Located in Brookside Cemetery in the northwest corner of Winnipeg, this memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 2 October 1960 by Premier Charles Dufferin “Duff” Roblin, George E. Phillips of the Royal Canadian Legion, C. B. Fuller of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and several members of the Winnipeg Board of Parks and Recreation. The monument honours the “sailors, soldiers and airmen of the Commonwealth who lie buried in Canada.”
Brookside’s Field of Honour is the largest and oldest military interment site in Canada, with over 12,000 sites marked by a Military Grey Barrie granite upright monument. Opened in 1915, it is the site of many important military monuments.
Field of Honour Memorial (2010)
Source: City of Winnipeg
Military commemorative monument in Brookside Cemetery (November 2015)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92253, W97.22232
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Brookside Cemetery (3001 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: University of Manitoba Medical Monument (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg Fire Fighters Memorial Monument (Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg)
“War dead memorial is planned,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 November 1959, page 17.
“Announcement,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 September 1960, page 8.
“War memorial is unveiled in ceremony at Brookside,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 October 1960, page 10.
Information for this page was provided by The City of Winnipeg’s Planning, Property and Development Department, which acknowledges the contribution of the Government of Manitoba through its Heritage Grants Program.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Glen Toews.
Page revised: 4 January 2026
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