Hamilton Road in London in Middlesex County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Liberation of the Netherlands

September 1944 to May 5, 1945

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 14, 2026

1. Liberation of the Netherlands Marker

Inscription.
The First Canadian Army fought German forces throughout the Netherlands until the German Army surrendered at the end of WWII.
Canada brought freedom and relief to this battered and starving nation after a harsh 5 year occupation
More than 7600 Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen died fighting in the Netherlands.
The Dutch people faithfully Remember and care for the graves of our Fallen.

Donated by the Dutch Canadian Society of London

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1944.

Location. 42° 58.694′ N, 81° 8.048′ W. Memorial is in London, Ontario, in Middlesex County. It is in Hamilton Road. It is at the intersection of River Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east on River Road. The marker is in Remembrance Gardens park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2315 River Road, London ON N5W 6G8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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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 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Netherlands Liberation Bell (here, next to this marker); Dieppe Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Hong Kong (within shouting distance of this marker); D-Day (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Vimy Ridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Cpl Filip Konowal VC (within shouting distance of this marker); John Clark House (approx. 4.7 kilometers away); Dawn of Tomorrow (approx. 5.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in London.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 14, 2026

2. Liberation of the Netherlands Marker

Remembrance Gardens, London image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, August 14, 2026

3. Remembrance Gardens, London

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2026, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.