Monday Monuments and Memorials – Citizens’ War Memorial, Peterborough, ON

Peterborough Citizens’ War Memorial

Peterborough War Memorial, Walter Allward, sculptor

Citizens of the Town and Township of Peterborough commissioned a war memorial in 1921. Sculptor Walter Seymour Allward won the commission, later assisted by Gilbert Bayes when Allward was occupied by his work on the Vimy Memorial. Central Park (now Confederation Park) was the chosen site, in part because it had been the gathering point from which many of the local soldiers left for war. The monument was dedicated by Sir Arthur Currie on 30 June 1929.

Monday Monuments and Memorials – Vimy Monument models, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa

Vimy Memorial model by Walter Allward, at Canadian War Museum

Walter Allward’s plaster cast of Justice for the Vimy Memorial

Marking the anniversary of two Canadian milestones, 65 years apart.

Monday Monuments and Memorials – Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy France

Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy France

Vimy Monument: The Spirit of Sacrifice and the Virtues

Canada Bereft overlooks Douai Plain

April 9 marks the 101^th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the Battle of Arras. On a snowy Easter Monday in 1917, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together for the first (and only) time. Training and tactics won the ridge, but at the cost of about 3,600 Canadian lives.

While opinions differ on the importance of the battle itself, most would agree that Vimy Ridge is an important site of Canadian remembrance: a 250-acre memorial park on the former battleground is the site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.

Monday Monuments and Memorials – Unveiling Vimy Ridge Monument, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa

Unveiling Vimy Ridge Monument, Georges Bertin Scott

Vimy Pilgrimage medal worn by Edward VIII

April 9-12 marks the 100^th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the Battle of Arras. On a snowy Easter Monday in 1917, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together for the first (and only) time. Training and tactics won the ridge, but at the cost of about 3,600 Canadian lives.

Vimy Ridge is an important site of Canadian remembrance: a 250-acre park on the former battleground is the site of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. The monument commemorates Canadian WW1 soldiers killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave.

Monday Monuments and Memorials – Canadian Soldier Honouring the Fallen, Soldiers’ Tower, Toronto

Canadian Soldier Honouring the Fallen, Soldiers’ Tower, Toronto

April 9-12 marks the 100^th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, part of the Battle of Arras. On a snowy Easter Monday in 1917, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together for the first (and only) time. Training and tactics won the ridge, but at the cost of about 3,600 Canadian lives.