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​The St George Rural Cemetery was founded in 1876. At the St George Rural Cemetery, you decide how to tell your life story. Whether sculpted in marble or carved in granite, cast in bronze or reflected in a garden, there are countless ways to be remembered. For more than 135 years, this not-for-profit, non-denominational cemetery has served as the final resting place for more than 4000  citizens .

The town was founded by Peter Clinch, a United Loyalist who emigrated from the United States in 1784. Many monuments featuring beautiful St George Granite are located in our cemetery. In 1872 , the Bay of Fundy Red Granite Company employed 65 men in the finishing factory and an additional 15 in the quarries, located about five miles north of St. George. The Company's dam was directly under the bridge which has since been rebuilt. The rushing water fell through a flume and turned a water wheel at the base. At that time the power was transferred, by means of a cogwheel, to the main shaft in the mill, situated behind the hill. Power was taken off the long shaft at various points in the mill for operating lathes, column-cutters, and polishing machines

A plot in the center of the St George Municipal Cemetery, marked by a set of flags, contains Commonwealth War Graves. 1 RCAF (Canada), 4 RAFVR (Britain), 1 RAAF (Australian) and 3 RNZAF (New Zealand). 5 other Canadain soldiers were laid to rest on private lots  in the cemetery. The cost of maintenance of these graves is borne by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the flags are the responsibility of the St George Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.

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Surname               First Name                         Age          Date of Death                Rank                                Regiment

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BAILEY	HOWARD P.		40		30/11/1917		Private	Canadian Pioneers
BATES	DONALD STUART		21		26/02/1943		Sergeant	Royal New Zealand Air Force
DODDS	LEROY KENNETH		43		9/8/1946		Private	Carleton and York Regiment, R.C.I.C.
DYASON	WILLIAM HENRY		30		5/1/1943		Leading Aircraftman	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
HARRIS	NORMAN CLIFFORD		21		26/02/1943		Pilot Officer	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
McCLANAGHAN	FREDERICK		59		6/2/1943		Leading Aircraftman	Royal Canadian Air Force
NORRISS	GEOFFREY ALEXANDER		37		23/01/1943		Pilot Officer	Royal New Zealand Air Force
PUTT	GERALD ST. GEORGE		23		22/11/1942		Sergeant	Royal New Zealand Air Force
ROGERS	ALBERT ERNEST EDWARD		20		29/05/1943		Sergeant	Royal Australian Air Force
SENCIALL	FRANK LESLIE		31		9/6/1943		Aircraftman 1st Class	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
SMITH	DESMOND		20		22/11/1942		Sergeant	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
STEIN	OTTY K.		24		30/03/1918		Private	Canadian Infantry
WILCOX	HARRY R.		17		27/05/1916		Private	Canadian Infantry
WILLIAMS	BAYDEN BALA		25		23/01/1943		Pilot Officer	Royal Canadian Air Force
WILLIAMS	EVAN		26		26/02/1943		Sergeant	Royal Australian Air Force