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Life at the Front Photographs. Pull! Play Ball! Canada's contribution to the First World War led to growing autonomy and international recognition, but at great cost.
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Opened on 26thJuly 1936 by King Edward VIIIDesigned by architect W.S AllwardSits atop Hill 145 – an important location during the Battle for Vimy RidgeThe construction of the Vimy Ridge memorial was unique and pioneering at the time. The architect, W.S Allward, decreed the best way to build his ambitious memorial would be to bond limestone blocks to a cast concrete frame. 11,000 tonnes of steel-reinforced concrete act as the Vimy Memorial’s base. Its soaring twin pillars contain a combined 6,000 ...
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is the largest overseas monument to Canada’s Great War casualties. Interestingly, the site went almost undamaged during World War Two, when the Allies were once again forced to dislodge entrenched Germans soldiers from positions along Vimy Ridge. What’s more, the whole site is a unique mix of preserved trenches a...
Despite the architect’s initial objections, the Vimy Ridge memorial proudly displays the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who died in France during World War One but have no known grave. Many of the names inscribed on the Vimy Memorial’s limestone blocks are those who died during the Battle for Vimy Ridge.
In addition to the names of the missing, the Vimy Ridge Memorial holds a strong symbolic meaning. It doubly acts as a monument to all Canadian soldiers that have fallen in overseas conflicts, particularly the 66,000 who gave their lives for their country in battle, as well as a general monument to all Canadians who served in the armed forces.
For some, The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a nation-building event for Canada. Fought between the 9-12th of April 1917, it marked the first time all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought as a single formation. Due to the size and scope of the force arrayed to dislodge the three German divisions holding Vimy Ridge and the strategic Hill 145, the C...
The level to which Vimy Ridge was a turning point is debated, but some argue the battle made a notable shift in momentum that would eventually lead to the conclusion of World War One in November 1918. After Vimy and the capture of Hill 145, the Canadian Corps had taken more ground, more prisoners, and more guns than any British advance in the previ...
While its prominent position atop the 60m tall ridge makes it stand out, the Vimy Memorial’s location does leave it exposed to the elements. Over the years, wear and tear from rainfall and weather led to the limestone losing its lustre and the names of the fallen becoming obscured. An extensive restoration project was undertaken between 2005-2007 t...
07 Decorations and Memorials. Canada's contribution to the First World War led to growing autonomy and international recognition, but at great cost.
The Royal Canadian Air Force’s role in the First World War. The birth of the RCAF and the role Canadian aviators played in the First World War. The formation of the Canadian Corps. How Canada created its own military identity during the First World War.
Canada employed three official photographers between 1916 and 1918—Captain Harry Knobel, Captain William Ivor Castle, and Lieutenant William Rider-Rider. Together they produced over 4000 photographs of Canadians at war printed in newspapers, sold as souvenirs, and put on exhibition.
Aug 5, 2013 · The First World War of 1914–1918 was the bloodiest conflict in Canadian history, taking the lives of nearly 61,000 Canadians. It erased romantic notions of war, introducing slaughter on a massive scale, and instilled a fear of foreign military involvement that would last until the Second World War.
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The gleaming white marble and haunting sculptures of the Vimy Memorial, unveiled in 1936, stand as a terrible and poignant reminder of the 11,285 Canadian soldiers killed in France who have no known graves.
