Walter Seymour
Allward
Sculptor/designer of the Vimy
Memorial
Walter also designed the Stratford Cenotaph,it
was unveiled in 1922
Walter Seymour Allward, sculptor (b at Toronto 18 Nov 1876; d
there 24 April 1955.
Walter Seymour Allward, sculptor (born 18
November 1876 in Toronto; died 24 April 1955 in
Toronto). Known as "Allward of Vimy," Walter
Allward gained his reputation largely on the basis
of the mammoth Canadian Battlefields Memorial
in Vimy, France (1922-36), that commemorated
the important Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 1917)
and the over 11,000 Canadians listed as missing
in action during the First World War.
Allward first served an apprenticeship with the
architectural firm Gibson and Simpson before
working at the Don Valley Brick Works, where he
modelled architectural ornaments. This early
training, supplemented by modelling classes at the
New Technical School, prepared him for his
lifelong career, that of monumental sculpture.
Extracted from the Canadian Encylopeidia
Alwards Vimy memorial
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-hectare (250-acre) preserved battlefield
park that encompasses a portion of the ground over which the
Canadian Corps made their assault during the initial Battle of Vimy
Ridge offensive of the Battle of Arras.
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was the first occasion on which all four
divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force participated in a battle
as a cohesive formation, and it became a Canadian national symbol of
achievement and sacrifice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_National_Vimy_Memorial
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