Saint Julien Memorial

#55 among destinations in Belgium

Memorial, Monuments and statues, Sculpture

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The St. Julien Memorial, also known as The Brooding Soldier, is a Canadian war memorial and small commemorative park located in the village of Saint-Julien, Langemark, Belgium. The memorial commemorates the Canadian First Division's participation in the Second Battle of Ypres of World War I which included fighting in the face of the first poison gas attacks along the Western Front. The memorial was designed by Frederick Chapman Clemesha and was selected following a design competition organized by the Canadian Battlefield Monument Commission in 1920. ()

Alternative names: Unveiled: 1923Coordinates: 50°53'59"N, 2°56'27"E

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VlaanderenBelgium

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Saint Julien Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tyne Cot, Langemark German war cemetery, Artillery Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Oxford Road Cemetery.

2.7 miE
Memorial, Cemetery, Historical place
Tyne Cot, Zonnebeke
69 min walk • Tyne Cot Cemetery stands as a solemn testament to the sacrifices of World War I, located near Zonnebeke, Belgium. This is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the world in terms of burials. Tyne Cot marks the final resting place for more than 11,900 servicemen of...
1.8 miNW
Cemetery
Langemark German war cemetery, Ypres
46 min walk • In the serene landscape of Ypres, Belgium, lies the Langemark German war cemetery, a somber reminder of the brutalities of World War I. This resting place for German soldiers is one of the few German war cemeteries in the Flanders region, known for the fierce battles...
3 miW
Cemetery
Artillery Wood Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
77 min walk • Artillery Wood Cemetery, near Boezinge, Belgium, is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery from the First World War. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.
2.4 miSW
Cemetery
Oxford Road Cemetery
60 min walk • Oxford Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front.
3.1 miSW
Cemetery
La Brique Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries, Ypres
80 min walk • La Brique Military Cemeteries No 1 and No 2 are Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial grounds for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.
1.8 miW
Memorial
Welsh Memorial Park
46 min walk • The Welsh National Memorial Park is a war memorial in Langemark near Ypres for soldiers of World War I, located near the Pilkem Ridge in the former Ypres Salient.
3.2 miE
Memorial
Passchendaele Canadian Memorial, Zonnebeke
81 min walk • The Passchendaele Canadian Memorial is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the Second Battle of Passchendaele of World War I. The memorial is located on the former site of Crest Farm, an objective captured by the 4th Canadian Division during the assault of 30 October 1917.
2.7 miSW
Cemetery
Divisional Collecting Post Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Extension
69 min walk • Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front.
2.9 miS
Cemetery
Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries
73 min walk • Potijze Château Lawn and Grounds Cemeteries are Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial grounds for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.
3 miSW
Cemetery
Potijze Burial Ground Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
78 min walk • Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.
2.6 miSW
Cemetery
New Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
67 min walk • New Irish Farm Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front.