VIMY RIDGE

 Vimy Ridge is the Site of the First battle where all four Canadian
 divisions fought together. This memorial park is also technically
 part of Canada.

 Designed by Walter Seymour Allward the memorial took eleven
 years to build and was recently restored.

 It is a tributre to 66,000 Canadian dead including 11,285 with no
 known grave.

 Somme 2009 Index

An inscription on the memorial Some of the names on the memorial
An inscription on the memorial Some of the names on the memorial
The memorial as seen from the coach heading towards Ipres
The memorial as seen from the coach heading towards Ipres

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