Canada Memorial

The Canada Memorial in Green Park, London, United Kingdom, commemorates members of the Canadian Forces killed during the First and Second World Wars.

[2] The memorial was the result of lobbying and fund raising, much of it in Canada, by the former Canadian media tycoon Conrad Black.

[3] Pierre Granche, one of Canada's foremost sculptors, won the commission as the result of a competition, sculpted the memorial from red granite; it is divided by a walkway into two distinct halves, representing Britain and Canada's joint participation in World Wars I and II.

The inclined sculpture is inset with 506 bronze maple leaves (the Canadian emblem) and the country's coat of arms.

[4] An inscription at the centre of the memorial reads: "In two world wars one million Canadians came to Britain and joined the fight for freedom.