To honour the 913 fallen Canadians and their allies who bravely fought and died on the beaches of Dieppe, France, and elsewhere overseas between 1939 to 1945, a Cenotaph was constructed at Dieppe, NB’s City Hall. Formally known as Leger’s Corner, the name Dieppe was adopted by the citizens of the area in 1946 to commemorate the servicemen who lost their lives during the Second World War’s Operation Jubilee, also known as the Dieppe Raid of 1942. This initiative was led by the Dieppe Military Veterans’ Association who met on September 23, 1979, to construct a cenotaph in memory of comrades killed overseas during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. Alain Gilette, a journalist in France, wrote an article on Dieppe, New Brunswick building a cenotaph, and the people of Dieppe, France wanted to send stones from their beach to be integrated into the Canadian cenotaph. This would commemorate the sacrifice of Canadian soldiers and underline the relationship existing between these two communities. Children from France schools regions of Dieppe, Bernavel, Puy, Pourville, and Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, were invited to gather hundreds of stones. The stones represent the 907 Canadian soldiers, five airmen, and one sailor, for a total of 913 Canadians who died in the Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942. The participation of the children of France, who collected the stones from the beaches of Dieppe and surrounding areas, carried special meaning to the Veterans. In a letter to the Veterans, the children of France wrote, “FOR AN END TO ALL WARS, FOR FRIENDSHIP AMONG CHILDREN”. The cenotaph became a symbol of pride and was unveiled on November 8, 1981, with over 700 in attendance. It is 12 inches thick, comprising 40 rows of bricks and 21 bricks wide. The cenotaph now commemorates the participation of its citizens in all wars. The small pebbles that are laid in 10 patches represent the 10 assault regiments. The Centotaph’s sky, made of red and white bricks, depicts the clouds and fire that filled the air on that grey day, an R.C.A.F. plane on the horizon attests to the air force participation. The navy also took a vital part as shown by the ship on the grey bricked sea. In the foreground, a tank represents the motorized infantry. The red brick is the earth and the pebbles represent the beaches. The soldier is complete with a backpack, helmet, and 303 caliber rifle, bayonet attached which were the standard issue of the Canadian soldier during the Second World War. The border of the Cenotaph is black which depicts the borders of the letters that mothers and wives received from the casualty office when a son or husband was killed in action. In 2000 a granite base was installed outlining 1914—-1918, 1939——-1945, 1950—-1953 with the words Garien de la Paix/Peacekeepers, and each hyphen is marked as one inch for each year of the war. The names of the members of the Dieppe Military Veteran’s Association who have passed away since are also listed with the caption “NOUS NOUS SOUVIENDRONS/LEST WE FORGET” with a poppy on each one.