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  • 533 Flavelle

    Walter Allward Catalogue of Works

    Walter Allward was one of Canada's best known sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From his first public commission at the age of 18 to the beginning of WWI his work in Toronto and Ontario demonstrated both his own romantic nature and the conservative traditions of english speaking Canada at the time. The galleries are divided into a his works in Canada; [[Allward-Monuments-Canada]] monuments and war memorials

    There are 198 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: Mon, 05/04/2009 - 11:11

  • Battlefield at Beaumont Hamel

    War Memorials in Europe

    At the close of WWI all combatant countries erected distinctive memorials to commemorate the war.

    Nearly all Commonwealth memorials (except Canada) were the product of the [[Imperial War Graves Commission]] (now Commonwealth War Graves Commission) and display a uniformity of design and symbolism.

    Canada place memorials at several battle field and created it's own memorial at Vimy Ridge. (separate gallery)

    There are 99 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:21

  • Boer War Memorial, Brantford

    War Memorials in Canada

    Memorials are built to preserve the memory of a person, people, an event or events. Throughout Canada most memorials were erected to honour the soldiers of the South African War (Boer) or WWI. Commemoration of WWII often took the form of [[Living Memorials]] such as community halls or arenas.

    There are 33 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:21

  • Beck Monument

    Monuments in Canada

    While a [[monument]] may be a building, this gallery contains [[sculpture]] meant to commemorate a person or event.

    There are 34 images in this gallery.

    Last updated: Tue, 05/05/2009 - 17:55