Lunenburg Regiment First World War Memorial - Lunenburg, NS
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A five foot tall rough granite stele, this monument was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 23 of Lunenburg to honour the First World War dead of The Lunenburg Regiment.
Waymark Code: WM104B2
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/23/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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About five feet in height, this memorial stands in Municipal Park beside Lunenburg's town hall amid several other memorials, with a World War I memorial to its south and a World War II memorial to its north. Resting on a raised concrete pad, the stele also has a double granite base under it. On the front the following is inscribed:
LUNENBURG REGIMENT
SEMPER FIDELIS

THIS MEMORIAL HAS BEEN PLACED IN MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE LUNENBURG REGIMENT WHO ARE NOW LAID TO REST
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM

12 AUGUST 1870
15 DECEMBER 1936
BATTLE HONOURS
ARRAS 1917/18
HILL 70
YPRES 1917
AMIENS
HINDENBURG LINE
PURSUIT TO MONS

DEDICATED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION LUNENBURG BRANCH 23
Above the text, at the top of the stele, is an image of the cap badge of the regiment inside a maple leaf.
THE LUNENBURG REGIMENT
Details of the 75th Lunenburg Regiment were placed on active service on 6 August 1914 for local protection duties.

The Lunenburg Regiment originated in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia on 12 August 1870, when the '75th Lunenburg Battalion of Infantry' was authorized to be formed. It was redesignated: '75th Lunenburg Regiment' on 8 May 1900; and 'The Lunenburg Regiment' on 29 March 1920. On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with 'The Annapolis Regiment'.

Upon redesignation as The Lunenburg Regiment on 29 March 1920, it was organized as a two battalion regiment with the 1st Battalion (219th Battalion, CEF) on the Non Permanent Active Militia order of battle, and the 2nd Battalion (no CEF designation) on the Reserve order of battle. The reserve unit was disbanded on 14 December 1936. The Lunenburg Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of amalgamation on 1 May 1923 and reorganized the same day. This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.

The Lunenburg Regiment was disbanded for the purpose of amalgamation on 14 December 1936 and reorganized the next day. This change was administrative and does not affect the lineage of the regiment.
From the Canadian Military Forces
Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 23

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: North America

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Municipal Park - Cumberland Street
Lunenburg, NS Canada
B0J 2C0

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