Call for Missing WWII Names from Brant War Memorial
Project Overview
In late 2024, the City of Brantford asked the public to put forward the names of Second World War (1939-1945) casualties that were missing from the Brant War Memorial.
In consultation with the Great War Centenary Association, Six Nations Veterans Organization, and the Canadian Military Heritage Museum, a total of twenty-three names were confirmed to be missing, including twenty-two from the Second World War and one from the First World War. Thanks to the dedication from staff from the Canadian Military Heritage Museum, even those without surviving family will be honoured.
The City of Brantford will honour the sacrifice of these fallen service members at the Remembrance Day Service on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Learn more at Brantford.ca/RemembranceDay.
| List of Missing Names |
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AVEY, Sydney |
About the Brant War Memorial
Located at 6 Dalhousie Street in Brantford, the Brant War Memorial was designed by Walter S. Allward and constructed in 1933 in memory of locals who lost their lives during the First World War. The park land on which the memorial sits was formerly used as a parade ground for those who left Brantford during the First World War.
The memorial was later modified to incorporate the names of local war dead from the Second World War, Korean War, and Afghanistan War. In 1952, a Memorial Gallery was added and serves as a backdrop to the Brant War Memorial. In 1992, seven bronze statues were added to represent the men and women who were involved in the wars and to commemorate local armed forces veterans.
As the purpose of the Brant War Memorial is to honour fallen service personnel, the addition of names is in keeping with heritage standards and guidelines.
Frequently Asked Questions
| Why is the City conducting a community consultation for the missing names? |
| In conversations with the Great War Centenary Association, it was agreed that a community consultation for missing names would be the best process to move forward, due to the complex nature of deciding who qualifies as local. For example, a couple born and raised in Brantford, living elsewhere during the war, and whose widow did not self-report during the memorial’s original creation would not have been included in the names listed on the memorial. However, this soldier would be considered a local who fought and died in the war and so could be considered for inclusion on the additional gallery that would be installed adjacent to the existing memorial. |
| Where can I find a list of names that are currently inscribed on the War Memorial? |
| View a list of names that are currently inscribed on the War Memorial by visiting the Government of Canada’s database of Military Memorials in Canada. |
| Which service personnel qualify? |
| All service personnel, both men and women, whose names are missing from the Brant War Memorial, lost their lives in military service during the Second World War (1939-1945), and resided in Brantford, County of Brant, or Six Nations of the Grand River qualify. The service personnel could have served for the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, Royal Canadian Air Force Medical Branch, or the Royal Canadian Naval Medical Service. |
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