Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial

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Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial is a World War I monument near Ypres, Belgium, commemorating the Canadian soldiers who fought and died in the battles around Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I memorial
war memorial
associatedWithUnit 1st Canadian Division
3rd Canadian Division
category Canadian military monuments and memorials
World War I memorials in Belgium
commemorates Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian soldiers
commemoratesBattle Battle of Mount Sorrel
fighting at Sanctuary Wood
commemoratesConflict World War I
country Canada
designedBy W. S. Allward
linked to: Walter S. Allward
era post–World War I commemorative period
front Western Front
hasHeritageValue site of heavy Canadian casualties in 1916
hasLanguage English
French
Latin
hasType freestanding stone block memorial
inscriptionMentions Canadian Corps
defence of Ypres
locatedIn Belgium
West Flanders
Ypres
location Hill 62
Sanctuary Wood
maintainedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
material granite
near Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
Sanctuary Wood Museum
Ypres Salient
operator Government of Canada
overlooks Ypres
partOf Canadian memorials in Belgium
subjectOf First World War battlefield tourism
unveiledIn 1920s

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Battle of Mount Sorrel hasMemorial Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial
Hill 62 hasMemorial Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial