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Hill 62 Canadian Memorial

Hill 62 Canadian Memorial

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Hill 62 Canadian Memorial

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Location: Ypres, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Zillebekevijver – Polygon Wood Cemetery loop from Torrepoort

27.5km

07:04

130m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. The Bluff Memorial and Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from Ypres

28.2km

07:16

150m

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3. Caterpillar Crater – World War I Crater loop from Geluveld

27.7km

07:13

180m

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Passchendaele Museum

August 23, 2022

𝐊𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐣 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝟕𝟎 𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝟕𝟏, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐞 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐖𝐆𝐂-𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐟𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐞. 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐠 𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐭𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟔𝟐. 𝐎𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐞 𝐂𝐖𝐆𝐂 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐧, 𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟔𝟐 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦.

On June 6, all German guns seem to be concentrating on Hooge. Moments later, four mines go off near the hamlet. Ypres is about to fall.

The Canadian 1st Mounted Rifles is currently located at Hill 62, a site of great strategic importance. On June 2, they had seen the positions to their right go up in the air. The Mounted Rifles can barely keep Hill 62 in the days after. They have been under fire for four days when Edward Currie is killed. He is reported missing on June 6. Only his identification disc is recovered. The location on what is today the Hill 62 memorial site is noted as his place of death.

Nearby, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐰 will be buried on June 27. The 18-year-old Londoner is killed after the battle, when a mortar shell explodes in the positions. He is buried in the trenches in what is now the far end of the memorial park.

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Matthew 🇧🇪

January 28, 2024

Hill 62...., take a moment and view this historic place with respect!
Hill 62 has an incredible panorama towards Ypres!

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1. Zillebekevijver – Polygon Wood Cemetery loop from Torrepoort

2. The Bluff Memorial and Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from Ypres

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