This paving stone commemorates the battle of Ypres (Belgium): 2,000 Canadians died here withstanding the first German gas attack in 1915.

This paving stone commemorates the battle of Mount Sorrel (France): Between the 2nd and 14th of June, 1916, 1,126 Canadians were killed, 5,267 wounded and 2,037 declared missing.

This paving stone commemorates the battle of the Somme (France): Despite 24,000 casualties, Canadians soldiers here established themselves as hard-hitting shock troops.

This paving stone commemorates the battles of Vimy and Hill 70 (France): Canadians captured Vimy Ridge, a hill near the town of Arras, during a snowstorm in April 1917. Of the 100,000 Canadians taking part, 3,598 were killed and 7,004 were wounded. Hill 70 was taken in the first 20 minutes of the attack as Canadians took the high ground. The Germans counter-attacked, but after 21 fierce attempts they retired. The Canadians had held their ground.

This paving stone commemorates the battle of Passchendaele (Belgium): Of the half-million lives lost in this battle, 15,654 were Canadian. The offensive lasted over three months but gained only five miles of ground. Nine Canadians earned the Victoria Cross.

This paving stone commemorates the battle of Amiens (France): This 1918 battle, considered the beginning of the end of the German Army, cost 9,074 Canadian casualties, including 2,266 killed.

This paving stone commemorates the battles of Arras and Cambrai (France): The two-phase Arras operation of 1918 cost the Canadians nearly 11,000 men. During one phase, George Vanier, future Governor General of Canada, lost his leg while commanding the 22nd Battalion. In October 1918, the Canadians attacked Cambrai and in two days had advanced 37 km to secure the entire district and liberate 54 towns and villages.

This paving stone commemorates the battles of Valenciennes (France) and Mons (Belgium): The last Canadian Victoria Cross of the First World War was won at Valenciennes by Sergeant Hugh Cairns of the 46th Battalion. On the night of November 10-11, 1918 the Canadians entered Mons, the scene of the first engagement between British and German forces in 1914.