The National War Memorial

Canada’s National War Memorial honors all who served the country in wartime. An international design competition in 1925 selected Vernon March of England’s model, The Response. Initially built to commemorate Canadians’ response to the First World War, it was unveiled in 1939 by His Majesty King George VI. In 1982, the dates 1939-1945 and 1950-1953 were added, and the memorial was rededicated to those who served Canada in the Second World War and the Korean War. Twenty-two bronze figures advancing through the archway represent the hundreds of thousands of Canadians from all branches of service engaged in the First World War. Above the granite archway, the bronze figures of Peace and Freedom suggest that without freedom there can be no enduring peace, and without peace no enduring freedom. Every year on November 11 at 11 am, the public gathers there to honor the significant sacrifices Canadians have made over the years when called upon to serve the cause of peace and freedom.

Ontario · Canada