British Army Memorial Cross
Municipality/Province: Fredericton, NB
Memorial number: 13004-015
Type: Cross - granite
Address: 500 Brunswick Street
Location: Old Burial Ground
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.9592338 Long: -66.6433981
Submitted by: Rich Gallant; Bill DeGrace; Lawrence Welling; Stephen Moore; Brian Cochrane
Photo credit: Veterans Affairs Canada
This memorial is dedicated to the British Soldiers who served in the Fredericton Garrison and is located next to the original British Army Memorial Cairn. Erected by the City of Fredericton, it is 289 cm high; 167 cm wide and 134 cm deep.
The cross was unveiled on August 13, 1985, by Lieutenant Governor Honourable George F.G. Stanley. At the ceremony he was quoted saying, “I salute the memory of the officers and men of the British garrison regiments who served in Canada between 1785 and 1869. Theirs is a tradition of service and loyalty. May we never forget them.”
Inscription found on memorial
[front/devant]
TO THE MEMORY OF THE
OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSONED OFFICERS, AND
OF THE REGIMENTS AND CORPS OF THE
BRITISH ARMY
WHO SERVED IN THE FREDERICTON GARRISON
BETWEEN 1784 AND 1869
ACROSS THIS FLAT LYETH BRITISH SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN FREDERICTON BETWEEN 1784 AND 1869
[right side/côté droit]
REGIMENTS OF FOOT
| 1ST | 33RD | 54TH | 60TH | 96TH |
| 6TH | 34TH | 57TH | 72ND | 97TH |
| 11TH | 36TH | 62ND | 74TH | 98TH |
| 15TH | 43RD | 63RD | 76TH | 102ND |
| 22ND | 52ND | 65TH | 81ST | 104TH |
THE RIFLE BRIGADE
[back/arrière]
ERECTED 1985 BY THE
CITY OF FREDERICTON TO COMMEMORATE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FREDERICTON
GARRISON AND THE FOUNDING OF THE
PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK IN 1784
WTIH ASSISTANCE FROM
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION FREDERICTON
NEW BRUNSWICK BRANCH NO 4
[left side/côté gauche]
CORPS DEPARTMENTS
ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS
COMMISSARIANT DEPARTMENT
BARRACK DEPARTMENT
Street view
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