Loos Memorial

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The Loos Memorial is a World War I memorial forming the sides and rear of Dud Corner Cemetery, located near the commune of Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France. The memorial lists 20,610 names of British and Commonwealth soldiers with no known grave who were killed in the area during and after the Battle of Loos, which started on 25 September 1915. This memorial covers the same sector of the front as the Le Touret Memorial, with each memorial commemorating the dead either side of the date of the start of the Battle of Loos. ()

Unveiled: 1930Coordinates: 50°27'38"N, 2°46'17"E

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Hauts-de-FranceFrance

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Loos Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Louvre-Lens, Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Vermelles British Cemetery, Lens' 14-18.

2.5 miSE
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Louvre-Lens, Lens
65 min walk • The Louvre-Lens is a contemporary beacon of culture nestled in the city of Lens, France. This satellite branch of the iconic Louvre Museum in Paris was inaugurated in December 2012, offering a fresh perspective on art and history in the Pas-de-Calais region.
2.7 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
69 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, Stade Bollaert-Delelis stands proudly as a beacon of sporting fervor in the city of Lens, France. This iconic stadium is not only a hub for football enthusiasts but also a symbol of the city's rich cultural...
2.2 miNW
Cemetery
Vermelles British Cemetery
57 min walk • Vermelles British Cemetery is a First World War British war cemetery at Vermelles, a village 10 kilometres north-west of Lens, Pas-de-Calais. The cemetery was designed by Sir Herbert Baker and contains the memorials to 2134 casualties.
4.3 miS
50°24'5"N • 2°44'22"E
Lens' 14-18, Ablain-Saint-Nazaire
110 min walk • History museum, Battlefield, Museum
3.6 miS
Area
Angres, Liévin
92 min walk • Angres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
1.3 miSE
Cemetery
Loos British Cemetery WW1, Loos-en-Gohelle
35 min walk • The Loos Memorial is a World War I memorial forming the sides and rear of Dud Corner Cemetery, located near the commune of Loos-en-Gohelle, in the Pas-de-Calais département of France.
2.8 miS
50°25'16"N • 2°47'5"E
City Hall, Liévin
71 min walk • City hall
2.3 miSW
Memorial
Puits n° 1, Bully-les-Mines
60 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de Béthune, sometimes called the sometimes called the Compagnie de Grenay after the name of the concession, was a French coal mining company in the Pas-de-Calais that was established in 1851 and nationalized in 1946. The company had 11 mines, each with one or more shafts for extraction of coal or ventilation.
3.1 miN
Memorial
Puits n° 4 bis, Cambrin
79 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de Béthune, sometimes called the sometimes called the Compagnie de Grenay after the name of the concession, was a French coal mining company in the Pas-de-Calais that was established in 1851 and nationalized in 1946. The company had 11 mines, each with one or more shafts for extraction of coal or ventilation.
3.9 miE
Memorial
Puits n° 2 ter Auguste Descamp, Loison-sous-Lens
100 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de Lens exploited coal in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin. Founded in 1852, it was the most important coal company in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais basin.
2.6 miS
Memorial
Puits n° 1 bis, Liévin
67 min walk • The Compagnie des mines de Liévin was a mining company that exploited coal in Liévin, Éleu-dit-Leauwette, Avion and Angres in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining basin. The company was founded on December 1, 1862. After numerous drillings, a No.