Entering St Paul's Anglican Church from the narthex to the nave, you pass through the Memorial Arch. The ninety-one names of men of the parish who died in World War One are listed by rank. Above the arch is a piece of wreckage driven into the wall of the church in the Halifax Explosion on December 6, 1917.
Rev. Dr. William J. Armitage (1860-1929) served as rector of St. Paul's Church, Halifax, from 1897-1929. He volunteered as military chaplain, ministering to the men who camped in Halifax prior to being sent overseas, and served as honorary chaplain of the 66th Regiment. Rev. Dr. Armitage's notes regard parishioners who fought in World War One, who are memorialized on the bronze memorial doors.
