Cenotaph at the Old City Hall - Toronto, Ontario
Posted by: Metro2
N 43° 39.120 W 079° 22.886
17T E 630524 N 4834495
This cenotaph is located in front of Toronto's Old City Hall.
Waymark Code: WMEJCP
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/04/2012
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This website (
visit link) provides additional photos, and the inscription.
The inscription on front reads:
"TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
1939 - 1945 1914-1918 1950 - 1958
PEACE KEEPING PEACE KEEPING"
The sides have a list of battle sites, such as
"YPRES, SOMME, MOUNT SORREL, AMIENS, & PASSCHENDAELE"
Wikipedia's article for the cenotaph (
visit link) informs us:
"The Old City Hall Cenotaph is a cenotaph located at the front steps of Old City Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Originally built after World War I to commemorate Torontonians who lost their lives in services for Canada, the memorial also commemorates those who died in World War II and the Korean War. It was modelled on The Cenotaph at Whitehall in London, England, was constructed using granite cut from the Canadian Shield and unveiled on November 11, 1925.
The site is one of several locations used for Remembrance Day commemorations in Toronto."