Norwegian War Memorial

Norwegian war memorial monument, Chester: north face -4

Photographs of
Norwegian War Memorial

WW2 1939 – 1945

Officially unveiled 28 May 1994

Chester Lunenburg County Nova Scotia

Located on the Parade, South Street at Central Street

GPS location: 44°32’11″N 64°14’33″W

Norwegian war memorial monument, Chester: general view looking northeast

Photographed on 31 October 2002

Norwegian war memorial monument, Chester: south face
South face

Photographed on 31 October 2002

Norwegian war memorial monument, Chester: general view looking southeast

Photographed on 28 July 2003

Norwegian war memorial monument, Chester: north face
North face

Photographed on 28 July 2003

Norwegian war memorial monument, Chester: after Rememberance Day 2005

Photographed on 19 November 2005


Norwegians in Nova Scotia during the Second World War

by the Norwegian Embassy, Ottawa
In 1940 Norway, with a population of some 3,000,000, had the
third largest ocean going merchant fleet in the world, about 1100 ships.
When Nazi Germany invaded the country without warning on the 9th of April
that year, 1024 of those ships were at sea. The King immediately ordered
them all to proceed to allied ports. At the same time, the German-backed
government that had been set up in Oslo under Vidkun Quisling, was
broadcasting orders for the ships to return home. Not a single one did so
and Norway’s great merchant fleet was now at the disposal of the Allies.
This is where Nova Scotia comes in to the picture…
http://www.emb-norway.ca/Embassy-and-Consulates/
norwaycanada/Historical-ties/campnorway/norwegians/


Camp Norway Pilgrimage 2001
to various sites in Nova Scotia connected
with the Second World War, including Lunenburg, Camp Norway and
the Fisheries Museum…
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=feature/norway


Canadian Nordic Society

http://www.canadiannordicsociety.com/


Norway and World War Two
by Tor Dagre
http://www.norway.org/aboutnorway/history/after1814/ww2/

Canada and Norway: Celebrating 60 Years of Diplomatic Relations
During World War Two, Norwegian armed forces trained
in Camp Norway, Nova Scotia, and in Little Norway, Ontario…
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadaeuropa/country_norcelebration-en.asp

Royal Norwegian Embassy by Ottawa Life.
A substantial part of Norway’s merchant fleet served
in North Sea convoy traffic from Halifax to Britain…
http://www.ottawalife.com/embassy.asp?embassyid=49


Nova Scotia Tour: Day 8 Chester to Mount Denson

…One really interesting small monument caught my attention.
When Hitler invaded Norway in 1940, a group of Norwegian fisherman
fled to Canada. These men set up a camp near Chester…
http://www.tomswenson.com/NSday8.htm