New Brunswick

"FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE" The Petitcodiac War Museum, a lasting tribute to the people who served their country in the First and Second World Wars, Korean Conflict and Present day Peace Keeping missions is located on the second floor of the Petitcodiac Legion. The items which include bayonets, uniforms and pictures from the First World War were gathered from families who want their loved ones Service Honoured. Since the official opening on November 11, 1998, the number of items and displays has grown to include First and Second World War medals, personal diaries, unit pictures, dog tags, intelligence maps (dated 25/09/1918.), discharge certificates, field telephones and sand from the Beach of Normandy. The members of the community take advantage of the Museum year round to learn about the history of the wars and local residents participation in them. A wall of honour depicting area Veterans places a personal touch to many of the items on display by allowing the visitor to see the man or woman who used a particular item. Several newspapers and magazines allow hands on experience of the events of the day, from local stories to the cost of a new 1943 vehicle. Over 2500 pieces of memorabilia with more being added, make for a pleasant and instructional visit. They hope the museum will be a learning experience for the youth of our communities.

The Cap-Pele War Memorial was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 91, this memorial is dedicated to the memory of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was located in front of the old Royal Canadian Legion building. When this building was sold, some of the funds leftover from the sale were used to build a new cenotaph. The memorial was then moved from the Legion building to the park behind the Town Hall where the new cenotaph also resides.

This memorial to the war dead was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 31.

This memorial, erected by the New Brunswick legislature in 1875, is dedicated to the memory of soldiers from Fort Moncton buried in this cemetery in 1755.

This memorial was the original bell of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship "Shediac".

The Sackville Cenotaph was erected by the Women's Civic Council of Sackville and dedicated on October 1, 1922. The cenotaph stands 20 feet high and is made of New Brunswick grey granite with a Celtic cross at the top. The inscription "Their name liveth for evermore" is from Ecclesiasticus or Sirach, chapter 44, verse 14, in in the King James Version of the Bible.

Originally designed to commemorate the 35 who fell in the First World War, the names of the fallen were inscribed on the four faces of the base of the memorial. After the Second World War, a bronze plaque was added on the south face with the names of the 35 who fell in that conflict. Finally, a plaque was added with the names of the two who gave their lives in the Korean War.

During the Second World War, the cenotaph was flanked by two field guns. Later these were replaced by a Ferret Scout Car, a military vehicle of the type used in peace-keeping operations. 

The Sackville cenotaph is located in the center of Memorial Park. Developed in 1910 as a Town park, with the addition of the cenotaph in 1922 it was designated as Memorial Park. In 1922, the cenotaph stood on a mound in the center of the park and was approached by a set of steps. Because of the danger of flooding the level of the whole park was raised bringing it level with the base of the monument thus eliminating the need for the steps. 

This tablet lists the names of all Mount Allison University and Academy students and alumni who lost their lives in the Second World War. The tablet was first located immediately inside the entrance of the Memorial Library and is now part of a series of bronze plaques.

The idea of building a library as a memorial to the Mount Allison students who had died during the First World War was first proposed in 1917. Fundraising for the Memorial Library began after the Armistice in 1918, but construction did not start until 1926. The memorial was paid in part with money collected by donations from friends and family of the students and alumni. It was designed by Architect Andrew R. Cobb and formally opened on June 8, 1927.

The building's memorial hall displayed tablets with the names of the fallen soldiers from the First World War - the Mount Allison University First World War Tablet and Mount Allison Academy First World War Tablet.

In 1960, the architectural firm of C.A. Fowler & Company was enlisted to build an annex which connected to the main body of the Memorial Library with a large atrium. The Memorial Library building received extensive renovations in 1970, reopened in March 1971 and was demolished in December of 2011.

This tablet lists the names of all Mount Allison Academy students and alumni who lost their lives in the First World War. The tablet was first located immediately inside the entrance of the Memorial Library and is now part of a series of bronze plaques.

Erected in 1966, this memorial is dedicated to the veterans of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.