Crest Farm Canadian Memorial (Passendale)

Belgium / West-Flandern / Zonnebeke / Passendale / Canadalaan

memorial, battlefield, First World War 1914-1918, heritage

On the slopes overlooking the peaceful fields that today carpet the valley of the Ravebeek, this Canadian Battlefield Memorial marks the site of Crest Farm, where Canadian soldiers encountered some of the fiercest resistance they were to meet during the war. A large block of Canadian granite set in a grove of maple trees and encircled with a low hedge of holly carries the inscription:

THE CANADIAN CORPS IN OCT.- NOV. 1917 ADVANCED ACROSS THIS VALLEY - THEN A TREACHEROUS MORASS - CAPTURED AND HELD THE PASSCHENDAELE RIDGE

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passchendaele

Protected architectural heritage (ID: 33146)

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passchendaele_Memorial

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Coordinates: 50°53'52"N 3°0'48"E

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