Just before dawn on April 9, 1917, Lieutenant Claude Williams lay in a muddy trench in northern France, cold and shivering and ready for battle. During the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917, Canadians ...

It's located in France, on the site of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The memorial stands atop Hill 145, near the towns of Vimy and Givenchy-en-Gohelle. France deemed the area surrounding the monument ...

Earl Sorel wanted to let the sister of a fellow soldier know about her brother's bravery at Vimy Ridge. He described how soldier Gordon Rochford saved his life early in the bloody three-day battle.

The Canadian Corps were able to take Vimy Ridge in just four days, far faster than I’ll get through the 394 pages of Cook’s book. But I already had in motion another way to honor the 10,000 ...

Later he was Commander of the Canadian Corps which distinguished itself at the Somme and Thiepval Ridge. Its greatest feat was the capture in 1917 of Vimy Ridge. In 1919 he was created Baron Byng of ...

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge, in photos Dignitaries and visitors gathered at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France to mark the 100th anniversary of the iconic battle ...