Volunteers are racing to preserve them 3 minutes ago news 5:25 more than a century ago, canadian soldiers fighting in the. Neglected for decades, underground caves in a small village in france's somme valley contain a treasure trove of hundreds of engravings by world war one canadian and british. We are the canadian historical documentation and imaging group, a not for profit organization and are located in london ontario canada Our current project is documenting the ww1 canadian grafitti in the one of the caves in france. Neglected for decades, underground caves in a small village in france's somme valley contain a treasure trove of hundreds of engravings by world war i canadian and british soldiers. Thousands of inscriptions and carvings made by soldiers of all armies.
In 1922 the canadian government was granted a piece of land by france, on which to build a national memorial to her canadian forces who had served in the first world war in france and belgium. The canadian national vimy memorial is one of the most important sites for canadians in france Located near arras, it stands on land given to canada in recognition of its soldiers' efforts during the war. Volunteers are racing to preserve them cbc mon, november 10, 2025 at 1:30 a.m
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