Hill 62 Canadian (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial near Ypres
Posted in War Memorials at 11:00 on 14 November 2021
This memorial lies at the end of Canadalaan (see here) and commemorates the efforts of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern parts of the Ypres salient during 1916. Information about the memorial and the battles fought there is here.
The memorial garden lies on a small plateau hidden as you walk up to it by a wall on which is situated this plaque:-
The memorial:-
Approach steps, here seen from the memorial side:-
The inscription round the memorial’s base reads, “HONOUR TO THE CANADIANS WHO ON THE FIELDS OF FLANDERS AND FRANCE FOUGHT IN THE CAUSE OF THE ALLIES WITH SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION.”
The dedication reads, “HERE AT MOUNT SORREL AND ON THE LINE FROM HOOGE TO ST. ELOI THE CANADIAN CORPS FOUGHT IN THE DEFENCE OF YPRES APRIL – AUGUST 1916.”
The memorial lies on Hill 62, though, not on Mount Sorrel:-
Looking east from the memorial:-
Looking south. Such peaceful countryside now:-
Tags: First World War, Hill 62 Canadian Memorial, Ieper, Remembrance Day, Sanctuary Wood Memorial, the Great War, War Memorials, World War 1, WW1, WWI, Ypres
