Nearly 1,000,000 Canadians, almost all volunteers, who served in Britain in the two world wars, of which 110,000 died.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Canadians who served in Britain in WW1 & WW2
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Canadian Memorial
Unveiled by the Queen. The Canadian Memorial Foundation website has a colourf...
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Lieutenant Colonel John By
Founder of Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Lieutenant Colonel in the Royal Engineers. Born Lambeth and baptised in the church of St. Mary-at-Lambeth, August 10, 1779. After a distinguished career ...
1 memorial
Sir John Alexander MacDonald
Born Glasgow, Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1820. first Prime Minister of Canada. G.C.B., P.C., Q.C.
1 memorial
Nobby Stiles
Football player and manager. Born Norbert Peter Stiles in Collyhurst, Manchester. He played for Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Preston North End and was in the winning England team in the 1966 W...
1 memorial
Patrick Macnee
Actor. Born Daniel Patrick Macnee in Paddington. He served in the Royal Navy in WW2 and started his acting career in Canada. He performed in many supporting roles before being cast as John Steed in...
1 memorial
Canada Memorial Foundation
The Canada Memorial Foundation has its origins in a Letter to the Editor published in a British newspaper in 1988 suggesting a monument in memory of the contribution of Canadians to World War I and...
1 memorial
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T/Sub. O. Kevin John Power
Firefighter who died as a result of a fire in Scrubs Lane, NW10.
1 memorial
Crash of the R101 airship
In the 1920s the British government was hoping airships would provide a means of transport to the far-flung Empire. Two vehicles were being trialled: the R100 and the R101. On its first overseas fl...
1 memorial
T/Sub. O.Michael W. Gamble
Fireman killed in the Dudgeon's Wharf explosion. Andrew Behan has researched Gamble: Temporary Sub Officer Michael William Gamble was born on 20 August 1940. On 17 July 1969 he was attached to Fir...
3 memorials
1 memorial
Normandy Landings / D-Day
The landings, also known as Operation Neptune, were the landing operations in Operation Overlord during WW2. The 'D' in D-Day doesn't stand for anything as it was used as a substitute for the actua...
23 memorials
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