Hill 62 Memorial
The Canadian Hill 62 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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: Canadian war memorial
- Also known as: “The Canadian Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 and Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62
Museum
Photo: Harm.frielink, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery. Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 is situated 250 metres north of Hill 62 Memorial.
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Redvers, Public domain.
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery for the dead of the First World War, 5 km east of Ypres, Belgium, near Hooge in the municipality of Zillebeke. Sanctuary Wood Cemetery is situated 450 metres northwest of Hill 62 Memorial.
Maple Copse Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maple Copse Cemetery is situated 620 metres west of Hill 62 Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres. Hollebeke is situated 3½ km south of Hill 62 Memorial.
Zandvoorde
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality of Zonnebeke. Zandvoorde is a rural village, in the rolling landscape of the southern part of the province. Zandvoorde is situated 3½ km southeast of Hill 62 Memorial.
Hill 62 Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.83462° or 50° 50′ 5″ northLongitude
2.94724° or 2° 56′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F24RWMW+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 117422147OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5762033
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Hill 62 Memorial” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Canadees gedenkteken Hill 62”
- French: “mémorial Hill 62”
- French: “Mémorial Hill 62”
- German: “Hill 62”
- Portuguese: “Memorial Hill 62”
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Highlights include Mijnkrater and Groenenburg.
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