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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passchendaele Canadian Memorial canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| 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
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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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