Alberta

Mike Ralph Way was dedicated in 2004.

The streets in Garrison Green were initially named after the places where Canadian troops had served on peacekeeping missions and were to be renamed to reflect Lincoln Park’s history as an airfield during the Second World War. The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping's (CAVUNP) national president at the time, Colonel Don Ethell, objected. The Calgary chapter of CAVUNP proposed 16 Canadian peacekeepers names, of which 13 were chosen. Each street is named after a Canadian Peacekeeper, of varying ranks and service time frames. A summary of the Peacekeepers’ experiences is provided with a plaque placed on each street. Together they provide a comprehensive overview of Canadian peacekeeping missions and experiences from the 1950’s to 2000.

The Law Socierty of Alberta erected a memorial plaque in memory of the Barristers and Students who fell in the Great War.

Imperial War Graves Commission member Rudyard Kipling recommended the inscription "Their names liveth for evermore" which has widely be inscribed on war memorials since the First World War. The phrase "Their names liveth for evermore" from the King James Version of the Bible, forms the second half of a line in Ecclesiasticus or Sirach, chapter 44, verse 14.

The Legal Archives Society of Alberta’s project titled “We Have Not Forgotten” involved a Bar Call ceremony on November 9, 2018 in the Ceremonial Court at the Calgary Court Center. Families of some of the fallen soldiers were in attendance and stood in for their respective Bar Calls. In memory and recognition of the sacrifice of Alberta students-at-law who enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and who served therewith in the Great War of 1914-1918, and who lost their lives in service of our country in said War, the Law Society of Alberta waives all enrolment requirements and acknowledges they are entitled to be posthumously admitted to the Law Society of Alberta in 2018. Patrick Shea, QC, a partner at Gowling WLG in Toronto, has been working for several years to gather information about articling students across Canada who died in World War I. 

A magnificent bronze equestrian statue, the South African War Monument was unveiled in Central [Memorial] Park in Calgary on 20 June 1914. The Horseman of the Plains, commemorating the South African War, located in the centre of the Central Memorial park’s oval. The Horseman of the Plains is the earliest commissioned work, since it was erected by the City of Calgary in 1914. The equestrian statue was erected as a tribute to all Albertans who fought in the Boer War. The French-Canadian sculptor Louis Philippe Hébert suggested that the memorial be placed in Calgary’s Central Park.

Remembrance Day ceremonies are held here annually on November 11.

After the Calgary Canadian Club and the South African War veterans were denied city funds, they asked the public to help raise the $25,000 necessary to construct the statue. The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire was among the first to respond and enlisted Boy Scouts and Cadets to help them raise the sum by through fundraisers and donations. The Daughters of the Empire was a women’s patriotic association that focused on educating young Canadians about the South African War and the heroic sacrifices of Canadian veterans while instilling British patriotic values.

As a memorial to staff who gave their lives in the Great War, the Bank of Nova Scotia commissioned about 60 bronze tablets, between July 1920 and February 1921, to be placed on the wall of the branch where each known staff member was employed when they joined the military forces. These plaques listed the names of staff killed on the field, as well as those who died from their wounds after they returned home from the war.

This plaque honours Duncan MacPherson and Andrew Edward Hector Hugh MacKay former officers of the Bank of Nova Scotia Main Branch in Calgary, Alberta, who were was killed in service during the Great War.

The Field of Crosses Cenotaph was erected on September 26, 2015, and permanently dedicates the space to the annual Field of Crosses project. The project was spearheaded by the Field of Crosses Memorial Project and the McCann Family Foundation. 

Every year since 2009, thousands of white crosses have been planted on the greenspace on the north side of Memorial Drive at the Centre Street Bridge in honour of southern Alberta's fallen soldiers. The white crosses go up on November 1 and are taken down the day after Remembrance Day. At sunrise each morning there is a flag-raising ceremony with a bugler and a piper.

The aim is to honour those who sacrificed their lives to win peace. The display pays tribute to men and women killed in the two world wars, Boer War, Korean War, Afghanistan Conflict, and peacekeeping missions in Vietnam, the Middle East and Cyprus. 

The stained glass window portrays suffering humanity lifted up, and looking up from life’s battle to Him from Whom all blessings flow. The central figure is the Risen Christ, Who carries in one hand the banner of Triumph over Death, whilst the other is raised in benediction. His inner garment is of white, cream, and gold, which signify Purity: the mantle is a soft blending of pink, crimson, and lavender, to symbolize His Passion and Death. On the emerald scroll which floats about Him is inscribed: – “I am the Resurrection.”  His head is backed by a nimbus of elaborate ornament, in which will be noted the form of the Cross. A conventional oval of clouds surrounds Him, and from His figured extend rays that vary from white and cream to a light yellow and gold, terminating in a deep green and blue.

The other figures are arranged in corresponding tiers. The upper tier, which is on the same level as the figure of Christ, consists of angels and cherubs of various types and treatment, posed in a devotional attitude, and singing the praise of the Lord.

Below the angels are knights clad in the armour of light, representing glorified spirits, and typifying the following virtues (read from left to right): Fidelity, bearing the Union Jack crowned with laurels; Nobility; Honour; Humility; Devotion (this is the central figure); Patience; Sincerity; Brotherly Love, and Charity, carrying the Red Cross banner.

Below the Knights the horrors of war are represented. Reading from left to right, the figures represent: a wounded Canadian soldier, beholding the Heavenly vision; a Canadian dying in the arms of one of our heroic nurses, his expression denoting resignation and faith; a dying soldier, directly above whom stands the welcoming Christ; the face of the next figure represents the awakening of a soul that has strayed from the right way, but now sees the light once more; the figure on the extreme right represents a soul down in shame and penitence.

In the mid-distance and background are seen wounded, dying, and dead soldiers of both contending armies. On the central panel is seen a wayside shrine, which has escaped the ravages of war; on the panel to the left is a smoking gun, and on that to the right a village church in flames.

In the tracery above the main panels are pictured two angels, beneath which are scrolls with inscriptions: “The armies in Heaven followed Him”; and “He hath prepared for them a city.”

Each of the panels has a decorative base. These bases represent (from left to right): The Beaver and Maple Leaf, for Canada; The English Rose; The Rose and Thistle, surmounted by the Crown of Britannia; The Shamrock and Thistle; The beautiful Shield of Alberta.

This collection of windows was designed and executed by A.J. Larscheid and assistant corps of artists, in the studios of the Pittsburg Glass Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota, sometime after the First World War. The windows are dedicated to the memory of the men of Knox Presbyterian Church (now Knox United Church) of who 50 fell in the Great War.

Memorial Park Library is a classically-inspired, early 20^th century, two-storey sandstone building located on 1.93 hectares in Central Memorial Park in downtown Calgary. An east-facing portico, set a top a series of granite steps, is adorned with iconic columns and a skillfully-carved pediment, creating a dignified entry into the library. The building is topped with a low-hipped roof, and expertly executed decoration. The park on which the library sits contains several objects, including:

• An equestrian statue, added in 1914; The Horseman of the Plains, commemorating the South African War, located in the centre of the park’s oval.
• First World War Memorial, added in 1924, located at the east end of the park in front of the library.
• Cenotaph and accompanying benches, added in 1928, located at the west end of the park.
• Federal Geodetic Survey marker, added in 1928, located at the east end of the park’s oval.
• Water fountain commemorating the 50^th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, added in 1930.
• Eternal flame memorial located to the east of the cenotaph, added 1967.
• Royal Canadian Legion Commemorative Medallion, located to the West of the cenotaph, added 1994.
• Second World War memorial, Burma Star, located near the cenotaph, added in 1996.
• Memorial to the Australian and New Zealand armed forces located near the cenotaph, added in 2004.

This memorial is dedicated to the Airmen from Australia and New Zealand who trained and lost their lives in Canada during the Second World War.

This cross with a sword mounted on it is located in the centre of the veterans section of the Union Cemetery.

This cross with a sword mounted on it is located in the centre of the veterans section of the Burnsland Cemetery.