Downtown in St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

St. Catharines Recipients Of The Victoria Cross

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 5, 2025

1. St. Catharines Recipients Of The Victoria Cross - Marker

Inscription.
In commemoration of the St. Catharines recipients of the
Victoria Cross
The highest decoration for valour in the British Empire

LCpl Fred Fisher, VC
1894 - 1915

Col Graham Thomson Lyall, VC
1892 - 1941

Unveiled November 5th 2006
on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Victoria Cross 1856-2006

Erected 2006.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Victoria Cross and George Cross Recipients series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.

Location. 43° 9.561′ N, 79° 14.83′ W. Memorial is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Church Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the front face of the City Hall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 50 Church St, St Catharines ON L2R 7C2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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 are within walking distance of this marker: St. Catharines Honour Roll - Northwest Resistance (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines City Hall (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - 1914 - 1918 (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - 1939 - 1945

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(here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - Boer War (here, next to this marker); St. Catharines Honour Roll - Korea (here, next to this marker); War Memorial, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 24 (a few steps from this marker); The Battle Of Vimy Ridge / The History Of Vimy Oak Trees (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Catharines.

Regarding St. Catharines Recipients Of The Victoria Cross. Lance-Corporal Fisher's Victoria Cross was awarded for his actions on April 22, 1915, during the Second Battle of Ypres.

Colonel Lyall's Victoria Cross was awarded for his actions on September 27, 1918, during the Battle of the Canal du Nord.

St. Catharines Recipients Of The Victoria Cross - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 5, 2025

2. St. Catharines Recipients Of The Victoria Cross - Marker in context

The marker is on the front face of the City Hall.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 82 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.