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The Nursing Sisters' Memorial is located in the Hall of Honour in the centre block on Parliament Hill. The sculptor was Mr. G.W. Hill, R.C.A., of Montréal. The completed panel was mounted in the Hall of Honour during the summer of 1926. In the Programme given at the presentation on Parliament Hill, the artist interprets the sculptured panel.

Japanese-Canadian names are added to a Second World War memorial, thus helping to lesson the painful memories of internment, relocation, and prejudice against this minority during the war.

The Yokohama British Commonwealth War Cemetery is the only British Commonwealth Cemetery in Japan. In addition to graves, it contains memorials, a shrine, and a register commemorating the fallen of Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the Netherlands.

Canada’s effort during the First World War was exceptional given its small population and its military history. Those Canadians who sacrificed their lives are remembered in the many monuments and cemeteries in Europe.

This memorial commemorates 3,475 men and women of the land forces of the British Commonwealth and Empire who died during the Second World War and whose names could not appropriately be recorded on any of the campaign memorials in the different theatres of war. The names of 199 Canadians form the second largest total of those remembered here.

The Tyne Cot Memorial forms the northeastern boundary of Tyne Cot Cemetery, located between Passchendaele and Zonnebeke. The Memorial is on high ground on the western slopes of the Passchendaele Ridge and represents the most desperate offensive fighting of the Commonwealth Armies in Belgium. The cemetary contains the largest number of soldiers' graves of any Commonwealth cemetery of either world war.

This unusual memorial commemorates 26 servicemen, 20 of who were Canadian, who were cremated in various places, both in Canada and the United States.

As the Second World War drew to a close in Europe and the allies advanced in France, many Canadian prisoners of war were taken aside and shot. A total of 20 Canadians were executed near Villons-les-Buissons in the Abbaye d'Ardenne. Learn more about these soldiers and how they are remembered.

Perhaps the most famous war memorial in Canada is the National War Memorial on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. It was originally constructed to honour the response of Canadians in the First World War. The story of this monument symbolizes the preserverance of Canada and her sons and daughters who have given their lives for this country.

This single marble column stands on the Island of Malta to remember the 2,297 airmen who sacrificed their lives protecting certain of the most vital sea routes linking the allied countries. A brief description of this monument shows what a fitting tribute it is.