British Army Memorial Cairn
Municipality/Province: Fredericton, NB
Memorial number: 13004-045
Type: Cairn
Address: 500 Brunswick Street
Location: Old Burial Ground
GPS coordinates: Lat: 45.9598495 Long: -66.6433436
Submitted by: Stephen Moore; Brian Cochrane
Photo credit: Veterans Affairs Canada
This is the original memorial dedicated to the British Soldiers who served in Fredericton. It was erected by members of the York Sunbury Historical Society in 1934. The cairn is dedicated to members of the British Fredericton Garrison buried in the cemetery, many with unmarked graves. There were 24 different British infantry regiments served in Fredericton and contributed greatly to the development of the town.
A new memorial was unveiled on August 13, 1985.
Inscription found on memorial
Across This Place
LYETH
BRITISH SOLDIERS
Who Died in Fredericton
Between 1784 and 1869
ORIGINAL MEMORIAL CAIRN
MARKING BRITISH SOLDIERS
BURIAL PLOT
Street view
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