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This display of photographs, documents and medals was put together by Art Braun and Haru Kroeker.

The Altona and District Cenotaph was constructed in 1995 in memory of casualties from the First and Second World Wars and dedicated on 29 July 1995. The Cenotaph was a project of the Altona-Gretna Optimist Club for Altona's Centennial in 1995. It was designed at Altona Memorials through consultation with several Veterans and the Club. 

Due to a major drainage construction project in 2021 in downtown Altona, the cenotaph had to be re-located from the corner of 2nd Street NE and 4th Avenue NE. Through funding from the Town of Altona and Veterans Affairs Canada, the cenotaph was moved to its new location outside of the Millennium Exhibition Center.

Erected by the Whitemouth Museum Society in November 1982, this memorial is dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars.

This 20-foot monument was erected to serve as a reminder of the history of Mennonite people and to honour those who suffered through times of violence, terror and war. It was created by a committee of the Mennonite Historical Society and dedicated in July of 1985. There are six sides to the structure and each side has a plaque to remind us of different events that have impacted Mennonites. The earliest beginning of the timeline is 1914, the beginning of the First World War and it goes until 1953.

There are plaques to honour the Mennonite victims of this violent century; the hardship endured by Mennonite women who faced persecution and lost husbands and homes during 1929 to 1953; victims of the Second World War; victims of terror 1929-1941; victims of war and anarchy 1914-1921; unknown victims, 1914-1953; and to those who found their resting place in unmarked graves in labour camps, in the endless loneliness of Russia’s northern wastes, or on the road between east and west.

Valde Lake was named in honour of Pilot Officer Victor Lewis Valde. He enlisted and served as an air gunner with the Royal Canadian Air Force and was killed in action on 2 November 1944 at 20 years of age. Valde was the only son of Lewis and Emma Valde and attended Transcona Memorial United Church prior to enlistment.

Victor Valde Memorial Park and Valde Avenue in Transcona are also named in honour of Pilot Officer Valde.

Larche Lake, situated southwest of McCruden Lake and east of Régimbal Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park, was named in commemoration of Flight Sergeant Joseph Armand G. Larche. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force and trained in Canada through the British Commonwealth Air Training Program. He was killed in action overseas while serving with the 425 Squadron on 11 November 1942 at 27 years of age. For his service, he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with clasp, and War Medal 1939-1945. 

Larche Avenue in Transcona was also named in commemoration of Flight Sergeant Joseph Armand G. Larche.

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The Soldiers Memorial Monument located at the Town Hall was constructed in 1919-1920 in memory of the men and women who served in the First World War. A decoration Day service is held on the second Sunday in June each year. The parade march and service was held at the cenotaph each year until 1998. On November 11th 1999 the service was held in the Community Complex next to the Cenotaph. A wood Cenotaph was built and placed on the stage for the inside service. The walls in the complex are lined with essays and poems done by the Emerson Elementary school. The Women's Institute served a soldier's supper on Nov. 11th 1920.

In 1920 the Canadian William A. Rogers Limited Company published a catalogue of memorial designs including the overlife-sized statue of a pensive infantryman, leaning on his rifle, with his chin resting on his hand. According to the catalogue, Rogers was at that time the only bronze foundry in Canada that had successfully made large casts like this, the figure is a cast from a model by a St. Boniface sculptor named Nicolas Pirroton.

The Rural Municipality of Franklin Cenotaph was erected at the old municipal hall just after the flood of 1950. It was erected by municipal contribution and local fundraising. Because it took some time to raise the funds, the cenotaph was not erected until after the Second World War.

Erected by the Rural Municipality of Springfield, this memorial is dedicated to the local Veterans and war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. The cenotaph was originally located at 628 Main Street, Oakbank, in front of the former municipal office and unveiled on November 22 1925. In October 2012, it was relocated to its current location at Legion Memorial Park in Dugald. 

The statue was made in Italy of Carrara marble. The soldier is depicted in uniform and wears a puffy cap quite unlike those worn by Canadian soldiers. He stands at attention with a reversed rifle at his side. The origin of the statue in Italy explains why the uniform was not 100% accurately Canadian. The carvers were usually careful to put a maple leaf where Canadian uniforms had this symbol (on the cap and collar).