOCH
  • O. KEITH MAIN
  • JOHN J. MILLER
  • WILLIS E. NEIL
  • CLARENCE SPENCER
  • FRANK M. TOMLINSON
  • STANLEY WHITE
  • WALLACE B. WHITE
  • NORTH SALEM
  • ALLEN A. NELSON
  • POPLAR GROVE
  • MAXWELL W.W. STEVENS
  •  
  • RAWDON
  • CARL R. BOND
  • ARTHUR E. DIMOCK
  • LAURIE D. PAGE
  • MURRAY B. PAGE
  • SCOTCH VILLAGE
  • ARTHUR T. ADAMS
  • REGINALD BENNETT
  • FLOYD A. WILE
  • SELMAH
  • FRANK E. DOTTEN
  • HOLLIS L. MCKEIL
  • C. SCOTT MCKENZIE
  • ARTHUR H. WHIDDEN
  • SHUBENACADIE
  • WILLIAM R. ROBB
  • STE. CROIX
  • FRANCIS ALLEN
  • UNIACKE
  • DUNCAN W. BLOIS
  • KENNETH DRISCOLL
  • MAYNARD A. PARKER
  • JONATHAN H. WALTON
  • WALTON
  • CLARENCE C. REYNOLDS
  •  
  •  

[right slab/dalle de droite]

  • BROOKLYN
  • DONALD R. HARVEY
  • GARNET C. PORTER
  • REGINALD L. ROSS
  • CARL W. WISEMAN
  • BURLINGTON
  • ROBERT C. HARVIE
  • GEORGE A. SHAW
  • CHESTER ROAD
  • RAWLEIGH A. BEZANSON
  • HAROLD A. JODREY
  • EARLE F. TANNER
  • FRANK M. WILE
  •  
  • ELLERSHOUSE
  • ROY A. CLARK
  • ROBERT D. HARVEY
  • JASON G. KILCUP
  • DONALD F. MCIVOR
  • GEORGE G. ROCKWELL
  • ELMSDALE
  • WENDALL C. PARKER
  • ENFIELD
  • RAYMOND F. BENERE
  • LEWIS L. CURRIE
  • RAYBORN V. GARDEN
  • ANDREW V. MCDOWELL
  • MURRAY F. WILSON
  • FALMOUTH
  • FRANCIS W. LAWRENCE
  • GORE
  • ROY ROSS
  • EVERETT M. SIMM
  • HANTSPORT
  • RICHARD P. BEAZLEY
  • LEO COPE
  • J. CLARENCE FISHER
  • JOSEPH NIBBY
  • MILLARD PATTERSON
  • DOUGLAS STEVENS
  •  

[side/côtè]

  • V-E DAY MAY 8, 1945
  • V-J DAY AUGUST 15, 1945
  • DIEPPE RAID
  • INVASION OF SICILY
  • BATTLE OF ORTONA
  • BATTLE OF CASSINO
  • D-DAY NORMANDY
  • FRANCE JUNE 6, 1944
  • BATTLE OF CAEN
  • BATTLE OF BRITAIN
  • KOREA 1950 - 1953
  • BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
  • BATTLE OF RHUR
  • H.M.C.S. OTTAWA
  • SUNK SEPT. 13, 1942
  • BATTLE OF HONG KONG
  • NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN
  • H.M.C.S. SKEENA
  • LOST OCT. 25, 1944
  • MURMASK RUN
  • BOMBER AND FIGHTER COMMAND
  • KAPYONG KOREA
  • LIBERATION OF HOLLAND 1945

[back/arrière]

  • KEMPT
  • NORMAN L. BROWN
  • FREDERICK W. CAMPBELL
  • MAYNARD CROSSLEY
  • PERCY E. HARVEY
  • STAFFORD M. LAKE
  • PERRY E. MILLS
  • KENNETCOOK
  • LEONARD COLBERT
  • FIRTH C. ETTINGER
  • SIDNEY A. GARLAND
  • LESTER E. HARVIE
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • MAITLAND
  • LLOYD BENTLEY
  • WESLEY ROBINSON
  • MURRAY E. TARR
  • JOHN R. UNDERWOOD
  • MILFORD
  • VERNON L. ISENOR
  • EARLE K. REID
  • MOSHERVILLE
  • DANA A. NELSON
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  • NEWPORT
  • LLOYD F. CANAVAN
  • PERLEY G. HEBB
  • DWIGHT L. SMILEY
  • NEWPORT STATION
  • CHARLES M. FAIRFAX
  • LEWIS A. MATTATAL
  • GEORGE W.H. RILEY
  • NOEL
  • EDMUND MCL. ANTHONY
  • KENNETH F. DAVIS
  • WILFRED H. DENSMORE
  • CLAUDE W. ETTINGER
  • LAURIE E. GORMAN
  • JAMES B. HARVEY
  • MARVEN G. HARVEY
  • EARLE R. HILCHIE
  • ROBERT D. LAKE

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VIMY RIDGE
HILL 70-LENS
PASSCHENDAELE

AMIENS-ARRAS
BOURLON WOOD
CAMBRAI-MONS

YPRES
FESTUBERT
GIVENCHY

THE SOMME
SANCTUARY WOOD
COURCELETTE

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Unveiled by the Lieutenant Governor on October 9, 1923, the Windsor Cenotaph was dedicated by the mayor of Windsor to the local men who died in the First World War and in honour of all who served. The form of the main stone originates from ancient Celtic inhabitants of Britain. At the top, a cross represents sacrifice. The huge laurel-hung sword struck deeply into the rock at the base indicates the hope of an end to all warfare. Above hovers the Dove of Peace placing an olive branch upon the sword. Two globes, one on each side, suggest that peace be universal. The Union Jack on the base indicates the prominent part played by the British Empire in attaining this ideal. The torch suggests keeping alive and alight in our minds the honoured memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War.

Inscriptions for the Second World War and the Korean War were added later and the monument was refurbished in 1995.

City
Windsor
Country
Type Description
Stele - granite, slabs - granite
Photo Credit
Marilyn Gurney. Stuart O. McCann.
Memorial CF Legacy ID
485
City/Municipality
Canning
Memorial Number
12006-005
Type
Address
9790 NS-358
Location
Next to the post office
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.157778, -64.423333
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Marilyn Gurney
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front view
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This memorial, dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars, was erected by the citizens of Ward One.

City
Canning
Country
Type Description
Granite stele and pillars
Memorial CF Legacy ID
408
City/Municipality
Kentville
Memorial Number
12006-004
Type
Address
74 Park Street
Location
Memorial Park
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.076944, -64.507778
Inscription

[front/devant]

THE CITIZENS OF
KENTVILLE
REMEMBER WITH PRIDE
AND AFFECTION THOSE
WHO PAID THE SUPREME
SACRIFICE IN DEFENCE
OF THEIR COUNTRY

Lest we forget

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This memorial was erected by the town of Kentville to honour the local dead of Canada's wars.

City
Kentville
Country
Type Description
Granite stele
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1782
City/Municipality
Kentville
Memorial Number
12006-003
Type
Address
37 River Street
Location
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 6
in Canada
Yes
GPS Coordinates
45.07981, -64.4964
Inscription

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ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION

KINGS BRANCH NO. 6

THIS BUILDING IS A MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND COUNTRY

1914-1918 1939-1945 AND KOREA

"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."

ERECTED 1969

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This building -- the location of Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 6 (Kentville) -- was constructed in 1969 as a memorial to the war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.

City
Kentville
Country
Type Description
Stone building
Memorial CF Legacy ID
1781