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Summary:On July 24 1936 King Edward VIII was in France to inaugurate the memorial at Vimy. Here, during World War I, many thousands of Allied troops most of them Canadians - died in a series of battles on the escarpment of Vimy Ridge, near the border with Belgium. At the memorial, troops from Britain, France, Canada and other nations took part in a ceremonial parade.
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Location:FRANCE VIMY
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