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The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave.
- 11,169
- Walter Seymour Allward
- 1996
- 26 July 1936; 87 years ago, By King Edward VIII
Canada's most impressive tribute overseas to those Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the First World War is the majestic and inspiring Canadian National Vimy Memorial which overlooks the Douai Plain from the highest point of Vimy Ridge, about ten kilometres north of Arras.
Standing on the monument’s wide stone terrace overlooking the broad fields and rolling hills of Northern France, one can see other places where Canadians fought and died. More than 7,000 are buried in 30 war cemeteries within a 20-kilometre radius of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Vimy Ridge in northern France is Canada’s largest overseas national memorial. The Memorial. Situated on land granted by France to the Canadian people, the memorial towers over the scene of Canada’s most recognizable First World War engagement, the Battle of Vimy Ridge, fought from 9 to 12 April 1917.
Jun 4, 2019 · The site now stands as a memorial to the 66,000 Canadians who died in France and Belgium during the war. The 11,285 Canadian soldiers killed in France in World War I who have no known graves,...
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The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial to all Canadians who served their country in battle during the the Great War of 1914-1918. 60,000 Canadians were killed. Over 11,000 of those killed died in France but they have no known grave.
Address: Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Route D55, 62580 Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France. Visitor Information. Opening Hours. The Memorial Park site is free of charge and the Vimy Memorial and the two British military cemeteries on the site are accessible all year round.
