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This airplane, a T-33 Silver Star trainer, was donated by Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie to the city on 10 June 1966 and was refurbished on 22 June 1987 and rededicated on 31 July 2000.

The Pilot Mound and District War Memorial was constructed in memory of the 37 local men who lost their lives in the First World War, in the battles at Ypres, Vimy, and Amiens. Also in memory of the 14 men who lost their lives in the Second World War, in the battles at Caen, Falaise, Schelde, Cassino Ontana, Hong Kong, and Dieppe. Also in memory of the members of the RCAF. On the second Sunday in June an annual Memorial Service is held, previously the ceremony was held on the second Sunday in August. The Memorial Service involves a parade in which the Local Colour Party, Legion members, and the Ladies Auxiliary take part. A Committee Service is held, following the laying of the wreaths. The reading of the names, along with local children laying crosses bearing the names of the men who lost their lives in the two World Wars. June 2000 was the 77th annual service held at the Cenotaph.

The Carman-Dufferin District Second World War Honour Roll was erected in the Memorial Room after the war.

The Carman-Dufferin District First World War Honour Roll was erected in the Memorial Room after the war.

This memorial, erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 162, is dedicated to the war dead of the First and Second World Wars. Constructed and unveiled on Sunday, September 28, 1949, in memory of fifteen men who paid the supreme sacrifice in the First and Second World Wars. A Decoration Day service takes place at the site every June, and Remembrance Day service every year on November 11.

The Holland Cenotaph was erected in July of 1925 to commemorate soldiers from the Holland area killed during the First World War. It was unveiled on 4 August 1925. The base is made of black granite which sits on cement and another layer of cement is between the base and statue. The statue is a soldier carved from Italian marble and stands on top, gazing slightly to the left. He stands slightly at ease, with hands clasped over the barrel of his rifle. His uniform, cap and accoutrements like the canteen are all expertly carved. A tree stump carved behind the soldier is symbolic of a young life cut short.

Second World War casualties were inscribed after that war.

The Gladstone Cenotaph was constructed in 1923 in memory of the 51 fallen soldiers and one Nursing Sister in the First World War. The sandstone and concrete monument was built by the Neepawa firm of Guinn and Simpson and the Carrara marble figure of a soldier was carved in Italy by Professor Sergio Natterchi. The uniformed soldier stands at ease, staring off in the distance, his hands rest over the barrel of his rifle and his left leg rests against a trench mortar. On the front of the pedestal is a carving of a bison.

Young girls with pretty baskets were out bright and early on 11 November 1922 to sell flowers made by the Women's Institute ladies in aid of the memorial fund. In the afternoon, the Women's Institute held a tea and pantry sale in the Collins and Diamond’s store, also for the fund. The cenotaph was unveiled on July 1, 1923. Dignitaries at the event included Lieutenant Governor James Albert Manning Aikins, Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert Godson-Godson and Archbishop Samuel Pritchard Matheson

Twenty-six additional names were added after the Second World War and one name after the Korean War.

The main floor of Memorial Hall has been a vital part of the community for many years. When the building was finished in 1920, a Memorial Room was designed in the front northwest corner. It was maintained and decorated by the Blain Haverson Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughter of the Empire until 1926 when the Carman Royal Canadian Legion was formed and took over looking after the room. Other than updated paint and refinished original maple floors, this room has been left structurally untouched.

The Memorial Room contains the First World War Honour Roll, details of all the soldiers of the district who went overseas, and relics and trophies of the war. After the Second World War, an Honour Roll was placed in the room and a display case with artifacts from the First and Second World Wars.