Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Canadian National Vimy Memorial

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/April 9, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 15:18, 26 March 2017 (UTC)



The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for First World War Canadian soldiers killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave. The monument is the centrepiece of a 100 ha preserved battlefield park encompassing a portion of the ground over which the Canadian Corps made their assault during the Battle of Vimy Ridge offensive of the Battle of Arras. France ceded to Canada perpetual use of a portion of land on Vimy Ridge on the understanding Canada use the land to establish a battlefield park and memorial. Wartime tunnels, trenches, craters, and unexploded munitions still honeycomb the grounds of the site, which remains largely closed off for reasons of public safety. The memorial took designer Walter Seymour Allward 11 years to build and was unveiled by King Edward VIII on 26 July 1936. The site is maintained by Veterans Affairs Canada and is one of only two National Historic Sites of Canada located outside of Canada.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Battle of Vimy Ridge was TFA on April 9, 2012
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 * Promoted: August 26, 2016
 * Reasons for nomination: Centennial commemoration of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
 * Support as nominator. Labattblueboy (talk) 08:54, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Support. Very good centenary nomination, highly significant event in Canadian history. Patar knight - chat/contributions 15:26, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Support Perhaps one of the most important battles Canada participated in during WW1, it would be fitting to have it featured between April 9 - 12. The article itself is very well written as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Rim of the Sky (talk • contribs) 20:49, 24 March 2017 (UTC)