Erected by the Pictou Highlanders Memory Club, this memorial is dedicated to the Veterans and war dead of The Pictou Highlanders, an infantry battalion of the Canadian Army (Militia), and its previous units. The Pictou Highlanders was redesignated on 2 July 1920. On 12 November 1954, it was amalgamated with The North Nova Scotia Highlanders and the 189th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery and redesignated the 1st Battalion of The Nova Scotia Highlanders.
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
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[front/devant]
THIS OBELISK
IS DEDICATED
TO THE
COMMEMORATION
OF
THE PICTOU
HIGHLANDERS
AN INFANTRY
BATTALION OF
THE CANADIAN ARMY
(MILITIA)
1921-1954
PERPETUATING
PREVIOUS UNITS
FROM 1869-1920 AND
THE 17TH AND 246TH
BATTALIONS
CEF WWI
AND
PERPETUATED BY
1ST BATTALION
NOVA SCOTIA
HIGHLANDERS (NORTH)
IN HONOUR OF
THOSE THAT SERVED
IN MEMORY OF THOSE THAT DIED
[left side/côté gauche]
BATTLE
HONOURS
SOUTH AFRICA
1899-1900
YPRES
1915, 1917
FESTUBERT
1915
SOMME
1916, 1918
ARRAS
1917, 1918
VIMY
1917
PASSCHENDAELE
AMIENS
HINDENBURG LINE
CAMBRAI
1918
[back/arrière]
WE REMEMBER
ERECTED BY
THE PICTOU
HIGHLANDERS
MEMORY CLUB
[right side/côté droit]
BATTLE
HONOURS
LIRI VALLEY
GOTHIC LINE
CORIANO
LAMONE CROSSING
AUTHE
CAEN
CHAMBOIS
BOULOGNE 1944
THE RHINE
DELFZYL POCKET
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Location
Pictou Highlanders Memorial
George Street at Terrace Street
New Glasgow
Nova Scotia
Pictou Highlanders Memorial
George Street at Terrace Street
New Glasgow
Nova Scotia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.589722
Long. -62.647222
Lat. 45.589722
Long. -62.647222
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