borden is commemorated with various monuments and plaques. in his home town, canning, nova scotia is a statue by hamilton maccarthy. in halifax, nova scotia the base of the south african war memorial has a panel commemorating the battle of witpoort. there is also a memorial plaque to borden at mcgill university, montreal, in the strathcona medical building (now the strathcona anatomy and dentistry building). borden was a medical student at mcgill before joining the war effort. finally, there is also a plaque to borden and others who died at witpoort at braamfontein cemetery in south africa where he is buried.