The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is one of Canada's most important overseas ... It's located in France, on the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The memorial stands atop Hill 145, near the ...
Vimy Ridge was later chosen as the site of Canada's National Memorial in Europe. The physical evidence of the battlefield has been preserved, and a monument to the Canadian dead now rises from the ...
We visited the war memorial, then headed back to Lille ... Be sure to take a trip to the battlefields: Lille was close for day trips to the Somme and Vimy Ridge, where we went looking to find the ...
which contributed to Canada’s growing desire to be fully autonomous within the British Empire. In 1936, the Canadian National Vimy Memorial was unveiled on the ridge, commemorating the ...
A number have been spontaneously placed at the base of the memorial by visitors ... the poppy campaign, Vimy Ridge, or have ...
Matthew Sears: By being more thoughtful about acts of commemoration in pondering who is and who is not represented, we stand a better chance of righting Canada’s wrongs This was not a day for ...