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] stand watch over Canada's national memorial, ''The Response'', with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the foreground.]] ] stand watch over Canada's national memorial, ''The Response'', with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the foreground.]]
The history of ] comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and the role of the ] in conflicts and ] worldwide. Many of these armed engagements are commemorated today with ] across Canada and around the world. Canadian memorials commemorate the sacrifices made as early as the ] to the modern day ]. As ] was a ] until joining ] in 1949, there are several monuments in ] and abroad which were dedicated to ]. The ] comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and the role of the ] in conflicts and ] worldwide. Much of these ] is commemorated today with ] across Canada and around the world. Canadian memorials commemorate the sacrifices made as early as the ] to the modern day ]. As ] was a ] until joining ] in 1949, there are several monuments in ] and abroad which were dedicated to ].


There are currently 6,293 war memorials in Canada that are registered with the Directorate of History and Heritage, which is under the Canadian ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/index-eng.asp |title=DHH – Search for a Memorial |publisher=Cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref> There are also war memorials across the world, some of which are operated by the ], which are dedicated to Canada as well as the ]. There currently are 17 in France, 6 in Belgium, 4 in the United Kingdom, 2 in Afghanistan and South Korea and 1 in Egypt, Hong Kong, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. There are currently 6,293 war memorials in Canada that are registered with the Directorate of History and Heritage, which is under the Canadian ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/index-eng.asp |title=DHH – Search for a Memorial |publisher=Cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref> There are also war memorials across the world, some of which are operated by the ], which are dedicated to Canada as well as the ]. There currently are 17 in France, 6 in Belgium, 4 in the United Kingdom, 2 in Afghanistan and South Korea and 1 in Egypt, Hong Kong, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
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|{{Coord|43|09|36.37|N|079|03|10.99|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Brock's Monument}}
|Dedicated to Major General ], one of Canada's heroes of the War of 1812.{{Ref|17|map17}}
|Dedicated to Major General ], one of Canada's heroes of the ].
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|{{Coord|43|39|45.55|N|079|23|36.01|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Canadian Volunteer Monument}}
|Honours ] student volunteers who fell during the ] Lime Ridge, or died of wounds received in action or from disease contracted in service while defending her frontier in June 1866.{{Ref|18|map18}}
|Honours ] student volunteers who fell during the ] Lime Ridge, or died of wounds received in action or from disease contracted in service while defending her frontier in June 1866.
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|{{coord|43|38|34|N|079|23|01|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Defence of York Monument}}
|In memory of officers, non-commissioned officers and men who were killed or died of wounds ] (present-day Toronto). |In memory of officers, non-commissioned officers and men who were killed or died of wounds ] (present-day Toronto).
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|{{Coord|46|47|59.81|N|071|13|29.79|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=James Wolfe Monument}}
|Dedicated to General ], remembered chiefly for his ], and establishing ].{{Ref|20|map20}}
|Dedicated to General ], remembered chiefly for his ], and establishing ].
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|{{coord|46|48|40|N|071|12|19|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Wolfe and Montcalm Obelisk}}
|Oldest war monument in Canada
|Oldest war monument in Canada. Commemerates ] and James Wolf
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|Monument to the War of 1812 |Monument to the War of 1812
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|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|43|38|12|N|079|24|00|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Monument to the War of 1812}}
|Monument to the Canadian participation in the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/11/04/205264.aspx|title=Coupland's War of 1812 monument tweaks U.S. noses|author=Rob Roberts|date=3 November 2008|work=The National Post|publisher=National Post Inc.|accessdate=6 May 2011}}</ref> |Monument to the Canadian participation in the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2008/11/04/205264.aspx|title=Coupland's War of 1812 monument tweaks U.S. noses|author=Rob Roberts|date=3 November 2008|work=The National Post|publisher=National Post Inc.|accessdate=6 May 2011}}</ref>
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|{{coord|43|12|59.9|N|079|45|59.4|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Stoney Creek Battlefield Memorial}}
|Commemorates the victory at the ] |Commemorates the victory at the ]
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|{{Coord|44|38|36.67|N|063|34|20.93|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-NS|name=Welsford-Parker Monument}}
|Dedicated to Major Augustus F. Welsford and Captain William B.C.A. Parker, who died during the ]; Second oldest war monument in Canada; only Crimean War Monument in North America |Dedicated to Major Augustus F. Welsford and Captain William B.C.A. Parker, who died during the ]; Second oldest war monument in Canada; only Crimean War Monument in North America
|} |}


=== North-West Rebellion and Boer War === === North-West Rebellion and the Boer War ===


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|North-West Rebellion Monument |North-West Rebellion Monument
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|{{Coord|43|39|42.10|N|079|23|24.23|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=North-West Rebellion Monument}}
|Dedicated to those who served with the Canadian army during the ].{{Ref|21|map21}}
|Dedicated to those who served with the Canadian army during the ].
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|{{Coord|43|39|04.72|N|079|23|12.49|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=South African War Memorial (Toronto)}}
|Commemorates the Canadian participation in the ].{{Ref|22|map22}}
|Commemorates the Canadian participation in the ]
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| ] at ] | ]
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|{{Coord|45|25|21.84|N|075|41|31.68|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=South African War Memorial and Animals at War}}
|Commemorates the Canadian participation in the ].{{Ref|61|map61}}
|Located in ] it commemorates the Canadian participation in the ].
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|{{Coord|44|38|53.86|N|063|34|24.65|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-NS|name=South African War Memorial (Halifax)}}
|Created by ]
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|{{Coord|45|29|58.63|N|073|34|15.44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Boer War Memorial (Montreal)}}
|Sculpted by ]
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|{{Coord|51|02|28.48|N|114|04|16.00|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-AB|name=Central Memorial Park}}
|The park has a cenotaph, a statue of a First World War soldier and a statue of R.L. Boyle, which is dedicated to all Albertans who served during the Second Boer War.<ref></ref>{{Ref|19|map19}}
|The park has a cenotaph, a statue of a First World War soldier and a statue of R.L. Boyle, which is dedicated to all Albertans who served during the Second Boer War.<ref></ref>
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===First World War and Second World War=== ===First and Second World Wars===
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|{{Coord|43|51|20.28|N|078|53|00.06|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Camp X Memorial}}
|Honours the men and women of ] who served during the Second World War.{{Ref|23|map23}}
|Honours the men and women of ] who served during the Second World War.
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|Halifax Memorial |Halifax Memorial
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|{{Coord|44|37|08.76|N|063|33|55.93|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-NS|name=Halifax Memorial}}
|Dedicated to the Canadian servicemen and women who died at sea during both World Wars and includes the ], the ] and the ].{{Ref|24|map24}}
|Dedicated to the Canadian servicemen and women who died at sea during both World Wars and includes the ], the ] and the ].
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|{{Coord|52|07|45.43|N|106|38|34.05|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-SK|name=Memorial Gates}}
|Military memorial which is a part of the University of Saskatchewan.{{Ref|25|map25}}
|Military memorial which is a part of the ].
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| War Memorial Cenotaph (1928), | The Saskatoon Cenotaph
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|{{coord|52|07|48.8|N|106|39|37.15|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-SK|name=The Saskatoon Cenotaph}}
| Designed by Francis Henry Portnall (architect), this tall granite plinth incorporating a public clock face is a part of the City Hall Square
| Designed by Francis Henry Portnall (1928), this tall granite plinth incorporating a public clock face is a part of the City Hall Square<ref></ref>
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|Vimy Memorial Bandshell (1937) |Vimy Memorial Bandshell
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|{{Coord|52|07|28.24|N|106|39|33.42|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-SK|name=Vimy Memorial Bandshell}}
|The Vimy Memorial Bandshell in Kiwanis Park was built in 1937 to honour the men and women that served in the First World War at the ].<ref>http://scaa.sk.ca/gallery/postcards/permalink/38375</ref>
|The Vimy Memorial Bandshell in Kiwanis Park was built in 1937 to honour the men and women that served in the First World War at the ].<ref></ref>
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|Memorial Clock Tower |Memorial Clock Tower
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|{{Coord|52|50|00.66|N|110|51|39.76|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-AB|name=Memorial Clock Tower}}
|Dedicated to the local men who fought and died in both World Wars.{{Ref|26|map26}}
|Dedicated to the local men who fought and died in both World Wars.
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|{{Coord|45|28|21.00|N|073|36|49.32|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=War Memorial of Montreal West}}
|Honours those from the town of Montreal West who died in the First World War<ref></ref>{{Ref|27|map27}}
|Honours those from the town of Montreal West who died in the First World War<ref></ref>
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|{{Coord|45|30|44.44|N|073|32|44.84|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Montreal Clock Tower}}
|Dedicated to Canadian naval sailors who died during the First World War.{{Ref|28|map28}}
|Dedicated to Canadian naval sailors who died during the First World War.
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|Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial |Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial
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|{{coord|48|25|14.20|N|123|22|16.66|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-BC|name=Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial, Victoria}}
|Dedicated to Canadian volunteers of the ] during the ].{{Ref|29|map29}}
|Dedicated to Canadian volunteers of the ] during the ].
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|Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial |Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial
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| ], ] | ], ]
|{{Coord|45|26|24.61|N|075|41|47.05|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial}}
|Dedicated to Canadian volunteers of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion during the Spanish Civil War.{{Ref|30|map30}}
|Dedicated to Canadian volunteers of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion during the Spanish Civil War.
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|{{Coord|47|34|03.28|N|052|42|13.67|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-NL|name=National War Memorial}}
|Memorial for soldiers who served with the ] during the First World War.{{Ref|31|map31}}
|Memorial for soldiers who served with the ] during the First World War.
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|{{Coord|45|26|27.08|N|075|41|45.90|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Ottawa Memorial}}
|Dedicated to missing airmen of the Second World War. Sometimes known as the Commonwealth Air Force Monument.{{Ref|32|map32}}
|Dedicated to missing airmen of the Second World War. Sometimes known as the Commonwealth Air Force Monument.
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|{{Coord|43|39|48.78|N|079|23|42.52|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Soldiers' Tower}}
|Commemorates members of the ] who served in the World Wars.{{Ref|33|map33}}
|Commemorates members of the ] who served in the World Wars.
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|{{Coord|49|16|55.56|N|123|06|36.72|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-BC|name=Victory Square}}
|Dedicated to Vancouverites who served in the First World War.{{Ref|34|map34}}
|Dedicated to Vancouverites who served in the First World War.
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|{{Coord|45|29|55.03|N|073|34|07.75|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Cenotaph, Montreal}}
|Dedicated to Montrealers who died in the First World War.{{Ref|35|map35}}
|Dedicated to Montrealers who died in the First World War.
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|{{Coord|45|24|02|N|071|53|29|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Sherbrooke War Memorial}}
|Dedicated to citizens of Sherbrooke who fought in the First World War{{Ref|36|map36}}
|Dedicated to citizens of Sherbrooke who fought in the First World War
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|Ashburnham Memorial Park |Ashburnham Memorial Park
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|{{Coord|44|18|36|N|078|18|10|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Ashburnham Memorial Park}}
|Memorial to the men of Peterborough who died in the First World War.{{Ref|37|map37}}
|Memorial to the men of Peterborough who died in the First World War.
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|Great War Memorial |Great War Memorial
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|] |], ]
|{{Coord|43|05|23.81|N|079|04|22.57|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Great War Memorial}}
|Memorial to those who died in the First and Second World Wars.{{Ref|38|map38}}
|Memorial to those who died in the First and Second World Wars.
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|Bronze Angel |Bronze Angel
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|"Bronze Angel", by sculptor, Coeur Lion MacCarthy, war memorial depicts the angel of victory raising up a young soldier to heaven at the moment of his death, 1921 commemorates 1,115 ] employees killed during the ] erected at the Canadian Pacific Railway stations.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia1">{{cite web|author=Jacqueline Hucker |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009128 |title=Canadian Encyclopedia Monuments, World Wars I and II |publisher=Thecanadianencyclopedia.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref> |"Bronze Angel", by sculptor, Coeur Lion MacCarthy, war memorial depicts the angel of victory raising up a young soldier to heaven at the moment of his death, 1921 commemorates 1,115 ] employees killed during the ] erected at the Canadian Pacific Railway stations.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia1">{{cite web|author=Jacqueline Hucker |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009128 |title=Canadian Encyclopedia Monuments, World Wars I and II |publisher=Thecanadianencyclopedia.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref>
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|{{Coord|45|26|42|N|075|39|57|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Cremation Memorial}}
|A sheltered space in the National Cemetery of Canada that honours the memory of Canadian servicemen who died in Canada and the United States and who were cremated.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia1"/>{{Ref|39|map39}}
|A sheltered space in the National Cemetery of Canada that honours the memory of Canadian servicemen who died in Canada and the United States and who were cremated.<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia1"/>
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|{{Coord|43|39|04.72|N|079|23|12.49|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=South African War Memorial}}
| A memorial by David Clendining to animals (mainly mules, horse, dogs, pigeons) that have served for Canada in military conflicts since World War I{{Ref|61|map61}}
| A memorial by David Clendining to animals (mainly mules, horse, dogs, pigeons) that have served for Canada in military conflicts since World War I and is located in ]
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| Scarborough War Memorial
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|{{Coord|46|32|22.38|N|072|45|12.85|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Monument des Braves}}
| Commemorating the soldiers from Scarborough whom died in World War I, World War II and Korean War.
|Honours those who died in both world wars
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|{{Coord|43|38|30.58|N|079|44|57.01|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Korean War Memorial Wall}}
|Commemorates those Canadians who served in the Korean War.{{Ref|40|map40}}
|Commemorates those Canadians who served in the ].
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|{{Coord|42|18|37.36|N|083|04|11.06|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=The North Wall}}
|Dedicated to Canadians who volunteered with the ] during the ].{{Ref|41|map41}}
|Dedicated to Canadians who volunteered with the ] during the ].
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|{{coord|51|03|03|N|114|05|20|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-AB|name=Calgary Soldiers' Memorial}}
|Dedicated to Calgarian soldiers who have given their lives in war and military service overseas.{{Ref|8|map8}}
|Dedicated to Calgarian soldiers who have given their lives in war and military service overseas.
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|{{Coord|45|25|26.53|N|075|41|43.79|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Tomb of the Unknown Soldier}}
|Dedicated to all the unidentified Canadian soldiers and is part of the National War Memorial.{{Ref|7|map7}}
|Dedicated to all the unidentified Canadian soldiers and is part of the ].
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|{{coord|49|52|38.77|N|097|13|34.10|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-MB|name=Bruce Park Cenotaph}}
|Dedicated to the memory of those who died in the First World War, the Second World War, Korea, and to Canadian peacekeepers.{{Ref|11|map11}}
|Dedicated to the memory of those who died in the First World War, the Second World War, Korea, and to Canadian peacekeepers.
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|Cenotaph, Flesherton |Flesherton Cenotaph
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|{{Coord|44|15|46.7|N|080|33|05.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Cenotaph, Flesherton, Ontario}}
|Honouring the local men who enlisted for the First and Second World Wars and did not return.{{Ref|12|map12}}
|Honouring the local men who enlisted for the First and Second World Wars and did not return.
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|{{Coord|42|59|15.66|N|081|14|48.54|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark_scale:2000|name=London Cenotaph}}
||Commemorates the local soldiers who died during the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.{{Ref|15|map15}}
||Commemorates the local soldiers who died during the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.
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|{{coord|50|26|52.88|N|104|36|44.18|W|region:CA-SK_type:landmark_scale:2000|name=Cenotaph, Regina}}
|Honour those Regina citizens who served in the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.{{Ref|13|map13}}
|Honour those Regina citizens who served in the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.
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|{{Coord|48|26|15.9|N|089|13|34.88|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark_scale:2000|name=Port Arthur Cenotaph}}
|Commemorates the local soldiers who died during the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.{{Ref|14|map14}}
|Commemorates the local soldiers who died during the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.
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|{{Coord|45|25|29.64|N|075|41|59.64|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Memorial Chamber}}
|Located in the ], it holds all seven volumes of the ], recording every Canadian killed in service, from Canada's first oversea campaign, the ], to the present.{{Ref|1|map1}}
|Located in the ], it holds all seven volumes of the ], recording every Canadian killed in service, from Canada's first overseas campaign, the ], to the present.
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| War Memorial (1926) |Shaunavon War Memorial
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|{{coord|49|38|52.12|N|108|24|23.34|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-SK|name=Shaunavon War Memorial}}
| Designed by Francis Henry Portnall (architect) to honour those citizens who served in the War
| Designed by Francis Henry Portnall (1926) to honour those citizens who served in the War<ref></ref>
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|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|45|25|18.04|N|075|41|34.66|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=National Aboriginal Veterans Monument}}
|Commemorates the ] (], ] and ]) who served with the Canadian forces during armed conflicts.{{Ref|2|map2}}
|Commemorates the ] (], ] and ]) who served with the Canadian forces during armed conflicts.
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|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|45|25|26.53|N|075|41|43.79|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name='The Response' – the Canadian National War Memorial}}
|Commemorates the Canadian participation and its soldiers fallen in armed conflict.{{Ref|3|map3}}
|Commemorates the Canadian participation and its soldiers fallen in armed conflict.
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|] |]
|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|52|08|49.36|N|106|39|29.27|W|type:landmark_region:CA-SK|name=Next of Kin Memorial Avenue}}
|Memorial for the ] and ensuing wars.{{Ref|4|map4}}
|Memorial for the ] and ensuing wars.
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|43|39|07.70|N|079|22|54.21|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Old City Hall Cenotaph}}
|Dedicated to Torontonians who lost their lives during the First World War, ] and the ].{{Ref|5|map5}}
|Dedicated to Torontonians who lost their lives during the First World War, ] and the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|43|39|40.63|N|079|23|28.04|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Ontario Veterans Memorial}}
|Dedicated to the Canadian military who served from the ] to the Campaign Against Terror.<ref></ref>{{Ref|6|map6}}
|Dedicated to the Canadian military who served from the ] to the ].<ref></ref>
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|Oshawa War Memorial |Oshawa War Memorial
|]
|
|], ] |], ]
|{{coord|43|53|39.66|N|078|51|46.07|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Oshawa War Memorial}}
|Dedicated to the servicemen of Oshawa who lost their lives during the First World War, World War II|Second World War and the Korean War |Dedicated to the servicemen of Oshawa who lost their lives during the First World War, World War II|Second World War and the Korean War
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|] |]
|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|45|25|43.58|N|075|41|47.49|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Peacekeeping Monument}}
|Commemorates Canadian soldiers who served, or are currently serving in ] ].{{Ref|9|map9}}
|Commemorates Canadian soldiers who served, or are currently serving in ] ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], ]
| {{coord|43|39|16.56|N|079|23|17.6|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Per ardua ad astra}}
|Dedicated to Canadian airmen who fought. |Dedicated to Canadian airmen who fought.
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|] |]
|], ] |], ]
|{{coord|45|25|14.99|N|075|42|37.45|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Royal Canadian Navy Monument}}
|Commemorates the men and women who have served or are serving with the Royal Canadian Navy. |Commemorates the men and women who have served or are serving with the Royal Canadian Navy.
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|] |]
|], ] |], ]
|{{Coord|45|25|27.92|N|075|41|42.67|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Valiants Memorial}}
|Commemorating fourteen signal figures from the military history of the country, from French ], to the Second World War.{{Ref|10|map10}}
|Commemorating fourteen signal figures from the military history of the country, from French ], to the Second World War.
|- |-
|Welland-Crowland War Memorial |Welland-Crowland War Memorial
|] |]
|] |], ]
|{{Coord|42|59|51|N|079|15|31|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|name=Welland-Crowland War Memorial}}
|Designed by ], commemorates not only the war dead but also those whom served at home.{{Ref|16|map16}}
|Designed by ], commemorates not only the war dead but also those whom served at home.
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], ]
|{{coord|43|39.00|057|N|79|23|34.76|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|name=48th Highlanders Memorial}}
|Dedicated to those who served with the Canadian forces, erected by the 48th Highlanders of Canada. |Dedicated to those who served with the Canadian forces, erected by the 48th Highlanders of Canada.
|-
| Scarborough War Memorial
|
| ], ]
|{{coord|43|42|08.98|N|079|15|14.03|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Scarborough War Memorial}}
| Commemorating the soldiers from ] whom died in World War I, World War II and Korean War.
|-
|]
|
|], ]
|{{Coord|45|28|20.89|N|073|36|49.44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Monument aux braves de N.D.G.}}
|Commemorates the combatants who died during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
|-
|]
|]
|], ]
|{{coord|44|06|01.44|N|077|34|31.44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Trenton Cenotaph}}
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|], ], England |], ], England
|{{Coord|51|30|10.36|N|000|08|33.48|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:GB-WSM|name=Canada Memorial}}
|Pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian men and women who served in the United Kingdom during the First and Second World Wars.{{Ref|42|map42}}
|Pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian men and women who served in the United Kingdom during the First and Second World Wars.
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|] |]
|]
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|], ], France |], ], France
|{{Coord|50|04|24.80|N|002|38|53.09|E|type:landmark_region:FR-80|name=Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial}}
|Commemorating the ]'s participation in the ].{{Ref|44|map44}}
|Commemorating the ]'s participation in the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], France |], France
|{{Coord|50|10|24.51|N|003|07|09.14|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Bourlon Wood Memorial}}
|Commemorates the participation of Canadian soldiers and memorial for Canadian soldiers who died during the First World War.{{Ref|45|map45}}
|Commemorates the participation of Canadian soldiers and memorial for Canadian soldiers who died during the First World War.
|- |-
|] |]
|]
|
|], France |], France
|{{Coord|50|22|46.55|N|002|46|26.36|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Canadian National Vimy Memorial}}
|Commemorating the ].{{Ref|46|map46}}
|Commemorating the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], France |], France
|{{Coord|50|03|15.12|N|002|45|05.19|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-80|name=Courcelette Memorial}}
|Commemorating the Canadian participation in the Battle of the ].{{Ref|47|map47}}
|Commemorating the Canadian participation in the Battle of the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|]
|
|], ] |], Belgium
|{{coord|50|50|19.47|N|003|17|06.69|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE|name=Courtrai Newfoundland Memorial}}
|Commemorating the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the ]. |Commemorating the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the ].
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|] |]
|], France |], France
|{{Coord|50|14|02.90|N|002|59|50.12|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Dury Memorial}}
|Commemorating the breaking of the ].{{Ref|48|map48}}
|Commemorating the breaking of the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], France |], France
|{{Coord|50|03|54.31|N|002|51|13.24|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-80|name=Gueudecourt Memorial}}
|Dedicated to the Newfoundlanders who fought during the ].{{Ref|49|map49}}
|Dedicated to the Newfoundlanders who fought during the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], Belgium
|{{Coord|50|50|03.79|N|002|56|50.08|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Hill 62 Memorial}}
|Commemorating the defence of the ].{{Ref|50|map50}}
|Commemorating the defence of the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], France |], France
|{{Coord|49|46|29.96|N|002|36|33.85|E|type:landmark_region:FR-80|name=Le Quesnel Memorial}}
|Commemorating the Canadian participation in the ].{{Ref|51|map51}}
|Commemorating the Canadian participation in the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], France |], France
|{{coord|50|07|24.4|N|003|12|42.2|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR|name=Masnières Newfoundland Memorial}}
|Commemorates the actions of the ] during the ], of World War I.{{Ref|52|map52}}
|Commemorates the actions of the ] during the ], of World War I.
|-
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], Belgium
|{{Coord|50|51|07.41|N|002|53|28.55|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Menin Gate}}
|Commemorating the defenders that died in the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown.{{Ref|52|map52}}
|Commemorating the defenders that died in the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown.
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], France |], France
|{{Coord|50|16|14.17|N|002|53|35.95|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Monchy-le-Preux Memorial}}
|Commemorates the Royal Newfoundland's participation during the ].{{Ref|53|map53}}
|Commemorates the Royal Newfoundland's participation during the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], Belgium
|{{Coord|50|53|51.89|N|003|00|47.63|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Passchendaele Memorial}}
|Commemorating the ].{{Ref|54|map54}}
|Commemorating the ].
|- |-
|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], Belgium
|{{Coord|50|53|58.65|N|002|56|26.41|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Saint Julien Memorial}}
|Commemorating the Canadian participation in the ].{{Ref|55|map55}}
|Commemorating the Canadian participation in the ].
|-
|]
|]
|], ], England
|{{Coord|50|52|08.36|N|001|37|26.81|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:GB-HAM|name=Portuguese Fireplace}}
|Also known as the Canadian Firplace it commemorates the ] and lumbermen who worked with the Portugese
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|] |]
|], England |], ], England
|{{Coord|51|18|01|N|000|38|27.39|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:GB|name=The Brookwood Memorial}}
|The memorial stands at the southern end of the Canadian section of the cemetery and commemorates 3,500 Commonwealth men and women who died during the Second World War and have no known grave.{{Ref|56|map56}}
|The memorial stands at the southern end of the Canadian section of the cemetery and commemorates 3,500 Commonwealth men and women who died during the Second World War and have no known grave.
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|] |]
|]
|
|],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.persiangulfonline.org/takeaction/news0605-2.htm |title=The worst-kept secret in the Persian Gulf |publisher=Persiangulfonline.org |date=21 May 2005 |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref> ], ] |],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.persiangulfonline.org/takeaction/news0605-2.htm |title=The worst-kept secret in the Persian Gulf |publisher=Persiangulfonline.org |date=21 May 2005 |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref> ], ]
|{{Coord|25|01|37|N|055|22|15|E|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:AE|name=Camp Mirage Memorial}}
|Commemorates all the Canadian dead in ].{{Ref|57|map57}}
|Commemorates all the Canadian dead in ]. The memorial is now located at ].<ref></ref>
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|] |]
|] |]
|], ], ] |], ], South Korea
|{{Coord|37|52|36.71|N|127|31|48.79|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:KR-41|name=Gapyeong Canada Monument}}
|Dedicated to the sacrifices made by the Canadian forces during the Korean war, especially at the ].{{Ref|58|map58}}
|Dedicated to the sacrifices made by the Canadian forces during the Korean war, especially at the ].
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|] |]
|] |]
|], ] |], Netherlands
|{{Coord|51|47|53.92|N|5|55|54.76|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:NL-GE|name=Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery}}
|Cemetery for the dead from the Second World War.{{Ref|43|map43}}
|Cemetery for the dead from the Second World War.
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|] and Memorial Inuksuk |] and Memorial Inuksuk
| |
|], ] |], Afghanistan
|{{Coord|31|30|21|N|065|50|52|E|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:AF|name=Kandahar Airfield & Inuksuk Memorial}}
|The Airfield Memorial is dedicated to Canadians who have fallen in the ] and the ] to those Canadians, as well as other ] members who were killed in fighting in Afghanistan.{{Ref|59|map59}}
|The Airfield Memorial is dedicated to Canadians who have fallen in the ] and the ] to those Canadians, as well as other ] members who were killed in fighting in Afghanistan.
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|] |]
|] |]
|], ], ] |], ], Malta
|{{Coord|35|53|40.57|N|014|30|28.27|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:MT|name=Malta Memorial}}
|Dedicated to ] aircrew (including Canadians) who fought, and lost their lives, in the ] during the Second World War.{{Ref|60|map60}}
|Dedicated to ] aircrew (including Canadians) who fought, and lost their lives, in the ] during the Second World War.
|- |-
|Monument to Canadian Fallen (] Monument) |Monument to Canadian Fallen (] Monument)
| |
|]<br>], ] |]<br>], South Korea
|{{coord|35|07|41|N|129|05|49|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:KR|name=United Nations Memorial Cemetery}}
|Located where 378 Canadians are buried. An identical monument is in downtown Ottawa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monument to Canadian Fallen (Korean War Monument)|url=http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1380645149037|work=Public Art and Monuments|publisher=Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada|date=October 25, 2013}}</ref> |Located where 378 Canadians are buried. An identical monument is in downtown Ottawa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monument to Canadian Fallen (Korean War Monument)|url=http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1380645149037|work=Public Art and Monuments|publisher=Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada|date=October 25, 2013}}</ref>
|} |}


==Legacy== ==Legacy==
The 31 paintings of Canadian War Memorials by F.A. (Tex) Dawson were unveiled just outside Currie Hall in the Mackenzie Building at ] in ] on Wednesday 7 April 2010. Jack Pike, the chairman of the ]'s board of directors, said they had found a permanent and appropriate home. "We are delighted to have these paintings," he said in front of the assemblage of paintings, each representing a different memorial in a different setting and different seasons. "These are symbolic of sacrifice and remembrance and they do the whole thing so well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kingstonwhigstandard.com/PrintArticle.aspx?e=2524901 |title=31 paintings of Canadian War Memorials by F.A. (Tex) Dawson |publisher=Kingstonwhigstandard.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref> The 31 paintings of Canadian War Memorials by F.A. (Tex) Dawson were unveiled just outside ] in the Mackenzie Building at ] in ] on Wednesday 7 April 2010. Jack Pike, the chairman of the ]'s board of directors, said they had found a permanent and appropriate home. "We are delighted to have these paintings," he said in front of the assemblage of paintings, each representing a different memorial in a different setting and different seasons. "These are symbolic of sacrifice and remembrance and they do the whole thing so well."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kingstonwhigstandard.com/PrintArticle.aspx?e=2524901 |title=31 paintings of Canadian War Memorials by F.A. (Tex) Dawson |publisher=Kingstonwhigstandard.com |date= |accessdate=2011-03-16}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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<small>:1.{{Note|1}}Memorial Chamber, {{Coord|45|25|29.64|N|075|41|59.64|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Memorial Chamber}}</small><br>
<small>:2.{{Note|2}}National Aboriginal Veterans Monument, {{Coord|45|25|18.04|N|075|41|34.66|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=National Aboriginal Veterans Monument}}</small><br>
<small>:3.{{Note|3}}'The Response' – the Canadian National War Memorial, {{Coord|45|25|26.53|N|075|41|43.79|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name='The Response' – the Canadian National War Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:4.{{Note|4}}Next of Kin Memorial Avenue, {{Coord|52|08|49.36|N|106|39|29.27|W|type:landmark_region:CA-SK|name=Next of Kin Memorial Avenue}}</small><br>
<small>:5.{{Note|5}}Old City Hall Cenotaph, {{Coord|43|39|07.70|N|079|22|54.21|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Old City Hall Cenotaph}}</small><br>
<small>:6.{{Note|6}}Ontario Veterans Memorial, {{Coord|43|39|40.63|N|079|23|28.04|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Ontario Veterans Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:7.{{Note|7}}Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, {{Coord|45|25|26.53|N|075|41|43.79|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Tomb of the Unknown Soldier}}</small><br>
<small>:8.{{Note|8}}Calgary Soldiers' Memorial, {{coord|51|03|03|N|114|05|20|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-AB|name=Calgary Soldiers' Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:9.{{Note|9}}Peacekeeping Monument, {{Coord|45|25|43.58|N|075|41|47.49|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Peacekeeping Monument}}</small><br>
<small>:10.{{Note|10}}Valiants Memorial, {{Coord|45|25|27.92|N|075|41|42.67|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Valiants Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:11.{{Note|11}}Bruce Park Cenotaph, {{coord|49|52|38.77|N|097|13|34.10|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-MB|name=Bruce Park Cenotaph}}</small><br>
<small>:12.{{Note|12}}Cenotaph, Flesherton, Ontario, {{Coord|44|15|46.7|N|080|33|05.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Cenotaph, Flesherton, Ontario}}</small><br>
<small>:13.{{Note|13}}Cenotaph, Regina, {{coord|50|26|52.88|N|104|36|44.18|W|region:CA-SK_type:landmark_scale:2000|name=Cenotaph, Regina}}</small><br>
<small>:14.{{Note|14}}Port Arthur Cenotaph, {{Coord|48|26|15.9|N|089|13|34.88|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark_scale:2000|name=Port Arthur Cenotaph}}</small><br>
<small>:15.{{Note|15}}London Cenotaph, {{Coord|42|59|15.66|N|081|14|48.54|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark_scale:2000|name=London Cenotaph}}</small><br>
<small>:16.{{Note|16}}Welland-Crowland War Memorial, {{Coord|42|59|51|N|079|15|31|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|name=Welland-Crowland War Memorial}}<!--Approximate--><br>
<small>:17.{{Note|17}}Brock's Monument, {{Coord|43|09|36.37|N|079|03|10.99|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Brock's Monument}}</small><br>
<small>:18.{{Note|18}}Canadian Volunteer Monument, {{Coord|43|39|45.55|N|079|23|36.01|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Canadian Volunteer Monument}}</small><br>
<small>:19.{{Note|19}}Central Memorial Park, {{Coord|51|02|28.48|N|114|04|16.00|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-AB|name=Central Memorial Park}}</small><br>
<small>:20.{{Note|20}}James Wolfe Monument, {{Coord|46|47|59.81|N|071|13|29.79|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=James Wolfe Monument}}</small><br>
<small>:21.{{Note|21}}North-West Rebellion Monument, {{Coord|43|39|42.10|N|079|23|24.23|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=North-West Rebellion Monument}}</small><br>
<small>:22.{{Note|22}}South African War Memorial, {{Coord|43|39|04.72|N|079|23|12.49|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=South African War Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:23.{{Note|23}}Camp X Memorial, {{Coord|43|51|20.28|N|078|53|00.06|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Camp X Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:24.{{Note|24}}Halifax Memorial, {{Coord|44|37|08.76|N|063|33|55.93|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-NS|name=Halifax Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:25.{{Note|25}}Memorial Gates, {{Coord|52|07|45.43|N|106|38|34.05|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-SK|name=Memorial Gates}}</small><br>
<small>:26.{{Note|26}}Memorial Clock Tower, {{Coord|52|50|00.66|N|110|51|39.76|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-AB|name=Memorial Clock Tower}}</small><br>
<small>:27.{{Note|27}}War Memorial of Montreal West, {{Coord|45|28|21.00|N|073|36|49.32|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=War Memorial of Montreal West}}</small><br>
<small>:28.{{Note|28}}Montreal Clock Tower, {{Coord|45|30|44.44|N|073|32|44.84|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Montreal Clock Tower}}</small><br>
<small>:29.{{Note|29}}Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial, Victoria, {{coord|48|25|14.20|N|123|22|16.66|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-BC|name=Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial, Victoria}}</small><br>
<small>:30.{{Note|30}}Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial, Ottawa, {{Coord|45|26|24.61|N|075|41|47.05|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial}}</small><br>
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<small>:31.{{Note|31}}National War Memorial, {{Coord|47|34|03.28|N|052|42|13.67|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-NL|name=National War Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:32.{{Note|32}}Ottawa Memorial, {{Coord|45|26|27.08|N|075|41|45.90|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Ottawa Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:33.{{Note|33}}Soldiers' Tower, {{Coord|43|39|48.78|N|079|23|42.52|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Soldiers' Tower}}</small><br>
<small>:34.{{Note|34}}Victory Square, {{Coord|49|16|55.56|N|123|06|36.72|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-BC|name=Victory Square}}</small><br>
<small>:35.{{Note|35}}Cenotaph, Montreal, {{Coord|45|29|55.03|N|073|34|07.75|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Cenotaph, Montreal}}<br>
<small>:36.{{Note|36}}Sherbrooke War Memorial, {{Coord|45|24|02|N|071|53|29|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-QC|name=Sherbrooke War Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:37.{{Note|37}}Ashburnham Memorial Park, {{Coord|44|18|36|N|078|18|10|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Ashburnham Memorial Park}}</small><br>
<small>:38.{{Note|38}}Great War Memorial, {{Coord|43|05|23.81|N|079|04|22.57|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Great War Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:39.{{Note|39}}Cremation Memorial, {{Coord|45|26|42|N|075|39|57|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Cremation Memorial}}</small><br><!--Approximate-->
<small>:40.{{Note|40}}Korean War Memorial Wall, {{Coord|43|38|30.58|N|079|44|57.01|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=Korean War Memorial Wall}}</small><br>
<small>:41.{{Note|41}}The North Wall, {{Coord|42|18|37.36|N|083|04|11.06|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=The North Wall}}</small><br>
<small>:42.{{Note|42}}Canada Gate and Canada Memorial, {{Coord|51|30|10.36|N|000|08|33.48|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:GB-WSM|name=Canada Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:43.{{Note|43}}Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, {{Coord|51|47|53.92|N|5|55|54.76|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:NL-GE|name=Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery}}</small><br>
<small>:44.{{Note|44}}Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, {{Coord|50|04|24.80|N|002|38|53.09|E|type:landmark_region:FR-80|name=Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:45.{{Note|45}}Bourlon Wood Memorial, {{Coord|50|10|24.51|N|003|07|09.14|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Bourlon Wood Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:46.{{Note|46}}Canadian National Vimy Memorial, {{Coord|50|22|46.55|N|002|46|26.36|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Canadian National Vimy Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:47.{{Note|47}}Courcelette Memorial, {{Coord|50|03|15.12|N|002|45|05.19|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-80|name=Courcelette Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:48.{{Note|48}}Dury Memorial, {{Coord|50|14|02.90|N|002|59|50.12|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Dury Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:49.{{Note|49}}Gueudecourt Memorial, {{Coord|50|03|54.31|N|002|51|13.24|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-80|name=Gueudecourt Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:50.{{Note|50}}Hill 62 Memorial, {{Coord|50|50|03.79|N|002|56|50.08|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Hill 62 Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:51.{{Note|51}}Le Quesnel Memorial, {{Coord|49|46|29.96|N|002|36|33.85|E|type:landmark_region:FR-80|name=Le Quesnel Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:52.{{Note|52}}Menin Gate, {{Coord|50|51|07.41|N|002|53|28.55|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Menin Gate}}</small><br>
<small>:53.{{Note|53}}Monchy-le-Preux Memorial, {{Coord|50|16|14.17|N|002|53|35.95|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:FR-62|name=Monchy-le-Preux Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:54.{{Note|54}}Passchendaele Memorial, {{Coord|50|53|51.89|N|003|00|47.63|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Passchendaele Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:55.{{Note|55}}Saint Julien Memorial, {{Coord|50|53|58.65|N|002|56|26.41|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:BE-VWV|name=Saint Julien Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:56.{{Note|56}}The Brookwood Memorial, {{Coord|51|18|01|N|000|38|27.39|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:GB|name=The Brookwood Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:57.{{Note|57}}Camp Mirage Memorial, {{Coord|25|01|37|N|055|22|15|E|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:AE|name=Camp Mirage Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:58.{{Note|58}}Gapyeong Canada Monument, {{Coord|37|52|36.71|N|127|31|48.79|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:KR-41|name=Gapyeong Canada Monument}}</small><br>
<small>:59.{{Note|59}}Kandahar Airfield & Inuksuk Memorial, {{Coord|31|30|21|N|065|50|52|E|type:landmark_scale:30000_region:AF|name=Kandahar Airfield & Inuksuk Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:60.{{Note|60}}Malta Memorial, {{Coord|35|53|40.57|N|014|30|28.27|E|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:MT|name=Malta Memorial}}</small><br>
<small>:61.{{Note|61}}South African War Memorial and Animals at War, {{Coord|45|25|21.84|N|075|41|31.68|W|type:landmark_scale:2000_region:CA-ON|name=South African War Memorial and Animals at War}}</small><br>
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Ceremonial Guard stand watch over Canada's national memorial, The Response, with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the foreground.

The history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and the role of the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. Much of these military history of Canada is commemorated today with memorials across Canada and around the world. Canadian memorials commemorate the sacrifices made as early as the Seven Years' War to the modern day War on Terror. As Newfoundland was a British Dominion until joining Confederation in 1949, there are several monuments in Newfoundland and Labrador and abroad which were dedicated to Newfoundland servicemen and women.

There are currently 6,293 war memorials in Canada that are registered with the Directorate of History and Heritage, which is under the Canadian Department of National Defence. There are also war memorials across the world, some of which are operated by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which are dedicated to Canada as well as the Commonwealth members. There currently are 17 in France, 6 in Belgium, 4 in the United Kingdom, 2 in Afghanistan and South Korea and 1 in Egypt, Hong Kong, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

War memorials in Canada

Colonial period

Memorial name Image Location Map Notes
Brock's Monument Queenston, Ontario 43°09′36.37″N 079°03′10.99″W / 43.1601028°N 79.0530528°W / 43.1601028; -79.0530528 (Brock's Monument) Dedicated to Major General Isaac Brock, one of Canada's heroes of the War of 1812.
Canadian Volunteer Monument Toronto, Ontario 43°39′45.55″N 079°23′36.01″W / 43.6626528°N 79.3933361°W / 43.6626528; -79.3933361 (Canadian Volunteer Monument) Honours University of Toronto student volunteers who fell during the Battle of Ridgeway Lime Ridge, or died of wounds received in action or from disease contracted in service while defending her frontier in June 1866.
Defence of York Monument Toronto, Ontario 43°38′34″N 079°23′01″W / 43.64278°N 79.38361°W / 43.64278; -79.38361 (Defence of York Monument) In memory of officers, non-commissioned officers and men who were killed or died of wounds defending York (present-day Toronto).
James Wolfe Monument Quebec City, Quebec 46°47′59.81″N 071°13′29.79″W / 46.7999472°N 71.2249417°W / 46.7999472; -71.2249417 (James Wolfe Monument) Dedicated to General James Wolfe, remembered chiefly for his victory over the French, and establishing British rule in Canada.
Wolfe and Montcalm Obelisk Quebec City, Quebec 46°48′40″N 071°12′19″W / 46.81111°N 71.20528°W / 46.81111; -71.20528 (Wolfe and Montcalm Obelisk) Oldest war monument in Canada. Commemerates Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and James Wolf
Monument to the War of 1812 Toronto, Ontario 43°38′12″N 079°24′00″W / 43.63667°N 79.40000°W / 43.63667; -79.40000 (Monument to the War of 1812) Monument to the Canadian participation in the War of 1812
Stoney Creek Battlefield Memorial Hamilton, Ontario 43°12′59.9″N 079°45′59.4″W / 43.216639°N 79.766500°W / 43.216639; -79.766500 (Stoney Creek Battlefield Memorial) Commemorates the victory at the Battle of Stoney Creek
Welsford-Parker Monument Halifax, Nova Scotia 44°38′36.67″N 063°34′20.93″W / 44.6435194°N 63.5724806°W / 44.6435194; -63.5724806 (Welsford-Parker Monument) Dedicated to Major Augustus F. Welsford and Captain William B.C.A. Parker, who died during the Crimean War; Second oldest war monument in Canada; only Crimean War Monument in North America

North-West Rebellion and the Boer War

Memorial name Image Location Map Notes
North-West Rebellion Monument Toronto, Ontario 43°39′42.10″N 079°23′24.23″W / 43.6616944°N 79.3900639°W / 43.6616944; -79.3900639 (North-West Rebellion Monument) Dedicated to those who served with the Canadian army during the North-West Rebellion.
South African War Memorial Toronto, Ontario 43°39′04.72″N 079°23′12.49″W / 43.6513111°N 79.3868028°W / 43.6513111; -79.3868028 (South African War Memorial (Toronto)) Commemorates the Canadian participation in the Boer War
South African War Memorial Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′21.84″N 075°41′31.68″W / 45.4227333°N 75.6921333°W / 45.4227333; -75.6921333 (South African War Memorial and Animals at War) Located in Confederation Park it commemorates the Canadian participation in the Boer War.
South African War Memorial Halifax, Nova Scotia 44°38′53.86″N 063°34′24.65″W / 44.6482944°N 63.5735139°W / 44.6482944; -63.5735139 (South African War Memorial (Halifax)) Created by Hamilton MacCarthy
Boer War Memorial Montreal, Quebec 45°29′58.63″N 073°34′15.44″W / 45.4996194°N 73.5709556°W / 45.4996194; -73.5709556 (Boer War Memorial (Montreal)) Sculpted by George W. Hill
Central Memorial Park Calgary, Alberta 51°02′28.48″N 114°04′16.00″W / 51.0412444°N 114.0711111°W / 51.0412444; -114.0711111 (Central Memorial Park) The park has a cenotaph, a statue of a First World War soldier and a statue of R.L. Boyle, which is dedicated to all Albertans who served during the Second Boer War.

First and Second World Wars

Memorial name Image Location Map Notes
Camp X Memorial Whitby Ontario 43°51′20.28″N 078°53′00.06″W / 43.8556333°N 78.8833500°W / 43.8556333; -78.8833500 (Camp X Memorial) Honours the men and women of Camp X who served during the Second World War.
Halifax Memorial Halifax, Nova Scotia 44°37′08.76″N 063°33′55.93″W / 44.6191000°N 63.5655361°W / 44.6191000; -63.5655361 (Halifax Memorial) Dedicated to the Canadian servicemen and women who died at sea during both World Wars and includes the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Merchant Navy and the Canadian Army.
Memorial Gates Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 52°07′45.43″N 106°38′34.05″W / 52.1292861°N 106.6427917°W / 52.1292861; -106.6427917 (Memorial Gates) Military memorial which is a part of the University of Saskatchewan.
The Saskatoon Cenotaph Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 52°07′48.8″N 106°39′37.15″W / 52.130222°N 106.6603194°W / 52.130222; -106.6603194 (The Saskatoon Cenotaph) Designed by Francis Henry Portnall (1928), this tall granite plinth incorporating a public clock face is a part of the City Hall Square
Vimy Memorial Bandshell Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 52°07′28.24″N 106°39′33.42″W / 52.1245111°N 106.6592833°W / 52.1245111; -106.6592833 (Vimy Memorial Bandshell) The Vimy Memorial Bandshell in Kiwanis Park was built in 1937 to honour the men and women that served in the First World War at the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Memorial Clock Tower Wainwright, Alberta 52°50′00.66″N 110°51′39.76″W / 52.8335167°N 110.8610444°W / 52.8335167; -110.8610444 (Memorial Clock Tower) Dedicated to the local men who fought and died in both World Wars.
War Memorial of Montreal West Montreal, Quebec 45°28′21.00″N 073°36′49.32″W / 45.4725000°N 73.6137000°W / 45.4725000; -73.6137000 (War Memorial of Montreal West) Honours those from the town of Montreal West who died in the First World War
Montreal Clock Tower Montreal, Quebec 45°30′44.44″N 073°32′44.84″W / 45.5123444°N 73.5457889°W / 45.5123444; -73.5457889 (Montreal Clock Tower) Dedicated to Canadian naval sailors who died during the First World War.
Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial Victoria, British Columbia 48°25′14.20″N 123°22′16.66″W / 48.4206111°N 123.3712944°W / 48.4206111; -123.3712944 (Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial, Victoria) Dedicated to Canadian volunteers of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion during the Spanish Civil War.
Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial Ottawa, Ontario 45°26′24.61″N 075°41′47.05″W / 45.4401694°N 75.6964028°W / 45.4401694; -75.6964028 (Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion Memorial) Dedicated to Canadian volunteers of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion during the Spanish Civil War.
National War Memorial St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 47°34′03.28″N 052°42′13.67″W / 47.5675778°N 52.7037972°W / 47.5675778; -52.7037972 (National War Memorial) Memorial for soldiers who served with the Dominion of Newfoundland during the First World War.
Ottawa Memorial Ottawa, Ontario 45°26′27.08″N 075°41′45.90″W / 45.4408556°N 75.6960833°W / 45.4408556; -75.6960833 (Ottawa Memorial) Dedicated to missing airmen of the Second World War. Sometimes known as the Commonwealth Air Force Monument.
Soldiers' Tower Toronto, Ontario 43°39′48.78″N 079°23′42.52″W / 43.6635500°N 79.3951444°W / 43.6635500; -79.3951444 (Soldiers' Tower) Commemorates members of the University of Toronto who served in the World Wars.
Victory Square Vancouver, British Columbia 49°16′55.56″N 123°06′36.72″W / 49.2821000°N 123.1102000°W / 49.2821000; -123.1102000 (Victory Square) Dedicated to Vancouverites who served in the First World War.
Montreal Cenotaph Montreal, Quebec 45°29′55.03″N 073°34′07.75″W / 45.4986194°N 73.5688194°W / 45.4986194; -73.5688194 (Cenotaph, Montreal) Dedicated to Montrealers who died in the First World War.
Sherbrooke War Memorial Sherbrooke, Quebec 45°24′02″N 071°53′29″W / 45.40056°N 71.89139°W / 45.40056; -71.89139 (Sherbrooke War Memorial) Dedicated to citizens of Sherbrooke who fought in the First World War
Ashburnham Memorial Park Peterborough, Ontario 44°18′36″N 078°18′10″W / 44.31000°N 78.30278°W / 44.31000; -78.30278 (Ashburnham Memorial Park) Memorial to the men of Peterborough who died in the First World War.
Great War Memorial Niagara Falls, Ontario 43°05′23.81″N 079°04′22.57″W / 43.0899472°N 79.0729361°W / 43.0899472; -79.0729361 (Great War Memorial) Memorial to those who died in the First and Second World Wars.
Bronze Angel Montreal, Quebec;
Vancouver, British Columbia (pictured);
Winnipeg, Manitoba 		"Bronze Angel", by sculptor, Coeur Lion MacCarthy, war memorial depicts the angel of victory raising up a young soldier to heaven at the moment of his death, 1921 commemorates 1,115 Canadian Pacific Railway employees killed during the First World War erected at the Canadian Pacific Railway stations.
Cremation Memorial Ottawa, Ontario 45°26′42″N 075°39′57″W / 45.44500°N 75.66583°W / 45.44500; -75.66583 (Cremation Memorial) A sheltered space in the National Cemetery of Canada that honours the memory of Canadian servicemen who died in Canada and the United States and who were cremated.
Animals At War Memorial / Les animaux en temps de guerre Ottawa, Ontario 43°39′04.72″N 079°23′12.49″W / 43.6513111°N 79.3868028°W / 43.6513111; -79.3868028 (South African War Memorial) A memorial by David Clendining to animals (mainly mules, horse, dogs, pigeons) that have served for Canada in military conflicts since World War I and is located in Confederation Park
Monument des Braves Shawinigan, Quebec 46°32′22.38″N 072°45′12.85″W / 46.5395500°N 72.7535694°W / 46.5395500; -72.7535694 (Monument des Braves) Honours those who died in both world wars

1945 – present

Memorial name Image Location Map Notes
Korean War Memorial Wall Brampton, Ontario 43°38′30.58″N 079°44′57.01″W / 43.6418278°N 79.7491694°W / 43.6418278; -79.7491694 (Korean War Memorial Wall) Commemorates those Canadians who served in the Korean War.
The North Wall/Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial Windsor, Ontario 42°18′37.36″N 083°04′11.06″W / 42.3103778°N 83.0697389°W / 42.3103778; -83.0697389 (The North Wall) Dedicated to Canadians who volunteered with the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War.

Generic war memorials

Memorial name Image Location Map Notes
Calgary Soldiers' Memorial Calgary, Alberta 51°03′03″N 114°05′20″W / 51.05083°N 114.08889°W / 51.05083; -114.08889 (Calgary Soldiers' Memorial) Dedicated to Calgarian soldiers who have given their lives in war and military service overseas.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′26.53″N 075°41′43.79″W / 45.4240361°N 75.6954972°W / 45.4240361; -75.6954972 (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) Dedicated to all the unidentified Canadian soldiers and is part of the National War Memorial.
Bruce Park Cenotaph Winnipeg, Manitoba 49°52′38.77″N 097°13′34.10″W / 49.8774361°N 97.2261389°W / 49.8774361; -97.2261389 (Bruce Park Cenotaph) Dedicated to the memory of those who died in the First World War, the Second World War, Korea, and to Canadian peacekeepers.
Flesherton Cenotaph Flesherton, Ontario 44°15′46.7″N 080°33′05.5″W / 44.262972°N 80.551528°W / 44.262972; -80.551528 (Cenotaph, Flesherton, Ontario) Honouring the local men who enlisted for the First and Second World Wars and did not return.
London Cenotaph London, Ontario 42°59′15.66″N 081°14′48.54″W / 42.9876833°N 81.2468167°W / 42.9876833; -81.2468167 (London Cenotaph) Commemorates the local soldiers who died during the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.
Regina Cenotaph Regina, Saskatchewan 50°26′52.88″N 104°36′44.18″W / 50.4480222°N 104.6122722°W / 50.4480222; -104.6122722 (Cenotaph, Regina) Honour those Regina citizens who served in the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.
Thunder Bay Cenotaph Thunder Bay, Ontario 48°26′15.9″N 089°13′34.88″W / 48.437750°N 89.2263556°W / 48.437750; -89.2263556 (Port Arthur Cenotaph) Commemorates the local soldiers who died during the First, the Second and the Korean Wars.
Memorial Chamber Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′29.64″N 075°41′59.64″W / 45.4249000°N 75.6999000°W / 45.4249000; -75.6999000 (Memorial Chamber) Located in the Peace Tower, it holds all seven volumes of the Books of Remembrance, recording every Canadian killed in service, from Canada's first overseas campaign, the Nile Expedition, to the present.
Shaunavon War Memorial Shaunavon, Saskatchewan 49°38′52.12″N 108°24′23.34″W / 49.6478111°N 108.4064833°W / 49.6478111; -108.4064833 (Shaunavon War Memorial) Designed by Francis Henry Portnall (1926) to honour those citizens who served in the War
National Aboriginal Veterans Monument Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′18.04″N 075°41′34.66″W / 45.4216778°N 75.6929611°W / 45.4216778; -75.6929611 (National Aboriginal Veterans Monument) Commemorates the Aboriginal peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) who served with the Canadian forces during armed conflicts.
'The Response' – the Canadian National War Memorial Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′26.53″N 075°41′43.79″W / 45.4240361°N 75.6954972°W / 45.4240361; -75.6954972 ('The Response' – the Canadian National War Memorial) Commemorates the Canadian participation and its soldiers fallen in armed conflict.
Next of Kin Memorial Avenue Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 52°08′49.36″N 106°39′29.27″W / 52.1470444°N 106.6581306°W / 52.1470444; -106.6581306 (Next of Kin Memorial Avenue) Memorial for the First World War and ensuing wars.
Old City Hall Cenotaph Toronto, Ontario 43°39′07.70″N 079°22′54.21″W / 43.6521389°N 79.3817250°W / 43.6521389; -79.3817250 (Old City Hall Cenotaph) Dedicated to Torontonians who lost their lives during the First World War, Second World War and the Korean War.
Ontario Veterans Memorial Toronto, Ontario 43°39′40.63″N 079°23′28.04″W / 43.6612861°N 79.3911222°W / 43.6612861; -79.3911222 (Ontario Veterans Memorial) Dedicated to the Canadian military who served from the Fenian raids to the Campaign Against Terror.
Oshawa War Memorial Oshawa, Ontario 43°53′39.66″N 078°51′46.07″W / 43.8943500°N 78.8627972°W / 43.8943500; -78.8627972 (Oshawa War Memorial) Second World War and the Korean War
Peacekeeping Monument Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′43.58″N 075°41′47.49″W / 45.4287722°N 75.6965250°W / 45.4287722; -75.6965250 (Peacekeeping Monument) Commemorates Canadian soldiers who served, or are currently serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions.
Per ardua ad astra Toronto, Ontario 43°39′16.56″N 079°23′17.6″W / 43.6546000°N 79.388222°W / 43.6546000; -79.388222 (Per ardua ad astra) Dedicated to Canadian airmen who fought.
Royal Canadian Navy Monument Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′14.99″N 075°42′37.45″W / 45.4208306°N 75.7104028°W / 45.4208306; -75.7104028 (Royal Canadian Navy Monument) Commemorates the men and women who have served or are serving with the Royal Canadian Navy.
Valiants Memorial Ottawa, Ontario 45°25′27.92″N 075°41′42.67″W / 45.4244222°N 75.6951861°W / 45.4244222; -75.6951861 (Valiants Memorial) Commemorating fourteen signal figures from the military history of the country, from French colonial rule, to the Second World War.
Welland-Crowland War Memorial Welland, Ontario 42°59′51″N 079°15′31″W / 42.99750°N 79.25861°W / 42.99750; -79.25861 (Welland-Crowland War Memorial) Designed by Elizabeth Wyn Wood, commemorates not only the war dead but also those whom served at home.
48th Highlanders Memorial Toronto, Ontario 43°39.00′057″N 79°23′34.76″W / 43.66583°N 79.3929889°W / 43.66583; -79.3929889 (48th Highlanders Memorial) Dedicated to those who served with the Canadian forces, erected by the 48th Highlanders of Canada.
Scarborough War Memorial Toronto, Ontario 43°42′08.98″N 079°15′14.03″W / 43.7024944°N 79.2538972°W / 43.7024944; -79.2538972 (Scarborough War Memorial) Commemorating the soldiers from Scarborough whom died in World War I, World War II and Korean War.
Monument aux braves de N.D.G. Montreal, Quebec 45°28′20.89″N 073°36′49.44″W / 45.4724694°N 73.6137333°W / 45.4724694; -73.6137333 (Monument aux braves de N.D.G.) Commemorates the combatants who died during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.
Trenton Cenotaph Trenton, Ontario 44°06′01.44″N 077°34′31.44″W / 44.1004000°N 77.5754000°W / 44.1004000; -77.5754000 (Trenton Cenotaph)

War memorials overseas

Memorial name Image Location Map Notes
Canada Memorial Green Park, London, England 51°30′10.36″N 000°08′33.48″W / 51.5028778°N 0.1426333°W / 51.5028778; -0.1426333 (Canada Memorial) Pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian men and women who served in the United Kingdom during the First and Second World Wars.

First World War

Memorial name Image Location Map Notes
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Beaumont-Hamel, Somme, France 50°04′24.80″N 002°38′53.09″E / 50.0735556°N 2.6480806°E / 50.0735556; 2.6480806 (Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial) Commemorating the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's participation in the Battle of the Somme.
Bourlon Wood Memorial Bourlon, France 50°10′24.51″N 003°07′09.14″E / 50.1734750°N 3.1192056°E / 50.1734750; 3.1192056 (Bourlon Wood Memorial) Commemorates the participation of Canadian soldiers and memorial for Canadian soldiers who died during the First World War.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France 50°22′46.55″N 002°46′26.36″E / 50.3795972°N 2.7739889°E / 50.3795972; 2.7739889 (Canadian National Vimy Memorial) Commemorating the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Courcelette Memorial Courcelette, France 50°03′15.12″N 002°45′05.19″E / 50.0542000°N 2.7514417°E / 50.0542000; 2.7514417 (Courcelette Memorial) Commemorating the Canadian participation in the Battle of the Somme.
Courtrai Newfoundland Memorial Courtrai, Belgium 50°50′19.47″N 003°17′06.69″E / 50.8387417°N 3.2851917°E / 50.8387417; 3.2851917 (Courtrai Newfoundland Memorial) Commemorating the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the Battle of Courtrai.
Dury Memorial Dury, France 50°14′02.90″N 002°59′50.12″E / 50.2341389°N 2.9972556°E / 50.2341389; 2.9972556 (Dury Memorial) Commemorating the breaking of the Drocourt-Quéant Line.
Gueudecourt Memorial Gueudecourt, France 50°03′54.31″N 002°51′13.24″E / 50.0650861°N 2.8536778°E / 50.0650861; 2.8536778 (Gueudecourt Memorial) Dedicated to the Newfoundlanders who fought during the Battle of Le Transloy.
Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial Zonnebeke, Belgium 50°50′03.79″N 002°56′50.08″E / 50.8343861°N 2.9472444°E / 50.8343861; 2.9472444 (Hill 62 Memorial) Commemorating the defence of the Ypres Salient.
Le Quesnel Memorial Le Quesnel, France 49°46′29.96″N 002°36′33.85″E / 49.7749889°N 2.6094028°E / 49.7749889; 2.6094028 (Le Quesnel Memorial) Commemorating the Canadian participation in the Battle of Amiens.
Masnières Newfoundland Memorial Masnières, France 50°07′24.4″N 003°12′42.2″E / 50.123444°N 3.211722°E / 50.123444; 3.211722 (Masnières Newfoundland Memorial) Commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the First Battle of Cambrai, of World War I.
Menin Gate Ypres, Belgium 50°51′07.41″N 002°53′28.55″E / 50.8520583°N 2.8912639°E / 50.8520583; 2.8912639 (Menin Gate) Commemorating the defenders that died in the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown.
Monchy-le-Preux Memorial Monchy-le-Preux, France 50°16′14.17″N 002°53′35.95″E / 50.2706028°N 2.8933194°E / 50.2706028; 2.8933194 (Monchy-le-Preux Memorial) Commemorates the Royal Newfoundland's participation during the Battle of Arras.
Passchendaele Memorial Passendale, Belgium 50°53′51.89″N 003°00′47.63″E / 50.8977472°N 3.0132306°E / 50.8977472; 3.0132306 (Passchendaele Memorial) Commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele.
Saint Julien Memorial Ypres, Belgium 50°53′58.65″N 002°56′26.41″E / 50.8996250°N 2.9406694°E / 50.8996250; 2.9406694 (Saint Julien Memorial) Commemorating the Canadian participation in the Second Battle of Ypres.
Portuguese Fireplace Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England 50°52′08.36″N 001°37′26.81″W / 50.8689889°N 1.6241139°W / 50.8689889; -1.6241139 (Portuguese Fireplace) Also known as the Canadian Firplace it commemorates the Canadian Forestry Corps and lumbermen who worked with the Portugese

Second World War – present

Memorial name Image Location Notes
The Brookwood Memorial Brookwood, Surrey, England 51°18′01″N 000°38′27.39″W / 51.30028°N 0.6409417°W / 51.30028; -0.6409417 (The Brookwood Memorial) The memorial stands at the southern end of the Canadian section of the cemetery and commemorates 3,500 Commonwealth men and women who died during the Second World War and have no known grave.
Camp Mirage Memorial Al Minhad Air Base, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 25°01′37″N 055°22′15″E / 25.02694°N 55.37083°E / 25.02694; 55.37083 (Camp Mirage Memorial) Commemorates all the Canadian dead in Afghanistan. The memorial is now located at CFB Trenton.
Gapyeong Canada Monument Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea 37°52′36.71″N 127°31′48.79″E / 37.8768639°N 127.5302194°E / 37.8768639; 127.5302194 (Gapyeong Canada Monument) Dedicated to the sacrifices made by the Canadian forces during the Korean war, especially at the Battle of Kapyong.
Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek, Netherlands 51°47′53.92″N 5°55′54.76″E / 51.7983111°N 5.9318778°E / 51.7983111; 5.9318778 (Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery) Cemetery for the dead from the Second World War.
Kandahar Airfield Memorial and Memorial Inuksuk Kandahar, Afghanistan 31°30′21″N 065°50′52″E / 31.50583°N 65.84778°E / 31.50583; 65.84778 (Kandahar Airfield & Inuksuk Memorial) The Airfield Memorial is dedicated to Canadians who have fallen in the War in Afghanistan and the Inuksuk to those Canadians, as well as other coalition members who were killed in fighting in Afghanistan.
Malta Memorial Triton Fountain, Valletta, Malta 35°53′40.57″N 014°30′28.27″E / 35.8946028°N 14.5078528°E / 35.8946028; 14.5078528 (Malta Memorial) Dedicated to Commonwealth aircrew (including Canadians) who fought, and lost their lives, in the Mediterranean during the Second World War.
Monument to Canadian Fallen (Korean War Monument) United Nations Memorial Cemetery
Busan, South Korea 		35°07′41″N 129°05′49″E / 35.12806°N 129.09694°E / 35.12806; 129.09694 (United Nations Memorial Cemetery) Located where 378 Canadians are buried. An identical monument is in downtown Ottawa.

Legacy

The 31 paintings of Canadian War Memorials by F.A. (Tex) Dawson were unveiled just outside Currie Hall in the Mackenzie Building at Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston on Wednesday 7 April 2010. Jack Pike, the chairman of the Royal Military College of Canada Museum's board of directors, said they had found a permanent and appropriate home. "We are delighted to have these paintings," he said in front of the assemblage of paintings, each representing a different memorial in a different setting and different seasons. "These are symbolic of sacrifice and remembrance and they do the whole thing so well."

See also

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References

  1. "DHH – Search for a Memorial". Cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  2. Rob Roberts (3 November 2008). "Coupland's War of 1812 monument tweaks U.S. noses". The National Post. National Post Inc. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  3. Central Memorial Park
  4. The Saskatoon Cenotaph
  5. Vimy Memorial, Kiwanis Park, Saskatoon Sask.
  6. War Memorial of Montréal West
  7. ^ Jacqueline Hucker. "Canadian Encyclopedia Monuments, World Wars I and II". Thecanadianencyclopedia.com. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  8. Memorial Park and Cenotaph 390 1st Street East
  9. Canadian Veterans And Peacekeepers Permanently Honoured On The Grounds Of Queen's Park
  10. "The worst-kept secret in the Persian Gulf". Persiangulfonline.org. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  11. Camp Mirage Memorial
  12. "Monument to Canadian Fallen (Korean War Monument)". Public Art and Monuments. Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada. 25 October 2013.
  13. "31 paintings of Canadian War Memorials by F.A. (Tex) Dawson". Kingstonwhigstandard.com. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  • Philip Longworth, The Unending Vigil: A History of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 1917–1967 (1967).
  • Robert Shipley, To Mark Our Place (1987).
  • Herbert Fairlie Wood and John Swettenham, Silent Witnesses (1974).

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