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In 1919, the Great War Veterans Association branch in Lacombe sought input for their proposed memorial to honour those who suffered and gave their lives in the First World War. Conflict erupted between those in favour of a memorial hall and those in favour of a monument. It is not known how the Great War Veterans Association dealt with the debate.

The Lacombe Cenotaph was erected in the Lest We Forget Park in 1924 by the Lest We Forget Club. The Club was composed of a group of dedicated widows, wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters of Veterans of the First World War. The Club raised money for the cenotaph through a fair with tea cup readings; silver tea and bake sales combined with concerts and fortune telling; and dances. A concert by local artists was held in the Vet theatre in October of the same year. McDonald Nurseries donated the plantings surrounding the cenotaph.

The cenotaph cost $3,500 and is comprised of an Italian Carrera marble sculpture of a soldier atop a two-level tapered granite column with decorated capital set on a rough-dressed granite base. Poppies are engraved on the corners, but the engraving on the panel on the second portion of the pedestal is unclear. Atop the cenotaph is a statue of a young soldier. Behind him, is a stump of a narrow tree with its main trunk and two branching limbs cut off close to the ground. Draped across the stump is a lily, representing purity, chastity, and innocence, and is the symbol of the resurrection and Easter.

The young soldier stands tall, chest out, holds the barrel of his rifle and gazes solemnly to the south. He is dressed as soldiers often were in the photos taken after enlistment for their families. It was designed by Albert J. Hart, owner of Albert J. Hart, Marble and Granite Works. Located in Calgary, it was one of the oldest marble and granite works in that city. Hart was a skillful and fair businessman who was an expert cutter and designer. He designed several cenotaphs across Canada including those for the City of Medicine Hat and the Town of Nanton.

The Lacombe Cenotaph was unveiled in October of 1924. It confronts the grief of those who survived the war and acknowledges the empty space left by the deceased, while offering hope of their continued existence in another place. The number of individuals from Lacombe who lost their lives in the First World War is startling. There are 72 names inscribed on the cenotaph, from a community with an estimated population of only 1,113 in 1912. Approximately one in every five men who enlisted died during the war.

The Lest We Forget Club donated the park to the Town of Lacombe in 1955 who maintained it as part of the grounds of the Lacombe Memorial Centre.

Erected in 1970 by local Dutch-Canadians, this memorial marks a group of trees planted in remembrance of those who were killed while liberating the Netherlands during the Second World War.

Erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 171, this memorial is dedicated to the war dead of the First and Second World Wars. The memorial was built by Mr. WM Short, a local carpenter, at 5117 – 50 Street in 1955. It was unveiled and dedicated that November by the Reverend Major of the Anglican Church. It was moved to it’s present location in 1964, and both it and the Royal Canadian Legion Hall were rededicated. The Hall and the memorial have also undergone maintenance and upgrading changes over the years.

This memorial to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the memory of the Korean War was erected by the village of Millet and the Royal Canadian Legion. Constructed in June, 1947, in memory of the Millet and District. The cairn was originally built in June of 1947 by Legion Members of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 229, Millet, under the direction of founding president, Gerry Scott. It was located at the corner of 52nd Street and 47th Avenue where the Legion Hall was on leased land. The cenotaph was a square tapered structure made of stone with two pillars in front of it. When the land lease expired, the Legion found a new home for its hall but the monument was moved to 52nd Street and 50th Avenue which, today, is a vacant lot. Upon moving the cairn, great damage was done and a similar cairn was built of wood covered with rock slices. Throughout the years, the cenotaph was a gathering place for Remembrance Day services. Today, services are held indoors due to aging veterans. The cairn was placed on this site in 1973, departed from the Legion Hall. A lack of pillars is the only difference between this cenotaph and the original. The cost of maintaining the cairn has been very good, with only occasional masonry work. The Millet Legion burned to the ground on April 7, 1997, with new plans set to rebuild on the lot where the cenotaph sits, once again united. All records of events and history of the cairn were lost in the fire with other artefacts collected from veterans. More information is being discovered, but in the meantime, all the legion members have left for memories is the cairn.

This memorial is dedicated to those who served in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. It was erected by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 266.

This memorial to those who served in the South African War, the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the Persian Gulf War was constructed by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 108.

This memorial, a CT-133 Silver Star flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force was originally unveiled on 7 May 1989 by Leduc 831, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, and Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 108. Dedicated to the former members of the Royal Canadian Air Force, this memorial was rededicated on 7 November 1999 as a memorial to the war dead of Leduc and area.

This memorial is a field of honour in the municipal cemetery.

This memorial to the local war dead and veterans of the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War was erected by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 205.

Erected in 1974 by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 36, this memorial is dedicated to those who served in the Canadian military.