Vimy Commemoration

 

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Read articles of cadets travelling to Vimy and how their fundraising ideas:

Bound for Vimy Ridge
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune
Come what may, from April 3-11, a group of 83 – including officers, chaperones, and seven members of the 2850 Royal Canadian Army Cadets will venture to …

Hometown heroes, By CAROL MULLIGAN, THE SUDBURY STAR

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October 2011

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRAURY 15th

 

The Beaverbrook Vimy Prize competition is the Foundation’s flagship program. Providing young students with a historical perspective second to none, the annual scholarship brings together youth from Canada, the United Kingdom and France, so that they can better appreciate the intertwined history of their three nations and come to understand the bravery and sacrifice of war.

http://www.vimyfoundation.ca/vimyprize/

Application Deadline: December 31, 2011 at midnight (local time)

Applicants must be born in 1995, 1996 or 1997 and must be below the age of 18 years by August 31, 2012.

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The Royal Canadian Army Cadets Vimy Commemoration Project

We have dedicated this section to highlighting the Vimy Commemoration Project in which you will find preliminary information. At this time we have included a PowerPoint presentation which explains our intentions with this initiative. Within the presentation you will find some historical information of the battle of Vimy but more importantly ideas to guide you on this project and how you can get involved within your community.

You will find below, a series of website links to research information about the battle, other commemoration initiatives, historical information and more. We have also included the advertisement that is published in the November issue of Esprit de Corps – Canadian Military magazine, currently available at various news stands across the country.

Note that this site will be updated regularly as more material becomes available for you.

Within the following sites you will find various additional resources and links you can use for this project:

• The Vimy Foundation: www.vimyfoundation.ca
• The Royal Canadian Legion: www.legion.ca
• Encounters with Canada: www.ewcfrdc.ca
• Veterans Affairs: www.veterans.gc.ca
• For more specific information on the military history and the veteran’s unique experience, visit the section called Records and Collections using this link: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/collections
• For information regarding the various Affiliated units and historical facts relating to them visit: http://regimentalrogue.com
• To match your affiliated unit to the numbered Battalion in WWI Canadian Expeditionary Force visit: http://regimentalrogue.com/cef_perpetuation/cef_infantry_1-50.htm
• To research individuals from your community who have fought in WWI visit: www.ancestry.ca
• The Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans in Canada: www.anavets.ca
• For additional information about Canada’s military heritage, you can visit: www.waramps.ca/military/home.html or the veterans site (above).
• Heritage Canada: www.heritagecanada.org
• The Letters and Images project: www.canadianletters.ca and www.youtube.com/CdnLetters
• Lest We Forget Project: Cenotaph Research: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/education/cenotaph/index-e.html
• Canadian Genealogy Centre: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-909-e.html
• You may order the following: “Vimy Ridge – The Soldiers’ Story” DVD available for purchase from www.mcnabbconnolly.ca (available in English only)
Item Code: Hist40_DVD_HU
”Vimy Ridge – The Soldiers’ Story” @ $19.96 + shipping handling and taxes = $36.68 CDA.  You may also forward your orders to info@mcnabbconnolly.ca. Please specify that you are ordering this items for the use of a cadet corps.

Read what is happening across Canada:

• Ontario – 613 Army Cadets are going to Vimy Ridge
• Ontario – Summary of Vimy Plans To Date
• Saskatchewan – Activities Planned in Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan – More on Saskatchewan activities

You may find several historical clips about the Battle of Vimy Ridge on You Tube. The following are sample clips of the movie that will be viewed during the Remembrance events that are being organized in Regina Saskatchewan.

• Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymvjpoBoyrs
• Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI3UsybMZXk&feature=related
• Vimy Ridge: Heaven to Hell part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCnN6FFmQVU&feature=related

By searching You Tube using keywords relating to the Battle you will find many other interesting and educational clips.

The material provided within this section should only be used as guidelines or suggestions to assist and support you for this project. We will continue to provide further ideas, material and various resources for your research as they become available. The Army Cadet League does not intend to restrict your ideas or initiatives, instead our goal is to enhance your possibilities to make this Commemoration project come to life in 2011 and each year thereafter.

Your feedback is valuable to us; feel free to forward any ideas, suggestions, questions or concerns by e-mail to commsofficer@armycadetleague.ca.