The Canadian National Vimy Ridge Memorial is dedicated to Canadian Expeditionary Force members who fell in France during WW1
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial at Vimy Ridge, Pas de Calais, France is a memorial site dedicated to the memory of WW1 Canadian Expeditionary Force members. The memorial took designer Walter Seymour Allward 11 years to see built. King Edward VIII unveiled it on 26 July 1936 in the presence of French President Albert Lebrun and more than 50,000 Canadian and French veterans and their families. Following an extensive multi-year restoration, Queen Elizabeth II re-dedicated the monument on 9 April 2007 at a ceremony commemorating the 90th anniversary of the battle. The site is maintained by Veterans Affairs Canada. Wikipedia
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Location: France
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