Vimy, France Architecture History Landscape Most Beautiful Picture November 12, 2018 Spread the love Foggy view of the Canadian Vimy Memorial erected between 1925 and 1936 by Walter S. Allward. This monument depicts the Battle of Vimy Ridge, which took place in April 1917, where 11,285 of the 66,000 Canadian enlisted men and women will be lost. The monument was inaugurated on 26 July 1936 by King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom and President Albert Lebrun. Photo: Nicolas Thomas Spread the love