Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial
Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial is a memorial in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial is situated nearby to the park Hill 62 Memorial, as well as near Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hill 62 Memorial and Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62.
Hill 62 Memorial
Park
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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.
Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62
Museum
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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 270 metres north of Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial.
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
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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 480 metres northwest of Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
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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 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial.
Zandvoorde
Village
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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 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial.
Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Canadian Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Heuvel 62 (Heiligdom Hout) Canadees Gedenkteken”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.83438° or 50° 50′ 4″ northLongitude
2.94725° or 2° 56′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F24RWMW+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 733128721OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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