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The man who built the cross

Thomas Edward Pollitt was born in in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK on February 4, 1890 and emigrated with his family to Canada arriving in Halifax, NS on April 4, 1909. The family subsequently moved to the Calgary AB area residing in Leslieville and Alhambra. Thomas was twenty years of age and working as a carpenter when […]

A New Cross Rises at Vimy

CHAPTERS The story of the Vimy cross The story of the original cross erected in the days after the assault on Vimy Ridge and how it came to Canada. The Vimy Cross Returns to France The Cross returns to France on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. The Cross […]

The Cross Comes to Canada – Again

CHAPTERS The story of the Vimy cross The story of the original cross erected in the days after the assault on Vimy Ridge and how it came to Canada. The Vimy Cross Returns to France The Cross returns to France on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. The Cross […]

The Vimy Cross Returns to France

CHAPTERS The story of the Vimy cross The story of the original cross erected in the days after the assault on Vimy Ridge and how it came to Canada. The Vimy Cross Returns to France The Cross returns to France on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. The Cross […]

The story of the Vimy Cross

CHAPTERS The story of the Vimy cross The story of the original cross erected in the days after the assault on Vimy Ridge and how it came to Canada. The Vimy Cross Returns to France The Cross returns to France on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge. The Cross […]

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