From the July 23, 2015, CBC News.
The graves of seven veterans of the war who fought for Britain now have had their graves marked with special plaques in Fredericton's Old burying Ground. They were all members of the 104th Regiment stationed in the town during the war.
The 104th Regiment made the epic march from \Fredericton to Kingston in the winter of 1813 also served along the Niagara Frontier that year and returned to winter quarters in Kingston.
Most of these men were veterans of that march which took six weeks under harsh conditions.
Veterans receiving the plaques:
Lt.Col. Harris William Hailes
Capt. John Allen
Lt. William Barry Phair
Capt. Andrew William Rainsford
Lt. James Augustus MacLauchlan
Capt. John Jenkins
Capt. eorge Shore
Kind of strange that all were officers.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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