Canadian War Memorial St Julien, West Flanders
Posted in War Memorials at 12:00 on 4 August 2016
This is commonly called the Brooding Soldier:-
Sited on Vancouver Corner about a mile south-east of Langemark-Poelkapelle near Saint-Julien (Sint-Juliaan in Flemish,) it marks the spot where the first large-scale gas attack on the Western Front was launched by the Germans on 22nd April 1915. It sits in a beautifully kept memorial garden. The trees are apparently deliberately trimmed into the shape of artillery shells.
View from within the gardens:-
Closer view:-
Head detail. Stunning:-
Tags: Canadian War Memorial, First World War, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Saint-Julien, Sint-Juliaan, The Brooding Soldier, the Great War, Vancouver Corner, Western Front, World War 1, WW1, WWI
