This Book commemorates the 1,360 men and women from Halifax County who gave their lives in the Great War and includes the cause and date of death. It was officially dedicated to the City of Halifax along with the War Memorial in the Grand Parade on July 1, 1929.
The Great War Book of Remembrance is bound in blue calf, with decorative gilt edging and lettering, surrounded by hand-marbled end papers. The red and black hand lettering was designed and created by Nova Scotian book illuminator, Henry Perley Bernasconi.
The two other Books of Remembrance on public display are the Second World War and Korean War Book of Remembrance and the Third Book of Remembrance. The Central Library replaced the aging Halifax Memorial Library, which was rapidly deteriorating.
