Le Quesnel Memorial

Le Quesnel Memorial

The Le Quesnel Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps during World War I and is located just to the southwest of the village of Le Quesnel on the road between Amiens and Royce, in northern France. The location for the memorial was selected as it was the deepest point the Canadians (and indeed any of the Allied armies) had reached at the end of the first day of the Battle of Amiens; 13 kilometres into German-held territory.

This memorial was one of six that were created from a common design. The center is a large granite block with the inscription:cquote|THE CANADIAN CORPS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND STRONG ON 8TH AUGUST 1918 ATTACKED BETWEEN HOURGES AND VILLERS-BRETONNEUX AND DROVE THE ENEMY EASTWARD FOR EIGHT MILES|

Monument Design

Following the Great War each country created projects to commemorate their losses. These War Memorials were constructed throughout the 1920s and 30s. The Canadian Government held a competition for the memorial designs. There were two unique memorials created; the Vimy Memorial and the Brooding Soldier of the Saint Julien Memorial. The remaining memorials were based on the same basic design of a granite block in the centre of a circular patch of grass. The memorials of this design all commemorate battles on the Western Front in Belgium(2) and France (4) including:
*Bourlon Wood Memorial
*Courcelette Memorial
*Hill 62 Memorial
*Passchendaele Memorial

External links

* [http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=memorials/ww1mem/le_quesnel Le Quesnel Memorial - Veteran Affairs Canada ]


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