Day 3 - August 30, 2017: Vimy and Area

Day 3 - August 30, 2017:  Vimy and Are

Canadian Artillery Memorial, 

Zivy Crater

Lichfield Crater

Vimy Ridge Interpretive Center

Grange Trench Tour

Vimy Memorial

Words cannot describe the feeling of standing beneath this incredible monument. The sheer size alone is overwhelming. 16 statues depict forlorn and heartbroken figures. This is not a monument of celebration but one that reflects the loss, the sacrifice and the suffering of the Canadian soldiers and their families.

Inscribed on the walls are the names of 11,285 men that died in action in France that have no known graves...very sombre, very humbling.

The monument is approached from the back - the stairs are flanked by The Female Mourner to the left and The Male Mourner on the right,



At the front of the monument a cloaked woman representing Canada overlooks the Douai Plain. Below her is a tomb bearing the sword and helmet. 












Unfortunately our visit during driving rain.It was sideways in direction. The plus side: we were not fighting crowds...


  • Canadian Cemetery Number 2
  • Givenchy Road Cemetery

Cabaret Rouge Cemetery

7661 Casualties, 325 Canadian, 3667 Unidentified


At the Cabaret Rouge Cemetery is the grave of the unknown soldier. His remains were removed in 2000 and interred at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

Givenchy-en-Gohelle Cemetery
LaChaudiere Military Cemetery


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Comments

  1. M Magee30 August 2017 at 16:46

    I hope the bugs are worked out so you can post ictures.

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  2. Charly31 August 2017 at 02:16

    https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTAaRTqcw2Xewiaw1xe1Q4hP7z5Jl1_-AyF3nFCSka5oEoesnzCeQ
    ... found in google ...

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  3. Unknown3 September 2017 at 11:33

    so sad that all those men died and no one knows who they are or where the fell.

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