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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 tribute to 66,000 Canadian dead including 11,285 with no
 known grave.

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