The Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission launches a national design competition for a monument intended to be replicated at eight Canadian battle sites across Belgium and France. From 160 submissions, the jury will narrow the field to 17 finalists.
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The Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission selects Walter Allward's design not as a model to be repeated at each battlefield, but as Canada's single national war memorial in Europe - a decision formally endorsed by the Government of Canada.