The War Dead of Canada
The 110,358 war dead of Canada are commemorated in 75 countries
around the world. Outside Canada, the countries in which the
largest numbers of Canadian war dead are commemorated are France
(47,500), Belgium (15,800), the United Kingdom (12,700), Italy
(5,700) and the Netherlands (5,700). There are 2,837 CWGC locations
in Canada where 18,440 Commonwealth War Dead are commemorated by
name.
Like most Commonwealth countries, Canada remembers its war dead
on Remembrance Day, the 11th of November. Canada's site
for National Remembrance is the National War Memorial (also known
as The Response) in
Ottawa.
Newfoundland was a full and equal member of the Commission
until it became Canada's tenth province in 1949, when its status as
a separate Dominion ceased.
CWGC Canada Agency
The Canadian Agency of the Commission is responsible for
fulfilling the Charter tasks in the Americas (including the
Caribbean). This includes the care of 20,400 War Dead commemorated
in 3,350 cemeteries and on ten memorials.
Useful Links
The Commission is not responsible for the content of external
Internet sites.
CWGC Canada
Agency
Canadian Department
of National Defence
Veterans
Affairs Canada
The Royal Canadian
Legion
Last Post
Fund
Canadian
War Museum
Canada and the Commonwealth War Graves
Commission