Friend to the museum, Ed Maxwell is aiming to get as many Belbeck descendants to attend August 18th, as possible.
Cargill, August 18, 2019 – A short ceremony will officially mark eleven years of service to King George III (King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland), which included five years in the British Army in Nova Scotia and Lower Canada. The ceremony will take place at the Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery in Cargill, Municipality of Brockton, Ontario. Henry Bulbeck (1788-1856), a private in the 2nd Battalion of the 8th Regiment of Foot, British Army will be presented with a footstone commemorating his service during the War of 1812, by the Graveside Project of the Government of Canada. The object of the project is to trace and mark the graves of as many of the veterans of that 1812-1814 nation-building conflict as possible. After spending five years with the Sussex Militia guarding the English coastline against a possible invasion by Napoleon’s French Army, Henry transferred to the British Army, coming to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1810. After guarding the ports of Halifax and St. John, New Brunswick for over three years, the 2nd Battalion snowshoed to the Montreal area and took part in the Battle of Lake Champlain in September 1814. Henry spent 2 months in a Montreal hospital before returning to England in late 1815. Three years later he was rewarded with 100 acres in Goulbourn Township near modern-day Ottawa, Ontario. By May of 1854, Henry Bulbeck was located in Cargill, Brant Township where he applied for a piece of farmland – Lot 24, Concession A, Brant. The short ceremony will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019 and will be attended by the family and by War of 1812 re-enactors in the uniform of the day. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend to honour a local citizen who fought in the War of 1812. Seating is not provided. For more information, please contact Ed Maxwell, a great great great grandson of Henry Bulbeck at +1-519-317-0733 or at ed.maxwell@bmts.com
