Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 479 War Memorial

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 18, 2025

1. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 479 War Memorial - Marker, south side

Inscription.
To Our Glorious Dead
All Peacekeeping Missions
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
1950 - 1953
Afghanistan
Lest We Forget

(names not transcribed)

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Afghanistan • War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 43° 5.446′ N, 79° 5.28′ W. Memorial is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of Spring Street and Gladstone Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Spring Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 5603 Spring Street, Niagara Falls ON L2G 1P7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on the Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Stamford Township Hall (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Stamford Township Hall 1874 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); R. Nathaniel Dett Chapel, British Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The British Methodist Episcopal Church of Canada (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Battle Stages (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Facing the American Attack (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Burr Lockhart Plato (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Americans Capture the British Guns (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Regarding Royal Canadian Legion Branch 479 War Memorial. From 1922-1981, the building was a school, Memorial School, named for local soldiers who died in World War 1. The Legion purchased the building in 1982, and still uses it today. Other related organizations have also used it recently - 126 Flying Lancers Air Cadets; and "Veteran Resource Centre".

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 479 War Memorial - south and west sides image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 18, 2025

2. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 479 War Memorial - south and west sides

Royal Canadian Legion Branch 479 War Memorial - north and east sides image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 18, 2025

3. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 479 War Memorial - north and east sides

War memorial's proximity to former school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, July 18, 2025

4. War memorial's proximity to former school

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.