Pieter was well bundled up on a sunny but cold Saturday as he prepared to go out and lay flags at the graves of veterans. (Photo credit: Daria Valkenburg)
October 25, 2026. In preparation for Remembrance Day, Pieter, Mario Henry, and George Palmer, all three veterans from Borden-Carleton Legion Branch #10, visited cemeteries and cenotaphs in the area on a cold but sunny day on October 24, 2026.
George Palmer and Mario Henry at the entrance to Central Bedeque United Baptist Church Cemetery. (Photo credit: Pieter Valkenburg)
They ensured that veterans buried at 9 cemeteries, and whose names are listed on 4 cenotaphs, received a Canadian flag in 2026.
Pieter and Mario Henry at the entrance to Central Bedeque United Baptist Church Cemetery. (Photo credit: George Palmer)
….Two additional veteran stories told in 2026….
Over the years, we’ve told stories about several of the veterans buried in cemeteries in the area served by the Borden-Carleton Legion, and this year two more stories were told.
- WWII signalman William Thomas HENNESSEY, born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, died of pulmonary tuberculosis due to asthenia on Prince Edward Island on June 7, 1944, and is buried in Tryon People’s Cemetery. You can read his story at https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/07/01/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-wwii-signalman-from-charlottetown-buried-in-tryon-peoples-cemetery/
- WWI and WWII soldier George ‘Stanley’ Clarence JACK, from Bedeque, but born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, died on Prince Edward Island on April 6, 1985, and is buried in Bedeque Cemetery. You can read his story at https://onthewarmemorialtrail.com/2026/07/26/on-the-war-memorial-trail-the-soldier-from-bedeque-who-served-in-both-wwi-and-wwii/
….Cemeteries and cenotaphs in the area served by the Borden-Carleton Legion Branch….
The cemeteries covered by the area served by the Borden-Carleton Legion Branch are:
- Cape Traverse – Cape Traverse Community Cemetery
- Cape Traverse – Cape Traverse United Church Cemetery
- Central Bedeque – Central Bedeque United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Kinkora – St. Malachy’s Roman Catholic Cemetery
- Lower Bedeque – Bedeque Cemetery (also called Lower Bedeque Cemetery)
- North Tryon – North Tryon Presbyterian Cemetery
- Searletown – Searletown United Cemetery
- Seven Mile Bay – St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Cemetery
- Tryon – Tryon People’s Cemetery
Flags were also placed at these Cenotaphs:
- Augustine Cove Cenotaph
- Borden-Carleton Cenotaph
- Searletown United Cemetery Cenotaph
- Tryon Cenotaph
The placing of flags at graves and cenotaphs has been done annually for well over 25 years. If you see Canadian flags by graves, please do not disturb them. They are a mark of respect for a veteran’s service to Canada, and will be picked up about a week after November 11.
Mario Henry asks that if a veteran’s grave was missed, or if a veteran has recently passed away, please contact the Legion, so that flags can be placed for next year. The Legion can be contacted by phone at 902-855-2660 (after 4 pm) or on its Facebook page. You can also contact Pieter at memorialtrail@gmail.com or comment on the blog.
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