Lt. Col. Kendrick C. Laurie

[fat tony]

There is very little available online about the Nova Scotia military man and philanthropist Lt Col. Kendrick C. Laurie. There is not so much as an old low def pic of him from a newspaper article. Notable things he did for the community: He donated large tracts of land to Nova Scotia which became Laurie Park and Oakfield Park. He also was involved in the construction of a public school for the Fall River Area which opened in 1962, and is still open.

He also sold 340 acres to the Oakfield Golf and Country Club.

The Shubenacadie Grand Lake area also became one of the first posh - ish semi rural residential locations on the Dartmouth side.

A bronze plaque on a cairn in Oakfield Park says:

OAKFIELD PARK

land for this park was given to the province
of Nova Scotia by
Mrs. Violet M. Laurie
in memory of her beloved husband
Lt Col. Kendrick C. Laurie
1881 - 1967
to be developed as a park for the use and
benefit of the public
January 15, 1970​

he reminds me of Alex Colville who was interested in the well being of his community.

page with photo album of Oakfield Park:

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/nova-scotia/oakfield-provincial-park-trail/photos

Not a bad legacy

Local cgner's should visit. It is nice even in the off season. A leisurely drive by getting on Braemar Dr. in Dartmouth and following it for fourty minutes until you get to the turn off on the left, a kilometer past the Laurie Park turnoff.

 

[fat tony]

Found:

Kendrick C. Laurie was born in London, England in 1881. His father was Major-General J. Wimburn Laurie. He was brought up on his father's estate in Oakfield, Nova Scotia and was educated as schools in Nova Scotia and England, including the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. Laurie served in the Boer War and World War I. After retiring in 1922, he moved back to Oakfield with his wife, Violet Boardman. Despite lacking experience with and knowledge about universities, Laurie was appointed to the Dalhousie Board of Governors in 1939 and served as its chair from 1943 to 1955. As a man of leisure, he was able to devote time to the board and was known for "inspecting" classes. Laurie passed away in 1965.

https://digitalexhibits.library.dal.ca/exhibits/show/lives-of-dal-volume-2/chapter-2-5/k-c-laurie

Lt. Col. Laurie and President Kerr with Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh during their visit to Dalhousie

Still very little about his campaigns and military service.

I would go with the plaque in Oakfield Park as to the year he passed away. The Dalhousie article contains unacceptable errors.