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Sailors Memorial, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax

IN HONOUR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE NAVY, ARMY AND MERCHANT NAVY OF CANADA WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HERE.
THEIR GRAVES ARE UNKNOWN BUT THEIR MEMORY SHALL ENDURE

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Nickerson Brothers
1941
Point Pleasant Park, Halifax
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Nickerson Carl Roy, and Nickerson Lovett Edward perished when the SS Empire Eland of London, England sank on 15 September 1941. They were sons of Thomas Lovett and Grace (Kenney) Nickerson of Clark's Harbour, Shelburne County. The Cargo ship Empire Eland sailed in ballast from Liverpool, England on 7 September 1941in the 47 ship Convoy ON-14. Like most of the early ON series of Convoy's the ships would disperse at a given position in the North Atlantic and then sail to their individual ports. The convoy dispersed on 14th of September but the Empire Eland was not with them and was classed as a straggler. On the 15th September the ship was intercepted by U-94 South-East of Cape Farewell and sunk by torpedo. The Captain, all 32 crew and her 5 DEMS [gunners] perished. Carl and Lovett are commemorated on Panel 19 of the Sailors Memorial, Point Pleasant Park, Halifax .

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Harding, Edward Albert. Signalman.
1945

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Harding, Albert "Edward" F56932. Born 10 September 1923 in Enslow's Point, Shelburne County; killed in action 9 August 1944 in France. Son of Albert and Margaret "Pearl" (Firth) Harding. Previous to his enlistment Edward was an employee of Clark Ruse Company at Eastern Passage, Halifax County, Nova Scotia. He enlisted at Halifax on 3 June 1943, embarked for overseas 1 May 1944 and for France 9 June 1944. Buried at Bretteville-Sur Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Grave 3, Row , Plot 12, Calvados, France.
He also has the illustrated photograhed grave marker in his community Anglican Cemetery, Lake John Road, Jordan Falls, Shelburne County.

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Korean War Memorial, Brampton, Ontario
2002
Brampton, ON
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Korean Wall of Remembrance in Meadowvale Cemetery, near Brampton, ON .
The wall commemorates 516 soldiers, buried in Pusan, Korea who died during the war.

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Schoultz, Roger Byron Memorial Plaque 1929 to 1953
1953
Brampton, ON
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Schoultz, Roger is the only Shelburne County casualty of the Korean War.

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Shelburne County, Nova Scotia War Memorial 1939 to 1945
2002
Shelburne, Nova Scotia
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Decorative scrolls were purchased, and the names were written, in calligraphy, of those who were killed as well as those members who served. The framed Honour Rolls were then placed in community churches or schools. On 2 July 1944, the mother of Harry Hicks unveiled an Honour Roll in the Lockeport Baptist Church for those in the community who were killed and those who were serving.

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Memorial Plaque at Temple United Baptist Church, Barrington Passage for Smith, John Spencer.
1945
Barrington Passage, Shelburne County
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Smith, John Spencer. Private. West Nova Scotia Regiment. 1915 to 1944.

Smith, John Spencer, a valued member of the choir of Temple Baptist Church, Barrington Passage is remembered with this memorial plaque.

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Entrance to Holten Canadian War Cemetery, Overijessel, Netherlands.
1990
Netherlands
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