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

D-Day

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026

1. D-Day Marker

Inscription. D-Day
June 6th, 1944 to June 6th, 1994

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy

This red maple stands in tribute to those Canadians who fell on Juno Beach

Erected by Branch 56 of the Royal Canadian Legion and the City of Port Colborne

Erected 1994 by Branch 56 of the Royal Canadian Legion and the City of Port Colborne.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II.

Location. 42° 52.828′ N, 79° 15.365′ W. Memorial is in Port Colborne, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It can be reached from Sugarloaf Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is a black rectangle flat on the ground, 2 metres south of a maple tree, 5 metres north-east of the cenotaph, 20 metres south of Sugarloaf St. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 143-179 Sugarloaf St, Port Colborne ON L3K L3K, 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: Port Colborne War Memorial Cenotaph (a few steps from this marker); In memory of our sisters (Montreal Dec 6 1989) (within shouting distance of this marker); Safety Follows Wisdom (within shouting distance of this marker); The War of 1812 in the Sugarloaf Settlement

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(about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Wildwood c. 1876 (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Settlement Begins - Port Colborne's Early Inhabitants (approx. half a kilometer away); Canal Commerce and Industry / Le Canal: Commerce et Industrie (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); West Street (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Colborne.

Also see . . . Canada on D-Day: Juno Beach. (Submitted on June 15, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)

D-Day - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 13, 2026

2. D-Day - Marker in context

Photo faces west. The marker (bottom centre, in front of and right of the bike) is just south of a maple tree (perhaps the one described on the marker).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2026, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.