Situated on Vimy Ridge is the Canadian National Memorial dedicated to the memory of the soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force killed during the First World War. The foundation stones were laid in 1925 and construction took 11 years. It was unveiled by King Edward VIII on 26th July 1936. It was rededicated on 9th April by Queen Elizabeth II on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
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Canadian National Memorial
Vimy Ridge |
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Canadian National Memorial
Vimy Ridge |
The memorial records the Battle Honours of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
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Canadian National Memorial Vimy Ridge
Canadian Battle Honours |
Carved on the walls of the monument are the names of 11,285 Canadian soldiers who were killed in France and whose final resting place being unknown when the memorial was completed.
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Canadian National Memorial Vimy Ridge
Names of those with no known grave |
TO THE VALOUR OF THEIR COUNTRYMEN IN THE GREAT WAR AND IN MEMORY OF THEIR SIXTY THOUSAND DEAD THIS MONUMENT IS RAISED BY THE PEOPLE OF CANADA
