Passchendaele Canadian Memorial

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The Passchendaele Canadian Memorial is a World War I monument in Belgium commemorating the Canadian Corps’ heavy sacrifices and pivotal role in capturing Passchendaele in 1917.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian military memorial
World War I memorial
war memorial
category Canadian military monuments and memorials
Monuments and memorials to Canadian soldiers
World War I memorials in Belgium
commemorates Battle of Passchendaele
Canadian Corps
Third Battle of Ypres
conflict World War I
coordinates 50.897°N 3.013°E
country Belgium
dedicatedTo Canadian soldiers killed or wounded in the Battle of Passchendaele
members of the Canadian Corps who fought at Passchendaele
era interwar period
hasFeature granite block marker
inscribed bronze plaque
hasInscription text honoring the Canadian Corps’ capture of Passchendaele in 1917
hasLanguage English
French
heritage Canadian national historic commemoration abroad
locatedIn Flanders
Passendale
West Flanders
Zonnebeke
surface form: Zonnebeke municipality
maintainedBy Veterans Affairs Canada
materialUsed granite
near Passchendaele village
Tyne Cot Cemetery
Ypres
surface form: Ypres (Ieper)
operator Veterans Affairs Canada
ownedBy Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
surface form: Government of Canada
partOf Canadian First World War memorials in Belgium
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
surface form: Canadian National Vimy Memorial sites program
regionServed Canadian remembrance of World War I
significance commemorates heavy Canadian casualties in the capture of Passchendaele
marks the site of Canadian Corps operations in late 1917
unveiledBy Albert I of Belgium
surface form: King Albert I of Belgium

Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
representatives of the Dominion of Canada
unveilingDate 1927-08-08

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Battle of Passchendaele memorial Passchendaele Canadian Memorial
Ypres 1917 memorializedBy Passchendaele Canadian Memorial