Hill 62 Memorial
The Canadian Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916 including actions in battle at the St Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood. These battles marked the first occasion in which Canadian divisions engaged in planned offensive operations during World War I. In those actions the Canadians reconquered vital high-ground positions that denied the Germans a commanding view of the town of Ypres itself.
| Canadian Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial | |
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| Canada | |
Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial | |
| For the Canadian participation in the Defence of Ypres between April and August, 1916 and commemoration of the Canadian dead of that period. | |
| Location | 50°50′5″N 2°56′48″E near Ypres, Belgium |
The Memorial's inscription 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 | |
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