My VAC Account
My VAC AccountThe flagstones used in the Memorial Chamber were collected from various battlefields in France and Belgium by the Canadian defence staff posted at Poperinghe, Flanders. Eight brass plates were inlaid with the names of the main battles in which Canadian Forces participated: Ypres, Mount Sorrel, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Cambrai, Valenciennes, and Mons.
Artist: John A. Pearson
Maker: Peter Lyall & Son Construction, Pritchard-Andrews Company (plates)
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Valenciennes- Mons
Arras- Cambrai
Amiens
Passchendaele
Vimy Ridge- Hill 70- Crête de Vimy- Côte 70
Somme
Mount Sorrel- Mont Sorrel
Ypres
Photo 1- Valenciennes- Mons- Arras- Cambrai (photo by R. Turcotte)
Richard Turcotte
Photo 2- Amiens- Passchendaele (photo by R. Turcotte)
Richard Turcotte
Photo 3- Vimy Ridge- Hill 70- Somme (photo by R. Turcotte)
Richard Turcotte
Photo 4- Mount Sorrel- Ypres (photo by R. Turcotte)
Richard Turcotte