THE  DOVER WAR MEMORIAL  PROJECT

 

 war memorial at dusk, photographed by Michelle Cooper
 

 

Vimy Ridge - 90 Years On

THE REDEDICATION OF THE MEMORIAL (1)

The Vimy memorial, with crowds gathering around it
Good Morning, Vimy
as caption
Aerial view of Vimy, taken from a poster on display. The ceremony was held in the lawned triangle 		Two Mounties
On the right, Ewen Booth. Both his grandfathers fought in the Great War in France.
Canadian Virtual Memorial stand
There were a ...		 British soldier's billet, with re-enactor
...number of displays
Canadian heritage stand students photographing one of the stands
interviewing John Newell a newspaper reporter talking to veterans
The media were much in evidence

 

John Newell was at Vimy when the Memorial was first dedicated. The white badge beside his poppy reads "Canadian Legion - 1936 - Vimy Pilgrimage"
as caption
One of the French guides		 as caption
Chai Kalevar, One World		 as caption
Pipe Major Mitchell Bain, Seaforths
visitros having their photo taken with gendarmes
Gathering for the ...		 band and civilians gathering
...rededication ceremony

all photographs are by Simon John Chambers

Vimy Ridge:
Introduction		 Freedom Arras:
 page 1   page 2		 Vimy Rededication:
page 1  page 2  page 3  speeches		 Front Line Torchlit Team



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