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A long-forgotten subterranean memorial to Canadian soldiers who fought in the First World War will soon see the light of day thanks to the efforts of a London Ont.-based group.
The unusual memorial was made by the soldiers themselves as they slept ate and waited in a cave in northern France. They were eventually called to fight at nearby Vimy Ridge in what would become one of the greatest victories in Canadian military history.
The cave which is accessible through a small hole in a farmer's field has been sealed off and largely forgotten since the 1917 battle. British experts reopened the cave five years ago working to preserve carvings made by soldiers along the cave walls.
Now a Canadian group called the Canadigm Team has joined them to document and to make exact replicas of hundreds of pieces of graffiti which they plan to show across the country.
"It's important to remember the battle. But also these are Canadians" said Zenon Andrusyszyn a visual artist who's directing the group. | 
