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A Monumental Record

Learn about the history of our plaque program and all of the LHS plaques located around the city and throughout southern Alberta here.

Military Monuments and Plaques

Lethbridge has a long military history. Some of this story is told through these various plaques and monuments.​ Some local resources that may be helpful for finding more information:

  • Allison, Garry.  The Prairie Boys:  Southern Albertans Wartime Experiences.  Lethbridge:  City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Historical Society, 2006.

  • Baker, William M. et al (Eds.)  Weddings, Work & War:  Lethbridge 1914-1945:  A scrapbook History.  Lethbridge:  The History 3704 Scrapbook Publishing Consortium, 1994.

  • Green Fooks, Georgia.  Prairie Prisoners:  POWs in Lethbridge During Two World Conflicts.  Lethbridge:  Lethbridge Historical Society, 2002.

  • Kilford, Christopher R.  Lethbridge at War:  The Military History of Lethbridge from 1900 to 1996.  Lethbridge:  Battery Books & Publishing, 1996.

  • Viel, Aimée.  Lethbridge on the Homefront 1939 to 1945.  Lethbridge:  City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Historical Society, 1998.