Halifax Naval Memorial (Halifax)

Canada / Nova Scotia / Halifax
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, First World War 1914-1918
The Halifax Memorial was erected by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in 1967. It serves to commemorate the war dead of the then Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The memorial is mostly of granite construction. Around the base are large bronze panels which feature the names of approximately 3,000 Canadian servicemen and servicewomen who died or were otherwise buried at sea.

The dedication is in both English and French. It reads as follows:
"1914 - 1918 1939 - 1945 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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Coordinates:   44°37'8"N   63°33'55"W
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