Canadian Cross of Sacrifice
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The Canadian Cross of Sacrifice is a memorial in Arlington National Cemetery honoring members of the Canadian armed forces who died in service during the World Wars and other conflicts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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war memorial → |
| category |
Canadian Cross of Sacrifice
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surface form: "Canadian military memorials"
Monuments and memorials at Arlington National Cemetery → |
| commemorates |
Canadian service members who died in World War I
→
Canadian service members who died in World War II → Canadian service members who died in later conflicts → Canadian service members who died while serving alongside United States forces → members of the Canadian armed forces → |
| country | Canada → |
| dedicatedTo |
Canadian war dead buried in the United States
→
fallen Canadian military personnel → |
| hasCoordinateLocation | Arlington National Cemetery coordinates → |
| hasCulturalSignificance | remembrance of shared Canadian and American sacrifices in war → |
| hasLanguage |
English
→
French → |
| hasPart |
inscription
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stone cross → sword motif → |
| hasSymbol |
Christian cross
→
sword of sacrifice → |
| hasType | Cross of Sacrifice → |
| heritage |
symbol of Canada–United States friendship
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symbol of Canada–United States military cooperation → |
| honors |
Canadian Armed Forces personnel
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Canadian Army personnel → Royal Canadian Air Force personnel → Royal Canadian Navy personnel → |
| locatedIn |
Arlington, Virginia
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surface form: "Arlington County, Virginia"
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| location | Arlington National Cemetery → |
| maintainedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
→
surface form: "Government of Canada"
|
| material | granite → |
| notableFor | being a Canadian national memorial on U.S. soil → |
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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surface form: "Government of Canada"
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| partOf | series of Cross of Sacrifice memorials in Commonwealth cemeteries → |
| situatedWithin |
Arlington National Cemetery
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surface form: "Commonwealth burial section of Arlington National Cemetery"
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Canadian military memorials"