memorial parks

[Bert Heyvaert]

Hello,

I am doing research on memorial parks on the Western Front, especially about the way they are presented to the public. So far, I haven't found much information..

The things I am interested in, is how the trench systems are preserved, what information is put up, what kind of memorials are put up and especially why it has been done in that particular way. For instance, the trenches in Newfoundland memorial park are all left to natural decay, whilst most of the accessible trenches at Vimy Ridge are restored in concrete. Also on both sites most of the battlefield is not accessible, and I wondered if this has always been the case.

The sites I am looking at are:

- Dodengang, Diksmuide

- Newfoundland Memorial Park, Beaumomt-Hamel

- Vimy Ridge, Vimy

- Sheffield memorial park, Serre

Any information on this, or suggestions where I could find out more, would be very welcome.

Thanks,

Bert.

[salientpoints]

First place to go is the Veterans Affairs Canada site - this will give you info on some sites and contact info for possibly more indepth help

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?s...canada/canada20

Cheers

Ryan