Advocate Harbour Cenotaph

This memorial is dedicated to the war dead and veterans of the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, and in the service of peace. A house to house campaign for funds to erect a cenotaph to honour the men and women who served in two World Wars and the Korean conflict was undertaken in District 10 during the month of February 1984. The campaign was sponsored by the Advocate District Development Association (A.D.D.A.), formerly known as the Advocate Action Association, and included the communities of Fraserville, Allenville, Spencer’s Island, East Advocate, Advocate Harbour, West Advocate, New Salem and Apple River. According to official reports, the area had the highest rate of enlistments of any area in Canada east of Ontario. Plans for the cenotaph were developed by a committee consisting of Ashley H. Morris (Chairman), D.K. Gamblin and Carson Spicer. The stone structure with a black African stone plaque was to be located in front of the Fundy Tides Recreational Centre, Advocate Harbour. The canvassers were: Holly Spicer, Roland Berry, Walton Rector, Don Gamblin and Carson Spicer. The Development Association was optimistic that District residents would respond generously and that the cenotaph was planned to be erected in the Spring of 1985. In a letter to the Halifax-Chronicle Herald, in Amherst, Nova Scotia, on 22 September 1985, the Chairman of the Cenotaph Committee advised Mr. Tom McCoag (a correspondent) that a cenotaph was to be unveiled on Sunday, 10 November 1985, at 2 p.m. to “honour those men and women from this district who served in the two World Wars and the Korean conflict.” The cenotaph was made possible through the generous financial support of residents in this part of Cumberland County and by men and women throughout Canada and the United States who served in our armed forces and who originally came from this area. Colonel Stanley D. Rhodenizer, former secretary, New Brunswick Command, The Royal Canadian Legion and retired commanding officer commanding New Brunswick Corps of Commissionaires and at that time a resident of Amherst, was the guest speaker. There were as well a number of national and provincial dignitaries who were invited to take part in the ceremony. A reception was held in the Fundy Tides Recreation Centre immediately following the ceremony.