Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial, Ypres Belgium, December 2018.
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Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial
At the top of Mount Sorrel, past Sanctuary Wood Cemetery and the Sanctuary Wood Museum, you will find the Hill 62 Canadian Memorial. The granite monument states:
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 battles commemorated marks the first occasion in which Canadian divisions engaged in offensive operations during the Great War. Standing at the memorial and looking towards Ypres in the northwest it is easy to see the value of holding this position. From June 2-13 1916 the Battle of Mont Sorrel resulted in over 14,000 Canadian, British and German casualties.
December 24, 2019
