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 Woodstock Cenotaph - Woodstock, NB Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 46° 09.120 W 067° 34.377
19T E 610196 N 5111925
Installed as a World War I memorial on the grounds of the Carleton County Courthouse in Woodstock, this cenotaph later became a memorial for World War II and the Korean War, as well.
Waymark Code: WMRVFW
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 08/07/2016
Views: 1
On the grounds of the Carleton County Court House, the 24 foot tall, 40 ton Woodstock Cenotaph was erected in the early 1920s by the Carleton County Council and the Federal Government. A large grey and black granite shaft on a stepped granite base, the monument is topped with a granite sculpture of a World War I Canadian soldier, standing at parade attention in full uniform and holding his rifle, in front of a tree stump. Created by H. McGratton and Sons, St. George, N.B., the identity of the designer or sculptor is unknown.
Following is the text from the cenotaph.
1914-1918
IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE
MEN OF CARLETON COUNTY
WHO LAID DOWN THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR.
THEIR NAME LIVETH
FOR EVERMORE.
Carleton Sentinel Newspaper Nov 11, 1921
The Monument
The monument is from H. McGratton and Sons, St. George, N. B. The stone was taken from their own quarries and cut at their big plant and is perhaps the largest monumental contract executed in this granite centre. The stock is clear of all blemishes and the workmanship is of the highest order. The monument is about 24 feet high and weighs 40 tons. The stone is light with black dies on which the inscriptions are placed.
A beautifully carved granite statue, of a typical Canadian soldier with an almost startling expression of determination crowns the whole monument.
From Roots Web
Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial
Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
World War I, World War II, Korean War
In Honor Of: The men of Carleton County who laid down their lives in the Great War
Marker Text:
In honored memory of the men of Carleton County who laid down their lives in the great war.
Their name liveth forevermore.
1939-1945
Dedicated to the memory of those who served and died
KOREA 1950 - 1953
Date of dedication: November 11, 1921
Who Put it Here?: Carleton County Council and the Federal Government
Description of Memorial:
See above
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