The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is the centrepiece of a 100-hectare (250-acre) preserved battlefield park in  France, designed by Walter Seymour Allward that  serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War 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. Walter Seymour Allward It also serves as the place of commemoration for Canadian soldiers of the First World War killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave. 
