Walter Kortooms Posted 12 November , 2004 Share Posted 12 November , 2004 I visited the Canadian Memorial (The Brooding Soldier) yesterday. According to the plaque on the memorial as a result of the first German gas attack on 22-24 April 1915 "2.000 fell and lie buried nearby" . But where is "nearby"? Are they buried in one of the countless cemeteries around Ypres or are they buried close to the memorial? Walter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Missinne Posted 12 November , 2004 Share Posted 12 November , 2004 Walter, The Canadian memorial at St-Julien is not a cemetery. It's a memorial to commemorate the Canadian actions on 22-24 april 1915, after the first German gasattacks. The Canadian soldiers who fell then, are/were buried in the cemeteries in the neighbourhood. I suppose that most of their graves disappeared because of battles later in WWI. For more info: click on Canadian memorial Vancouver Corner. Other memorials commemorating Canadians in the same battle: Kitchener's Wood and Oak of peace. These two were erected by the elementary school of St-Julien. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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