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War Memorial

Lest We Forget

— Shall Their Glory Ever Fade —

 
 
War Memorial Dedication Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026
1. War Memorial Dedication Marker
Inscription.

In dedication of our fighting men and women

South African War 1899 - 1902 • WWI 1914 - 1918
WWII 1939 - 1945 • Korea 1950 - 1953

[Canadian Armed Services Emblems]

We Will Remember Them

"They shall grow not old
as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
We will remember them."

 
Erected by Royal Canadian Legion, Korean Veterans Association, and Others.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II • Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 44° 17.581′ N, 78° 18.457′ W. Memorial is in Peterborough, Ontario. It can be reached from no nearby street. Memorial is in Section M of Little Lake Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 915 Haggart Street, Peterborough ON K9J 2Y1, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is 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
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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: Bdr. Herbert Chesterfield Dixon (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named War Memorial (about 180 meters away); Captain Andrew Simon Fraser (about 210 meters away); Independent Order of Odd Fellows Monument (about 210 meters away); Tollington Bridge (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); 50 Years of Dutch-Canadian Friendship (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Peterborough Firefighters Memorial (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Sean Eyre (approx. 0.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Peterborough.
 
More about this memorial. While the City of Peterborough is in Peterborough County, it operates independently from the county government.
 
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026
2. War Memorial Marker
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026
3. War Memorial Marker
War Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026
4. War Memorial Marker
War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 9, 2026
5. War Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 26, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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Nov. 11, 2026