Project Background

The Canadian Battlefield Memorials Restoration Project is separated into 4 project areas: the restoration of the Vimy Monument; battlefield conservation and subterranean investigation at Vimy and Beaumont-Hamel in France; and restoration work to address immediate health and safety issues at the 11 smaller memorial sites in France and Belgium. Restoration efforts at these smaller sites will ensure that visitors have a safe and rewarding experience.

Seven smaller memorial sites stand on notable Canadian battlefields: Bourlon Wood, Courcelette, Dury and Le Quesnel in France, and Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood), Passchendaele and St. Julien in Belgium. The central feature at these sites, with the exception of St. Julien, is a solid block of granite serving as a memorial.

Four smaller memorial sites mark places of historical significance to the then Dominion of Newfoundland: Gueudecourt, Monchy-le-Preux and Masnières in France and Courtrai in Belgium. All four sites feature a bronze caribou, the emblem of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, standing on a rocky mound.