The Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, is marking the Battle of Vimy Ridge Centenary with upgrades to its existing Vimy display, and a special 100th anniversary exhibition, Vimy – Beyond the Battle.
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‘Canadians in the Great War’ – Remembered in France for Arras/Vimy Centenary
Latest Centenary exhibitions in the Béthune-Bruay area of Northern France focus on Canadian soldiers and Commonwealth air units based in Artois during the First World War.
Continue reading‘North Carolina & World War I’ – US Centennial exhibition
A multimedia exhibition marking the centennial of America's entry into the First World War opens at the North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, on 08 April 2017.
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100 Years Ago: Battle of Arras & Vimy Ridge
British and Commonwealth forces attacked the German lines at Arras on 9 April 1917, in a renewed attempt to break the deadlock on the Western Front.
Continue readingBattle of Arras Centenary – unveiling of memorial to NZ tunnellers
'The Earth Remembers', a new memorial honouring New Zealand's WW1 tunnellers, will be inaugurated during Battle of Arras Centenary commemorations in France on 9 April 2017.
Continue readingCanada marks Vimy Ridge Centenary – April 9
Canada will hold ceremonies on 9 April 2017 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the First World War victory seen as a defining moment for the country.
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Centenary Anniversary: Battle of Arras & Vimy Ridge
9th April 1917: British and Commonwealth forces attacked the German lines at Arras, in a renewed attempt to break the deadlock on the Western Front.
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Scotland remembers the Battle of Arras
Scotland paid tribute to its dead in Arras with commemorations at Faubourg d’Amiens Commonwealth Cemetery, and a Beating Retreat Ceremony in the city centre attended by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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Canada marks ‘pivotal’ Battle of Vimy Ridge
Thousands of Canadians gathered at Vimy Ridge for the centenary of a First World War victory seen as a defining moment in their country’s birth as an independent nation.
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Battle of Arras/Vimy Ridge Centenary – Dawn tribute to tunnellers
Arras and Vimy Ridge hosted a day of commemorations on 9 April 2017 bringing together the nations who fought in the Allies’ first concerted Western Front offensive of 1917.
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