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Memorials and war cemeteries in Canada and around the world that honour Canadians who have served.

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Vancouver, BC

Chinatown Memorial Monument

The Chinatown Memorial Monument recognizes Chinese Canadians who volunteered in the War efforts.

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Chinatown Memorial Monument

The Chinatown Memorial Monument recognizes Chinese Canadians who volunteered in the War efforts.
Charlottetown, PE

South African War Monument

Unveiled on July 6, 1903, in memory of Prince Edward Islanders killed in the South African War - Roland Taylor and Alfred Riggs.

Charlottetown, PE

South African War Monument

Unveiled on July 6, 1903, in memory of Prince Edward Islanders killed in the South African War - Roland Taylor and Alfred Riggs.
Ottawa, Ontario

National Monument to Canada's Mission in Afghanistan

This Monument will recognize the commitment and sacrifice of Canadians who served in Afghanistan, and the support provided to them by Canadians at home.

Ottawa, Ontario

National Monument to Canada's Mission in Afghanistan

This Monument will recognize the commitment and sacrifice of Canadians who served in Afghanistan, and the support provided to them by Canadians at home.
Pas de Calais, France

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial honours all Canadians who served during the First World War.

Pas de Calais, France

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial honours all Canadians who served during the First World War.
Beaumont-Hamel, France

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial honours all Newfoundlanders who served during the First World War and those lost with no known grave.

Beaumont-Hamel, France

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial honours all Newfoundlanders who served during the First World War and those lost with no known grave.

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Memorials in Canada

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Milton, Ontario Highway of Heroes Tree Tribute Memorial The Highway of Heroes Tree Tribute honours all Canadians who have served during war, conflict and peace time since the War of 1812.	South African War, Gulf War, Second World War, First World War, Afghanistan, Korean War, Cyprus, Rwanda, Balkans, Monument
ONLINE DATABASE Canadian Military Memorials Database A repository of memorials and monuments located in communities across Canada.	South African War, Gulf War, Second World War, First World War, Afghanistan, Korean War, Cyprus, Rwanda, Balkans, Monument, Cemetery, Park, Museum, Church
Ottawa, Ontario National War Memorial The National War Memorial symbolizes the sacrifice of all Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have served Canada in the cause of peace and freedom.	South African War, Gulf War, Second World War, First World War, Afghanistan, Korean War, Cyprus, Rwanda, Balkans, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Tomb of the Unknown Soldier The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honours the more than 118,000 Canadians who sacrificed their lives in the cause of peace and freedom.	South African War, Gulf War, Second World War, First World War, Afghanistan, Korean War, Cyprus, Rwanda, Balkans, Monument
Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax South African War Memorial On 19 October 1901, the Prince of Wales (the future George V) laid the cornerstone for this monument to soldiers of the South African War.	South African War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa South African War Memorial Thirty thousand school children donated pennies to pay for this monument to Canadian volunteers who died in the South African War.	South African War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario National Aboriginal Veterans Monument Honours the contributions of all Indigenous people in war and peace support operations from the First World War to today.	Gulf War, Second World War, First World War, Afghanistan, Korean War, Cyprus, Rwanda, Balkans, Monument
Calgary, Alberta Peacekeeper Park Peacekeeper Park in Calgary, Alberta, features a bronze statue and a Wall of Honour that commemorate Canadian peacekeeping missions and pay tribute to those who have lost their lives.	Cyprus, Rwanda, Balkans, Park, Monument
Calgary, Alberta Buffalo Park Buffalo Park, located in Calgary, Alberta, is named in honour of the nine Canadian Forces members killed in a Buffalo aircraft over Syria in 1974.	Syria, Park
Ottawa, Ontario Cross of Sacrifice The Commonwealth War Graves Commission installed a Cross of Sacrifice in 1957 in Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario. The Cross of Sacrifice, designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1918, is one of two iconic features designed by Commonwealth War Graves Commission architects.	First World War, Second World War, Monument
Calgary, Alberta Memorial Statue "Let's Go" The Statue titled "Let's Go" at The Military Museums of Calgary in Alberta honours Canada's Veterans of the Korean War.	Korean War, Monument
Vancouver, British Columbia Canadian Memorial Church Canadian Memorial Church, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, is unique, not just for its pure Gothic style, not just for the extraordinary manner in which funds were raised throughout Canada for its construction, but also for its portrayal of Canadian unity and its Christian symbolism.	Second World War, First World War, Monument, Church
Vancouver, British Columbia Mountain View Cemetery Mountain View Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the Vancouver Metropolitan area. It began operation in 1887, with the acquisition of a parcel of land now known as the "Old Cemetery".	First World War, Cemetery
Esquimalt, British Columbia God's Acre Veterans Cemetery in Esquimalt, British Columbia, has been an honoured final resting place for those who served at sea since 1868. Over the years, the cemetery was opened to anyone who served in Canada's military.	First World War, Cemetery
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria Navy Memorial On Vancouver Island in Ross Bay Cemetery, British Columbia, is the Victoria Memorial. The cemetery holds 133 war graves and contains, in a separate plot, the Naval Memorial which consists simply of a square block of granite bearing the names of 39 officers and men who were lost or buried at sea in the Pacific Ocean.	First World War, Monument
Brandon, Manitoba Royal Canadian Air Force Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Memorial The unveiling of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) Memorial took place September 10, 2014 in Brandon, Manitoba. It pays tribute to the airmen and airwomen of the British Commonwealth who lost their lives in the Second World War.	Second World War, Monument
St. John's, Newfoundland Newfoundland National Memorial The Newfoundland National Memorial in St. John's, though funded locally, represents the war effort of Newfoundlanders who were not part of Confederation during either of the World Wars.	First World War, Monument
Halifax, Nova Scotia Fort Massey Cemetery Search the grave database, view the survey plan and map to cemetery.	First World War, Second World War, Cemetery
Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Memorial The Halifax Memorial was built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Government of Canada. It commemorates 3,267 Canadian and Newfoundland sailors and soldiers who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars, and who were formerly commemorated by a memorial standing on Citadel Hill, Halifax.	Second World War, First World War, Monument
Trenton, Ontario Camp Mirage Memorial Since 2006, Camp Mirage Memorial stood at Camp Mirage to commemorate Canadians who gave their lives in Afghanistan.	Afghanistan, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Commonwealth Air Forces Ottawa Memorial The Ottawa Memorial (Commonwealth Air Forces) is dedicated to the men and women who lost their lives in the Second World War while serving or training with the Air Forces of the Commonwealth in Canada, the British West Indies, and the United States.	Second World War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Memorial Buildings and Arch These twin buildings are located on Wellington Street in Ottawa. They overlook the Ottawa River and Quebec's Gatineau Hills.	Second World War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Remember Flanders The Remember Flanders memorial in Ottawa (and Guelph) was designed by Canadian sculptor Ruth Abernethy. The hand-sculpted figure and the log on which McCrae is seated were sculpted as one piece.	First World War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Memorial Chamber Architect John A. Pearson conceived the idea of a Memorial Chamber in the Peace Tower as a national shrine: a noble tribute to Canadians who had given their lives during the Great War in France and Flanders.	First World War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario National Monument to Canada's Mission in Afghanistan (in development) This Monument will recognize the commitment and sacrifice of Canadians who served in Afghanistan, and the support provided to them by Canadians at home.	Afghanistan, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Nurses' Memorial In the years immediately following the Armistice of 1918, Canadian Nursing Association provincial affiliates pondered how best to remember their fallen sisters.	First World War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario Reconciliation: The Peacekeeping Monument Commemorates Canada's role in international peace support missions and the service members who have participated in these efforts.	Peacekeeping, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario The Man with Two Hats Unveiled on 11 May 2002, this monument pays tribute to the crucial role played by Canadian soldiers in the liberation of the Netherlands during the Second World War.	Second World War, Monument
Ottawa, Ontario National Military Cemetery Located in Ottawa, Beechwood Cemetery became the home of Canada's National Military Cemetery in 2007.	South African War, First World War, Second World War, Korean War, Gulf War, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Rwanda, Balkans, Cemetery
Brampton, Ontario Wall of Remembrance The Korea Veterans Association of Canada erected a Wall of Remembrance to the 516 Canadians who are commemorated in the Korean War Book of Remembrance.	Korean War, Monument

Memorials Overseas

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Pas-de-Calais, France Canadian National Vimy Memorial The Canadian National Vimy Memorial honours all Canadians who served during the First World War. The Memorial bears the names of those who died in France with no known grave. It is located at the site of Canada's victory during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.	First World War, Monument
Beaumont-Hamel, France Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial honours all Newfoundlanders who served during the First World War and those lost with no known grave. It is located at the site of the Battle of the Somme.	First World War, Monument
Kandahar, Afghanistan Memorial inuksuk The Memorial inuksuk commemorates Canadian, American and other coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan.	Afghanistan, Monument
Busan, South Korea Monument to Canadian Fallen The Monument to Canadian Fallen commemorates the sacrifice of Canadian service members in the Korean War.	Korean War, Monument
Gapyeong, South Korea Canadian Korean War Memorial Garden The Canadian Korean War Memorial Garden is situated northeast of Kapyong-gun and just below the hills which were defended by Canadian Forces in the Battle of Kapyong in April 1951.	Korean War, Monument
Courtrai, Belgium Courtrai Newfoundland Memorial The Courtrai Newfoundland Memorial in Belgium, just outside Courtrai on the road to Ghent, is the only caribou memorial in Belgium. In his rocky eminence, the stag commemorates the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's crossing of the Lys River under British divisional command.	First World War, Park
Mount Sorrel, Belgium Hill 62 Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial is a block of white Quebec granite weighing almost 15 tonnes, set in a large circle of green lawn at the top of three landscaped terraces, each ablaze with solid beds of roses in season.	First World War, Monument
Some place in Belgium, Belgium Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery During the First World War, the village of Lijssenthoek was situated on the main communication line between the Allied military bases in the rear and the Ypres battlefields. Close to the Front, but out of the extreme range of most German field artillery, it became a natural place to establish casualty clearing stations.	First World War, Cemetery
Ypres, Belgium Menin Gate Memorial and St. George's Church After the war, this 17^th century gate in the eastern ramparts of Ypres was chosen as the site of a Memorial Arch. The Arch would commemorate, by name, nearly 55,000 dead of the armies of the British Commonwealth who fell in Belgium, most of them in the Ypres Salient, but whose final resting-place was known only to God.	First World War, Monument
Poperinge, Belgium Nine Elms British Cemetery The cemetery was begun and used by the 3^rd Australian and 44^th Casualty Clearing Stations when they moved to Poperinghe (now Poperinge), from Brandhoek and Lijssenthoek respectively, in September 1917.	First World War, Cemetery
Passchendaele, Belgium Passchendaele (Passendale) New British Cemetery The village of Passchendaele (now Passendale) and surrounding area were associated with every phase of the First World War. In the middle of October 1914, Passchendaele was briefly under Allied control but by 20 October it was in German hands, where it remained for the next three years.	First World War, Cemetery
Passchendaele, Belgium Passchendaele Canadian Memorial The Passchendaele Canadian Memorial commemorates the actions and sacrifices of the Canadian Corps during the First World War's Battle of Passchendaele.	First World War, Monument
Poelcapelle, Belgium Poelcapelle British Cemetery Poelcapelle (now Poelkapelle) was taken by the Germans from the French on October 20, 1914, entered by the 11th Division on October 4, 1917, evacuated by Commonwealth forces in April 1918, and retaken by the Belgians on September 28, 1918.	First World War, Cemetery
Saint-Julien, Langemark, Belgium St. Julien Canadian Memorial Visible for several miles from its site beside the main road from Ypres to Bruges, the impressive Canadian Memorial at St. Julien stands like a sentinel over those who died during the heroic stand of Canadians during the first gas attacks of the First World War.	First World War, Monument
Zonnebeke, Belgium Tyne Cot Cemetery 'Tyne Cot' or 'Tyne Cottage' was the name given by the Northumberland Fusiliers to a barn which stood near the level crossing on the Passchendaele-Broodseinde road. The barn, which had become the centre of five or six German blockhouses, or pill-boxes, was captured by the 3rd Australian Division on October 4, 1917, in the advance on Passchendaele.	First World War, Cemetery
Zonnebeke, Belgium The Tyne Cot Memorial The Tyne Cot Memorial forms the northeastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, which is situated between Passchendaele (now known as Passendale) and Zonnebeke. The name "Tyne Cottages" or "Tyne Cotts" was given by the Northumberland Fusiliers to a group of German blockhouses, or pillboxes, situated near the level crossing on the Passchendaele-Broodseinde road.	First World War, Monument
Ypres, Belgium Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery For much of the First World War, Vlamertinghe (now Vlamertinge) was just outside the normal range of German shell fire and the village was used both by artillery units and field ambulances. Burials were made in the original Military Cemetery until June 1917, when the New Military Cemetery was begun in anticipation of the Allied offensive launched on this part of the front in July.	First World War, Cemetery
Ypres, Belgium Ypres Reservoir Cemetery From October 1914 to the autumn of 1918, Ypres (now Ieper) was at the centre of a salient held by Commonwealth (and for some months by French) forces. From April 1915, it was bombarded and destroyed more completely than any other town of its size on the Western Front, but even so certain buildings remained distinguishable.	First World War, Cemetery
Trinity Square, London Tower Hill Memorial During the world wars, the British civilian navy's duty was to be the supply service of the Royal Navy. This merchant navy transported troops and supplies to the armies, as well as raw materials to overseas munitions factories and the assembled munitions from those factories.	First World War, Monument
Arras, France Airmen's Monument Part of the Arras Memorial in the Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery is generally regarded as a tribute to those who lost their lives in the early battles in the air. Just inside the cemetery is the Airmen's Monument, a tall plinth surmounted by a globe.	First World War, Monument
Arras, France Arras Road Cemetery Roclincourt was just within the British lines before the Battles of Arras, 1917; the 51^st (Highland) and 34^th Divisions advanced from the village on April 9, 1917, and the 1^st Canadian Division attacked on their left, across the Lens road.	First World War, Cemetery
Thelus, France Bois-Carre British Cemetery Thelus village, which stands on the Vimy Ridge, was captured by the Canadian Corps on April 9, 1917, and it remained in British hands until the end of the War. The commune contains Battle Memorials of the 1st Canadian Division and (at Les Tilleuls) the Canadian Artillery. Bois-Carre British Cemetery was begun by units of the 1st Canadian Division in April 1917, and used until the following June.	First World War, Cemetery
Thelus, France Bourlon Wood Canadian Memorial Today, the Bourlon Wood Canadian Memorial commemorates the attack across the Canal Du Nord on ground donated by the Comte de Franqueville, then Mayor of Bourlon.	First World War, Monument
Souchez, France Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery On 26 September 1915, Souchez was taken from the Germans by French troops, who handed the sector over to Commonwealth forces the following March. The village was completely destroyed.	First World War, Cemetery
Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France Canadian Cemetery No 2 The cemetery was established by the Canadian Corps after the successful storming of Vimy Ridge on 9th April, 1917 and some of those buried in the cemetery fell in that battle or died of wounds received there, though the majority of the graves were made later for the burial of the dead recovered from surrounding battlefields and from isolated graves which were transferred into the cemetery over a period of years after the Armistice.	First World War, Cemetery
Amiens, France Courcelette Canadian Memorial A circular park surrounds the memorial, screened from the road by tall trees. More than ten varieties of maples have been planted beside wide paths of well-tended turf. There are few bright colours to distract the eye from the pleasing shades of green, making the memorial park at Courcelette a place for meditation.	First World War, Monument
Étrun, France Duisans British Cemetery During the First World War, the area around Duisans, France, was in the hands of Commonwealth forces from March 1916 until the end of the conflict. It was not until February 1917, however, that the site of this cemetery was selected for those who died in casualty clearing stations located in the area.	First World War, Cemetery
Cambrai, France Dury Canadian Memorial At Dury Mill, 16 kilometres southeast of Arras, the Dury Canadian Memorial preserves in stone the memory of hard-fought actions to break the Drocourt-Qué ant Line.	First World War, Monument
Mont-Saint-Éloi, France Ecoivres Military Cemetery This cemetery is really the extension of the communal cemetery, where the French army had buried over 1,000 men. The 46th (North Midland) Division took over the extension with this part of the line in March 1916, and their graves are in Rows A to F of Plot I.	First World War, Cemetery
Souchez, France Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery Givenchy-en-Gohelle was taken by the 2nd Canadian Division on the 13th April 1917 and remained in British hands during the rest of the War.	First World War, Cemetery
Neuville-St. Vaast, France Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery The cemetery, originally called CD 1,* contains the graves of soldiers all of whom fell on the 9th April 1917, or on one of the four following days. There are now over 100, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in this site.	First World War, Cemetery
Gueudecourt, France Gueudecourt Newfoundland Memorial Just north east of Gueudecourt is the Gueudecourt Newfoundland Memorial. The bronze caribou stag erected by the Newfoundland Government is clearly visible from the Albert-Bapaume-Cambrai road and stands in a small battlefield park on a low rise.	First World War, Monument
Vimy, France La Chaudiere Military Cemetery Vimy Ridge was taken by the Canadian Corps in April 1917 in the Battle of Vimy Ridge, although the 25th and 47th (London) Divisions had also been involved in heavy fighting there in May 1916. The cemetery was made at the foot of the ridge, on the north-eastern side, next to a house which had contained a camouflaged German gun position.	First World War, Cemetery
Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France La Targette British Cemetery La Targette British Cemetery, formerly known as Aux-Rietz Military Cemetery, was begun at the end of April 1917 and used by field ambulances and fighting units until September 1918.	First World War, Cemetery
Amiens, France Le Quesnel Canadian Memorial At Le Quesnel, on the road from Amiens to Royce, the Le Quesnel Canadian Memorial, made of Quebec granite, pays tribute to the achievements of the Canadian Corps in the Battle of Amiens, 8-1 1 August, 1918. As with the others, its massive sides are inscribed in English and in French.	First World War, Monument
Thélus, France Lichfield Crater Cemetery Lichfield Crater was one of two mine craters (the other being Zivy Crater) which were used by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer in 1917 for the burial of bodies found on the Vimy battlefield. The numerous groups of graves made about this time by the Canadians were not named as a rule, but serially lettered and numbered; the original name for Lichfield Crater was CB 2 A.	First World War, Cemetery
Liévin, France Lievin Communal Cemetery and extension Lievin was captured by the Canadian Corps on the 14th April 1917, and remained in British hands until the end of the War. The Extension was made after the Armistice by the concentration of graves from the battlefields North and South of Lens and from certain smaller cemeteries.	First World War, Cemetery
Masnières, France Masnières Newfoundland Memorial With these words, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig paid tribute to the "high courage and unfailing resolution" of all ranks of the Newfoundland Regiment who had fought under his command at the Battle of Cambrai, 1917.	First World War, Monument
Monchy-le-Preux, France Monchy-le-Preux Newfoundland Memorial Nine kilometres east of Arras, the village of Monchy-le-Preux crowns a conical hill about a kilometre north of the main Arras-Cambrai road.	First World War, Monument
Roclincourt, France Nine Elms Military Cemetery "Nine Elms" was the name given by the Army to a group of trees 460 metres east of the Arras-Lens main road, between Thelus and Roclincourt.	First World War, Cemetery
Vimy, France Petit-Vimy British Cemetery The cemetery was made and used by units in the front line from the beginning of May to October 1917. In 1923, it was enlarged with graves found on the battlefields to the north-west.	First World War, Cemetery
Estrée-Cauchy, France Quatre-Vents Military Cemetery The area was used by Dressing Stations during the greater part of the War, and the cemetery was begun by French troops in June 1915, and carried on by British Field Ambulances from March 1916 to April 1918.	First World War, Cemetery
Thélus, France Thelus Military Cemetery The village, which stands on the Vimy Ridge, was captured by the Canadian Corps on the 9th April 1917, and it remained in British hands until the end of the War.	First World War, Cemetery
Villers-au-Bois, France Villers Station Cemetery This cemetery was begun by the French but was used by Commonwealth divisions and field ambulances from the time they took over this part of the front in July 1916 until September 1918.	First World War, Cemetery
Mont-des-Cats, France The Mont-des-Cats Canadian Memorial Sixty thousand Canadian soldiers died in France during World War I. The various governments decided that these heroes deserved more than a small patch of wasteland.	First World War, Monument
Seoul, Korea Korea National War Memorial and Museum The Korea National War Memorial and Museum is located in Seoul, Korea. The photo is of the Canadian Tablet along the Corridor of Honour, which bears the names of all those from the United Nations Forces, who fell in the Korean War.	Korean War, Museum, Monument
Pusan, Korea Commonwealth Memorial (Pusan) In the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan, Korea, stands a memorial to Commonwealth soldiers whose burial places are unknown.	Korean War, Monument
Pusan, Korea United Nations Memorial Cemetery The only United Nations cemetery in the world, this memorial cemetery in Korea is a burial ground for United Nations Command casualties of the Korean War.	Korean War, Cemetery
Maldegem, Belgium Adegem Canadian War Cemetery In the last week of September 1944, the Allies held the city of Antwerp, but the Germans held both shores of the Scheldt estuary, so that the port of Antwerp could not be used. The task of clearing the southern shore of the estuary was allotted to the 3rd Canadian Division, aided by the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and the 52nd Division.	Second World War, Cemetery
Brussels, Belgium Brussels Town Cemetery Brussels was in German hands from 20 August 1914 to the date of the Armistice. Plot X of the cemetery contains the graves of 54 Commonwealth casualties, 50 of which were prisoners of war whose bodies were brought back from Germany by the Canadian Corps in April 1919.	Second World War, Cemetery
Leuven, Belgium Heverlee War Cemetery The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk.	Second World War, Cemetery
Hotton, Belgium Hotton War Cemetery The British Expeditionary Force was involved in the later stages of the defence of Belgium following the German invasion in May 1940, and suffered many casualties in covering the withdrawal to Dunkirk.	Second World War, Cemetery
Oostende, Belgium Oostende Naval Memorial On the afternoon of February 14, 1945, disaster struck the Canadian 29th Motor Torpedo Boat flotilla during the Second World War. In advance of a patrol that night, many of the sailors were asleep on their boats docked in Ostend, Belgium (spelled ‘Oostende' in the local Flemish language).	Second World War, Monument
Antwerp, Belgium Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp Antwerp was the seat of the Belgian Government from 17 August to 7 October 1914. Towards the end of August, the city was one of the strong positions on the Allied left flank, and by the middle of September, a position of critical importance.	Second World War, Cemetery
Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, France Abbaye d'Ardenne As many as 156 Canadian prisoners of war are believed to have been executed by the 12th SS Panzer Division (the Hitler Youth) in the days and weeks following the D-Day landings. In scattered groups, in various pockets of the Normandy countryside, they were taken aside and shot.	Second World War, Monument
Bayeux, France Bayeux Memorial The Bayeux Memorial honours those men of the land forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who fell in the early stages of the campaign in northwest Europe of 1945 and have no known grave. It stands in the centre of a green lawn.	Second World War, Monument
Courseulles-sur-Mer, France Juno Beach Centre The Juno Beach Centre is an interactive educational facility and museum that offers information about Canada's role in the Second World War.	Second World War, Museum
Dieppe, France Les Fusiliers Mont Royal Monument Les Fusiliers Mont Royal, based out of Montreal, Quebec, originated in 1869. The Regiment first saw action when the North West Rebellion broke out in 1885, and then again in the First World War and the Second World War.	Second World War, Monument
Noyers Bocage, France Noyers Bocage Situated on the road to Falaise, Noyers Bocage is the site of a monument to Typhoon aircraft pilots. Typhoon aircraft were fighter and bomber planes used in low level flight during the Normandy Campaign.	Second World War, Monument
Pourville, France Pourville Memorial Two miles west of Dieppe lies the Village of Pourville. Its beach, code-named Green Beach during the Dieppe Raid, is isolated from the Dieppe beaches by tall cliffs that dominate on both sides.	Second World War, Monument
Dieppe, France The Royal Regiment of Canada Monument Landing on the Blue Beach at Puys, the Royal Regiment of Canada, led by Lieutenant-Colonel D.E. Catto, planned to begin the battle in the darkness of the night. Their landing delayed, the Regiment arrived on shore as the sun was rising.	Second World War, Monument
Dieppe, France Square du Canada The Town of Dieppe set aside a small park at the western end of the esplanade called Square du Canada (Canada Square). In its centre is the Dieppe-Canada Monument which features the names of people and events linking Canada and Normandy.	Second World War, Monument
Dieppe, France The Essex Scottish Regiment Dieppe Memorial At dawn, on 19 August 1942, 553 members of The Essex Scottish Regiment landed at Red Beach in front of the Town of Dieppe, France as part of the 4th Canadian Division raid, Operation JUBILEE.	Second World War, Monument
Dieppe, France The Essex Scottish Regiment Dieppe Plaque The wording on this plaque is identical to the Dieppe Memorials at Red Beach, Dieppe, France and Dieppe Gardens, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.	Second World War, Monument
Reviers, France Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery The Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery is the final resting place of Canadian soldiers killed during the early stages of the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War.	Second World War, Cemetery
Cintheaux, France Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery On July 23, 1944, the Headquarters of the First Canadian Army became operational under the command of General Crerar. This First Canadian Army would become international in character.	Second World War, Cemetery
Cintheaux, France Bretteville-l'Orgueilleuse \| Putôt-en-Bessin These two towns were part of the objectives of the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade on June 7. Setting out around daylight, the Canadians met only light resistance from the unprepared Germans.	Second World War, Monument
Tilly-sur-Seulles, France Hottot-les-Bagues Cemetery This, mostly British, cemetery at Tilly-sur-Seulles contains the graves of 34 Canadians, including 16 CANLOAN officers and three members of the RCAF. The remaining Canadians belonged to various regiments.	Second World War, Cemetery
Hautot-sur-Mer, France Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery The Dieppe Raid of 18-19 August 1942 was the first large scale daylight assault on a strongly held objective on the Continent since the Allied withdrawal of 1940. The objectives of the raid were the destruction the Dieppe defences and neighbouring radar and aerodrome installations, the raiding of a German divisional headquarters close by and the capture of prisoners.	Second World War, Cemetery
Ranville, France Ranville War Cemetery The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, a unit of the British 6th Airborne Division, was the first Canadian invasion force in France. The battalion dropped out of a windy sky over a wider area than had been planned and had difficulty in concentrating.	Second World War, Cemetery
Bazenville, France Ryes \| Bazenville Cemetery This is another predominantly British cemetery, which contains the graves of 21 Canadians, including 5 CANLOAN officers, representatives of various Canadian regiments, and one Newfoundlander, Gunner J.K. Winsor, who served with the 59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Regiment in the Royal Artillery.	Second World War, Cemetery
Saint-Sever, France Saint-Sever Cemetery Extension During the Second World War, Rouen was a hospital centre and the extension was used for the burial of Commonwealth servicemen, many of whom died as prisoners of war during the German occupation.	Second World War, Cemetery
Kleve, Germany Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Reichswald Forest War Cemetery was created after the Second World War when burials were brought in from all over western Germany and is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the country. Some of those members of the land forces buried there died in the advance through Reichswald Forest in February 1945.	Second World War, Cemetery
Rheinberg, Germany Rheinberg War Cemetery The site of Rheinberg War Cemetery was chosen in April 1946 by the Army Graves Service for the assembly of Commonwealth graves recovered from numerous German cemeteries in the area.	Second World War, Cemetery
Cassino, Italy Cassino War Cemetery The Cassino Memorial commemorates more than 4,000 Commonwealth service members who lost their lives during the Second World War's Italian campaign and whose final resting places are unknown.	Second World War, Cemetery
Ortona, Italy Price of Peace Monument The Price of Peace monument is located in the Piazza Plebiscito in Ortona, Italy. This powerful memorial was commissioned by a group of Canadian Veterans who had held a special reunion in 1998 in the town where they had fought during the Second World War.	Second World War, Monument
Agira, Italy Agira Canadian War Cemetery The 1st Canadian Infantry Division and the 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade (both part of General Montgomery's Eighth Army) sailed from the UK in June 1943 and landed in the south of Sicily July 10, along with their allies from the UK and the US.	Second World War, Cemetery
Ancona, Italy Ancona War Cemetery In mid-1944, the Allies were driving to Arezzo - a strategic rail and road centre - en route to Florence, both located in central Italy west of Ancona. Tanks of the Ontario and Three Rivers regiments participated, as did New Zealand units.	Second World War, Cemetery
Argenta, Italy Argenta Gap War Cemetery On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.	Second World War, Cemetery
Rivotorto, Italy Assisi War Cemetery On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.	Second World War, Cemetery
Bari, Italy Bari War Cemetery On 3 September 1943 the Allied invasion of the Italian mainland began with a landing in the south near Reggio and, a few days later, in the Gulf of Salerno.	Second World War, Cemetery
Anzio RM, Italy Beach Head War Cemetery The Anzio landings were conducted early in the morning of January 22 by a combined British-American force under 6th U.S. Corps (Fifth Army) command. The enemy was evidently caught off-guard, for the port was found basically intact and resistance was, at least initially, light.	Second World War, Cemetery
Bolsena, Italy Bolsena War Cemetery On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.	Second World War, Cemetery
Caserta CE, Italy Caserta War Cemetery On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.	Second World War, Cemetery
Catania, Italy Catania War Cemetery The 1st Canadian Infantry Division and the 1st Canadian Army Tank Brigade (both part of General Montgomery's Eighth Army) sailed from the U.K.. in June 1943 and landed in the south of Sicily July 10 near Pachino, while their allies from the U.K.. and the U.S. landed to the east and west.	Second World War, Cemetery
Cesena FC, Italy Cesena War Cemetery On October 19, 1944, nearly one month after the Allies entered Rimini, the Allies found the town of Cesena likewise abandoned by the Germans.	Second World War, Cemetery
Coriano RN, Italy Coriano Ridge War Cemetery To prevent the capture of Rimini, the Germans reinforced the surrounding region, particularly at Coriano Ridge, a feature that dominated the coastline and the approaches by land.	Second World War, Cemetery
San Jacopo Al Girone FI, Italy Florence War Cemetery On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.	Second World War, Cemetery
Pesaro, Italy Gradara War Cemetery By the end of August 1944, the Gothic Line had been breached and the Canadians were advancing beyond it.	Second World War, Cemetery
Montecchio, Italy Montecchio War Cemetery The village of Montecchio was basically razed by the Germans so their field of fire could be clearly viewed.	Second World War, Cemetery
San Donato-Moro CH, Italy Moro River Canadian War Cemetery By the winter of 1943 the German armies in Italy were defending a line stretching from the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Naples, to the Adriatic Sea south of Ortona.	Second World War, Cemetery
Piangipane RA, Italy Ravenna War Cemetery On December 1, the Canadian Corps had returned to action, just as the heavier fighting was beginning.	Second World War, Cemetery
Roma RM, Italy Rome War Cemetery The Germans had built two strong lines of fortifications to defend their positions in Rome, the Gustav Line and the Adolf Hitler Line.	Second World War, Cemetery
Torino di Sangro CH, Italy Sangro River War Cemetery On 3 September 1943 the Allies invaded the Italian mainland, the invasion coinciding with an armistice made with the Italians who then re-entered the war on the Allied side.	Second World War, Cemetery
Province of Ravenna, Italy Villanova Canadian War Cemetery The 5th Canadian Armoured Division established a bridgehead over the Lamone River the night of December 10-11, 1944.	Second World War, Cemetery
Matrouh Governorate, Egypt Alamein Memorial In Egypt, the memorial at El Alamein War Cemetery bears the names of 213 Canadian airmen. These men served all over the Middle East during the Second World War.	Second World War, Monument
Floriana, Malta Malta Memorial The 285 men from the Royal Canadian Air Force whose names appear on the Malta Memorial were involved in operations carried out from widely scattered bases during the Second World War.	Second World War, Monument
Chai Wan, Hong Kong Sai Wan Memorial This Memorial honours those men of the land forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who died in the defence of Hong Kong during the Second World War.	Second World War, Monument
Chai Wan, Hong Kong Sai Wan War Cemetery The island of Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941 following a brief but intense period of fighting. Most of those buried in this cemetery were killed at this time, or died later as internees or prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation.	Second World War, Cemetery
Singapore, Malaysia Singapore Memorial In the Far East, at Singapore, the Singapore Memorial bears on its side columns the names of 191 Canadian airmen who have no known grave. With these are the names of 24,327 comrades from all over the Commonwealth.	Second World War, Monument
Stanley, Hong Kong Stanley Military Cemetery Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941 following a brief but intense period of fighting. During the Japanese occupation, Stanley jail and village were used as a prisoner of war and civilian internment camp and the cemetery, which had not been used for more than 70 years, was reopened for burials from the camp.	Second World War, Cemetery
Yokohama, Japan Yokohama War Cemetery Yokohama War Cemetery was constructed by the Australian War Graves Group after the Second World War and contains the graves of Commonwealth servicemen who died in Japan as prisoners of war or with the occupying forces after the war.	Second World War, Korean War, Cemetery
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery Most of the soldiers buried at Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery lost their lives in the fighting north of Antwerp during the Battle of the Scheldt, as the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, with support from the 4th Canadian Armoured Division, worked to clear the right (north) bank of the Scheldt estuary of German forces. Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery contains 1,118 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, 31 of which are unidentified.	Second World War, Cemetery
Groesbeek, Netherlands Groesbeek Memorial During the Second World War, many thousands of men and women from all countries of the British Commonwealth and Empire lost their lives in trying to repel the German invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium in 1940.	Second World War, Monument
Oosterbeek, Netherlands Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Following the Normandy landings of June 1944, the Allied advance through northern Europe was extraordinarily rapid and on 11 September 1944, the Second Army entered the Netherlands just south of Eindhoven, the first Allied troops to set foot in the country since its fall in May 1940.	Second World War, Cemetery
Groesbeek, Netherlands Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery Allied forces entered the Netherlands on 12 September 1944. Airborne operations later that month established a bridgehead at Nijmegen and in the following months, coastal areas and ports were cleared and secured, but it was not until the German initiated offensive in the Ardennes had been repulsed that the drive into Germany could begin.	Second World War, Cemetery
Holten, Netherlands Holten Canadian War Cemetery The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944.	Second World War, Cemetery
Nijmegen, Netherlands Jonkerbos War Cemetery The Netherlands fell to the Germans in May 1940 and was not re-entered by Allied forces until September 1944.	Second World War, Cemetery
Groningen, Netherlands Liberation Forest The town of Groningen created a living monument to the Canadian liberators of the Netherlands, a forest of some 30,000 maple trees. Dutch citizens purchased trees to plant in a woodland that was the scene of resistance activity during the war.	Second World War, Cemetery
Hooghalen, Netherlands Kamp Westerbork More than 100,000 people were deported from Kamp Westerbork in 93 transports. From early 1943, a weekly rhythm developed. A train consisting of cattle wagons with an average of 1,000 people on board, left every Tuesday.	Second World War, Monument, Museum
Apeldoorn, Netherlands The Man with Two Hats In the City of Apeldoorn, The Man With Two Hats monument symbolizes many dualities. The two hats in and of themselves represent a time when to come through the war with one hat was something of a feat.	Second World War, Monument
Uden, Netherlands Uden War Cemetery Uden was occupied by the Germans until its liberation in September 1944. In the earlier years of the war Commonwealth and Allied servicemen were buried in the garden of the parish priest which adjoined the Roman Catholic Cemetery.	Second World War, Monument, Cemetery
London, England Brookwood Memorial The Brookwood Memorial stands in the large Military Cemetery, which forms part of the London Necropolis at Brookwood, west of Woking, 48 kilometres by road from London.	Second World War, Monument, Cemetery
London, England Canada Memorial in Green Park Designed by Canadian sculptor Pierre Granche and unveiled by Her Majesty The Queen in 1994, the Canada Memorial pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian and Newfoundland men and women who served in the United Kingdom during the First and Second World Wars. In particular, it honours the more than 100,000 brave Canadians and Newfoundlanders who paid the ultimate sacrifice for peace and freedom.	Second World War, Monument, Park
Southampton, England Hollybrook Memorial The Imperial War Graves Commission erected the Hollybrook Memorial in Hollybrook Cemetery, Southampton, England.	Second World War, Monument, Cemetery
Englefield Green, England Runnymede Memorial During the Second World War more than 116,000 men and women of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth gave their lives in service. More than 17,000 of these were members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, or Canadians serving with the Royal Air Force.	Second World War, Monument
London, England Tomb Of The Unknown Warrior Inside the west entrance of Westminster Abbey in London, a hallowed grave in the Chapel of the Holy contains the remains of an Unknown Warrior.	Second World War, Monument
Ireland Canadian Second World War Memorials in Ireland Something something... Char char char.	Second World War, Monument, Cemetery
Bloemfontein, South Africa Bloemfontein Canadian Memorial Bloemfontein is the Capital of the Free State Province. The memorial is in the rose garden (near the Bloemfontein Zoo) off Kings Way.	South Africa, Park
Braamfontein, South Africa Braamfontein Garden of Remembrance The cemetery is located in Johannesburg on Graaf Street, off Smit Street. Enter at the gate, go 400 m, turn right and go 100 m. The Canadian graves are on the right side.	South Africa, Monument
Pretoria West, South Africa Church Street Cemetery The cemetery is located in Pretoria West, on Church Street, enter off Df Malan Street at the first gate. The Garden of Remembrance is located in the northwest corner.	South Africa, Monument
Heidelberg, Germany Heidelberg Old Cemetery Enter off the N3, via the second off ramp, go through Heidelberg town (Jacobs Street), turn right on Fenter Street, under the bridge. The Heidelberg Old Cemetery is on the right at the end of the road.	South Africa, Cemetery
Kroonstad, South Africa Kroonstad Garden of Remembrance Garden of Remembrance is next to the Kroonstad hospital on the left going north (Du Toit Street).	South Africa, Monument
Goodwood, South Africa Maitland Garden of Remembrance From city centre, take the N1 travelling north, turn right at the Goodwood/Milnerton off ramp - Vanguard Drive - (M7 / N7) (there is a mountain on the right). Turn right at Voortrekker Road.	South Africa, Cemetery
Ottosdal, South Africa Ottosdal Garden of Remembrance Coming in on the R507, turn at Boschpan sign (Visser Street) cemetery about 1.5 km on right. The Canadian graves are located in the center rear of the cemetery.	South Africa, Cemetery
Bloemfontein, South Africa President Brand Cemetery On the corner of Church and President Street in Bloemfontein.	South Africa, Cemetery
Johannesburg, South Africa Primrose Garden of Remembrance Germiston is a suburb of Johannesburg. Travel on R29, Main Reef Road and turn at Cemetery Road. Go one block and the cemetery is on the left. The GMT is just on the right as one enters the gate. The Canadian headstones are located at the north end.	South Africa, Cemetery
Paardeberg, South Africa Paardeberg Memorial The Paardeberg Memorial and Vendusie Drift Garden of Remembrance honours the Canadian soldiers who died during the South African War's Battle of Paardeberg.	South Africa, Memorial
Queensland, Australia West End Cemetery Enter Kimberly, past the "Big Hole" and follow the Anglo Boer War tourist signs (with crosses marked on them). These brown signs will show the route to the West End Cemetery.	South Africa, Cemetery
Frethun, France North Atlantic Treaty Organization Memorial This memorial was built with the consent and co-operation of NATO officials. Its purpose is to commemorate the soldiers who have died in service to NATO, pass the duty of remembrance on to future generations, and advance the duty of remembrance as part of European integration and international relations.	Monument
Golan Heights, Syria United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Memorial On November 6, 1980, Private Perry Porter, a signalman serving in the Golan Heights with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), was killed when the antenna tower on which he was working collapsed.	Monument