Albert County 175 - Photo A Day 2020 - November 15, 2020

Albert County 175 - Photo A Day 2020 - November 15, 2020

Albert County is lucky to have a reminder of what we can accomplish as a county when we work together. The 1919 Victory Loans gun, which has sat in the Hopewell Cape Square since 1920, was awarded to Albert County for winning the 1919 Victory Loans Competition for tripling our set goal and raising $347,600.00 for the Canadian Government to help bring the boys home. It is a testament to the people who sacrificed and supported our troops during and after the Great War. This photo is circa 1920 when the gun first arrived in Hopewell Cape.

P.S. We searched for photos of the first ceremony at the Alma and Riverside-Albert Cenotaphs but were unable to find any. If you have photos of the first ceremony at each cenotaph please send to ac175@albertcountymuseum.com

Albert County 175 - Photo A Day 2020 - November 14, 2020

Albert County 175 - Photo A Day 2020 - November 14, 2020

Today’s photo is a picture of a Silver Cross which was given to May Joyce of Hopewell Cape, her son Harold George Joyce, 709283 was Killed in Action near the end of war on August 28, 1918. It serves as a poignant reminder that the cost of war is not only felt by the participants but also those they leave behind.

The Silver Cross or as it’s formally known The Memorial Cross, was a gift of Canada and was issued as a memento of personal loss and sacrifice on the part of widows and mothers of Canadian sailors, soldiers and airmen who died for their country during the war.

Harold George Joyce ,709283 was from Hopewell Cape, Albert County, New Brunswick and was born September 4, 1897. He was the son of John E. and May Joyce, of Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick. He enlisted with the 104th Battalion CEF on September 27, 1915. His occupation was listed as a seaman. He was listed as Killed in Action while fighting with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps on August 28, 1918. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Vimy Monument.