Memorials to Canadians' Achievements & Sacrifices

This is a guide to the memorials erected by Canada throughout the world. Since Confederation, Canadians have served around the world in military actions for the cause of peace and freedom. More than 116,000 gave their lives in the wars of this past century and their final resting-places are located in some seventy-five countries. More...

Canada remembers her war dead in the hearts and minds of her people, in the places where they lived and served, in cemeteries and on memorials where they are buried or commemorated. The memorials were constructed on principal battlefields and in the geographical areas of importance in wartime. Most of them are inscribed with the names of those whose remains were never found or identified.

There are literally hundreds of different memorials all over the globe - regimental memorials, municipally funded memorials, memorial plaques and others. This site includes only the memorials that were funded by the Canadian Government directly, or by participation in various joint funding programs with other governments. 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.

Note: Memorials inscribed with the names of Canadians who fought in other than the Canadian Armed Forces and those which pre-date the First World War are not included.

Note: Some pictures and travel directions on this site are courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.