Hill 70 Memorial

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The Hill 70 Memorial is a Canadian war memorial in France dedicated to honoring the soldiers who fought and died in the First World War’s Battle of Hill 70.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian military memorial
war memorial
commemorates Battle of Hill 70
commemoratesBranch Canadian Army
commemoratesCasualtiesFrom Canada
commemoratesEventDate 1917-08
commemoratesForce Canadian Corps
commemoratesNation Canada
conflictCommemorated First World War
linked to: World War I
coordinates 50.457N 2.792E
country Canada
designedBy Sir Edwin Lutyens
linked to: Edwin Lutyens
hasCategory Canadian military memorials and cemeteries
World War I memorials in France
hasFeature Cross of Sacrifice
Stone of Remembrance
hasInscriptionLanguage English
French
hasPurpose to honor soldiers who fought and died in the Battle of Hill 70
hasType battlefield memorial
locatedIn France
Loos-en-Gohelle
Pas-de-Calais
maintainedBy Commonwealth War Graves Commission
material stone
near Lens, France
linked to: Lens, Pas-de-Calais
region Hauts-de-France
unveiledBy Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
linked to: Douglas Haig

Prince Alexander of Teck
unveilingDate 1922-04-26

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Battle of Hill 70 commemoratedBy Hill 70 Memorial
Battle for Hill 70 commemoratedBy Hill 70 Memorial