Saint Julien Memorial
| St. Julien Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
The Brooding Soldier | |
| For the Canadian participation in the Second Battle of Ypres between 22 and 24 April 1915. | |
| Unveiled | 8 July 1923 |
| Location | 50°53′58″N 2°56′26″E / 50.89944°N 2.94056°E near |
| Designed by | Frederick Chapman Clemesha |
The Memorial's plaque reads: THIS COLUMN MARKS THE BATTLEFIELD WHERE 18000 CANADIANS ON THE BRITISH LEFT WITHSTOOD THE FIRST GERMAN GAS ATTACKS THE 22ND-24TH OF APRIL 1915. 2,000 FELL AND LIE BURIED NEARBY | |
| Official name | Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, vi |
| Designated | 2023 (45th session) |
| Reference no. | 1567-FL07 |
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 (West Flemish: Sint-Juliaan), 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 World War I veteran and architect Lieutenant Frederick Chapman Clemesha, and was selected following a design competition organized by the Canadian Battlefields Memorials Commission in 1920.