War Memorial at Oyster Pond

The War Memorial at Oyster Pond – Cecil Mitchell

In 1926, the Monument in Memory of our men who served in the First World War was erected at the crossroads of the Main Highway and East Jeddore Road under the supervision of Nelson Webber of Oyster Pond. The Promoters of this Monument Project were Seldon Webber, Josiah Mitchell, Elijah Mitchell, Reuben Mitchell and Cecil Mitchell. All members of the Orange Lodge approved of this Memorial. It was purchased from Alonzo Harpell. Captain Wallace and Elijah Mitchell were responsible for transporting it from Halifax to the Oyster Pond Government Wharf. When the “Iolanthe” docked at the wharf, men came from all around to help unload it because it was awkward and very heavy. It was decided to locate it at the crossroads. For many years, it was a landmark; however, when a new highway was built, it was moved to its present location, the former site of Fred and Thomas Stoddard’s work shop. After the Second World War, the names of our men killed in action were written on a Plaque affixed to the Memorial. The community of Oyster Pond added Private Nathan Smith to its list of war heroes, placing his name on the local cenotaph – the first addition since the Korean War.

Inscription

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GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

LEST WE FORGET
1914-1918
1939-1945

WORLD WAR I
ROY BAKER, CAPT. H.C. MITCHELL,
VICTOR BOWSER, B.H. MITCHELL
CLARENCE BOWSER, JOSEPH PERRY,
ROBERT DAY, DR. R.H. STODDARD,
BENJAMIN DAY, WILLIAM SLADE,
JOHN FOLEY, SELDON WEBBER,
ROY FAULKNER, NELSON WEBBER,
SAM COX, ARTHUR WEBBER,
FRANK GUILD, NELSON A. WEBBER,
JUDSON HARTLING, LEONARD WEBBER,
JOSIAH HARTLING, EDWARD WEBBER,
THOMAS HARTLING, EARL WEBBER,
CHARLES HARTLING, HUDSON WEBBER,
W.F. HOSKING, MORRIS TURPLE,
GORDON JENNEX,
ROBERT MITCHELL,
PERCY MITCHELL,
CAPT. L.A MITCHELL,
GUY M. MITCHELL

KILLED IN ACTION
ERNEST ARNOLD, AMOS BAKER,
AMOS MITCHELL, CLARENCE YERS

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DIED IN ACTIVE SERVICE OF WORLD WAR II
HARRIS BAKER, WELDON KIDSON,
OWEN BAKER, MARVEN MACGREGOR,
MELVIN BONN, HARLAND MITCHELL,
HARLAND HARTLIN, THEODORE WARNELL,
ISACC HARTLIN, RALPH WEBBER

KOREA
1950-1953

Le monument aux morts d’Oyster Pond – Cecil Mitchell

Ce mémorial a été érigé en 1926, sous la surveillance de Nelson Webber d’Oyster Pond, en hommage aux hommes qui ont servi durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Il est situé à l’intersection de la route principale et du chemin Jeddore Est. Les promoteurs étaient Seldon Webber, Josiah Mitchell, Elijah Mitchell, Reuben Mitchell et Cecil Mitchell. Tous les Orangistes ont approuvé la construction de ce monument qui a été acheté d’Alonzo Harpell. Le capitaine Wallace et Elijah Mitchell étaient responsables de son transport de Halifax au quai du gouvernement à Oyster Pond. Quand le Iolanthe a accosté au quai, des hommes des environs sont venus aider à décharger le monument parce qu’il était très lourd et difficile à manœuvrer. Il fut installé à la croisée des chemins. Après la construction de la grande route, il fut déménagé sur le présent emplacement, ancien site de l’atelier de Fred et Thomas Stoddard. Plus tard, les noms des soldats morts durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale ont été inscrits sur une plaque apposée sur le mémorial. La collectivité d’Oyster Pond a ajouté le nom du soldat Nathan Smith à la liste de ses héros de guerre, en inscrivant son nom sur le cénotaphe local. Il s’agit du premier ajout depuis la guerre de Corée.

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