| Brantford, Ontario
The Brant County War Memorial Park is almost an acre in size and landscaped with a low perimeter privet hedge and sloped flower beds flanking a paved processional way to the Cenotaph. The Cenotaph, which was dedicated in 1933, is the major feature of the Park.
The War Memorial was first dedicated to the lasting memory
of those men and women who gave their lives in the service of their country during the War of 1914-1918, but now also commemorates those from World War II and the Korean War. In 1952, plans began to modify the Memorial to honour the fallen of the last War. Alterations were made soon after which included the granite "Memorial Gallery" designed by local architect Chas. Brooks that serves as a backdrop to the original Monument. On July 2, 1954, the expanded Monument was rededicated.
The original design for the Monument by W.S. Allward included a group of bronze sculptures to represent "Humanity", consisting of a wounded youth, a resolute mother, a figure praying and a piece of crippled field artillery. However, financial obstacles prevented the completion of the monument according to the original design. In recent years, the Brant County War Memorial Committee initiated the completion of the Memorial with seven bronze statutes designed and sculptured by Helen Granger Young. The figures represent men and women who made the Supreme Sacrifice and commemorate local armed forces Veterans. The statutes were unveiled and dedicated on September 12, 1992.
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