Visit one of the memorials located throughout Edmonton commemorating the lives lost all over the world.
Aboriginal Veterans’ Monument | Legislature Building Grounds
Placed in 2004, this plaque honours the Indigenous veterans of Alberta who have served in Canada’s military.
Albertans in the Canadian Naval Service | Legislature Building Grounds
Placed in 1985, this plaque honours all Albertans who served in the Canadian Navy.
Aviation Heritage Memorial | 11410 Kingsway Ave.
This monument located outside of the Alberta Aviation Museum honours the Royal Canadian Air Force’s connection to Edmonton.
Canadian Merchant Navy | Legislature Building Grounds
Unveiled in 1996, this plaque commemorates the Canadian Merchant Navy and was placed on the 52nd anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.
Edmonton Cenotaph | City Hall
Unveiled August 13, 1936, the cenotaph stands 23 feet high, weighs more than 100 tonnes, and was constructed from B.C. marble, concrete, and steel. The memorial represents the tombs of approximately 3,000 veterans from the Edmonton area who died in WWI.
Edmonton Firefighters Memorial Plaza | Old Strathcona, 10322-83 Ave.
This bronze statue of a firefighter reaching to bring a child to safety sits directly west of the Walterdale Theatre, on the foundations of the Town of Old Strathcona’s original firehall, which became Edmonton firehall #6 when Old Strathcona and Edmonton amalgamated in 1912. The memorial recognizes the sacrifices of fallen members of the Edmonton Fire Department.
Field of Honour & Cross of Sacrifice | Beechmount Cemetery (12420-104 St.)
The military burials lie along the southwest section of Beechmount Cemetery. Key features include the Field of Honour (specifically for the Second World War, with the number of war victims with reserved graves totalling 1768) and the Cross of Sacrifice (unveiled in 1957). Overlooking the Field of Honour, the towering Cross of Sacrifice deliberatly excludes specific dates, to ensure that it would apply for all future victims of war as well. The inscription reads “Their Names Liveth Forevermore.”
Korean War Memorial | Legislature Building Grounds
This cairn is in memory of the Albertans killed in action in the Korean War (1950–53).
Military Field of Honour | Edmonton Cemetery (11820-107 Ave.)
Within the Edmonton Cemetery is the Military Field of Honour, established in 1922. Marker stones are laid out with no distinctions between rank or file of the veterans. There are 80 Commonwealth war graves from the First World War and 51 from World War II.
War Memorial Pipe Organ | U of A Convocation Hall
Erected in 1925 by Casavant Frères, a Canadian pipe organ company, the organ is in memory of the 80 University of Alberta comrades who lost their lives during WWI. There are also tablets near the entrance of the hall with the names of the students, staff, and alumni who did not return from the First and Second World Wars.
Plus, you can honour veterans and those Canada lost in service at a Remembrance Day ceremony on November 11.
