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The Courcelette Memorial is a Canadian war memorial
Canadian war memorials

Memorials to Canada in battle girdle the globe. The following is a list of major Canadian war memorials both domestic and international....
 that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps
Canadian Corps

For other uses of Canadian Corps, see Canadian Corps The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France....
 during in the final two and a half months of the infamous four and a half month long Battles of the Somme of the First World War
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. The Canadians participated several of the sub-battles of the Somme including the Battle of Flers-Courcelette
Battle of Flers-Courcelette

The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September, 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme ....
, the Battle of the Ancre Heights
Battle of the Ancre Heights

The Battle of the Ancre Heights was a prolonged battle of attrition in October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme . Lieutenant General Hubert Gough's British Reserve Army had finally managed to break out of the positions it had occupied since the start of the Somme fighting and Gough intended to maintain the pressure on the Germany forces...
 and the Battle of the Ancre
Battle of the Ancre

The Battle of the Ancre was the final act of the 1916 Battle of the Somme . Launched on 13 November, 1916 by the British Fifth Army of Lieutenant General Hubert Gough, the objective of the battle was as much political as military....
. In these actions they launched attacks on places like 'Sugar Trench' and 'Candy Trench' around the village of Courcelette and 'Regina Trench
Regina Trench

The Regina Trench was a Germany trench near the Somme, and the longest such trench on the German front during World War I. The 5th Canadian Brigade briefly controlled it on October 1st, 1916....
' and 'Desire Trench' in valleys with nicknames like 'Death Valley' to the north of the village.

The actions on the Somme were the first where all four divisions of the Canadian Corps
Canadian Corps

For other uses of Canadian Corps, see Canadian Corps The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France....
 were used in the Great War in the same battle and at its end on the 18th of November it had cost the Canadians over 24,000 casualties but cemented their reputation as fierce and elite fighters.

The memorial is located in Courcelette
Courcelette

Courcelette is a communes of the Somme department in the Somme departments of France in the Picardie region of France....
, on the D929 road between Albert
Albert, Somme

Albert is a commune in France of the Somme Department in France in Picardy in northern France. Population: approx. 10,500 inhabitants.It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume....
 and Bapaume
Bapaume

Bapaume is a Communes of France and the seat of a Cantons of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
.

Canadian Battlefield Monument Commission established after the Great War was appointed to select the location and design of the memorials to commemorate the Canadian participation in the First World War.






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The Courcelette Memorial is a Canadian war memorial
Canadian war memorials

Memorials to Canada in battle girdle the globe. The following is a list of major Canadian war memorials both domestic and international....
 that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps
Canadian Corps

For other uses of Canadian Corps, see Canadian Corps The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France....
 during in the final two and a half months of the infamous four and a half month long Battles of the Somme of the First World War
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
. The Canadians participated several of the sub-battles of the Somme including the Battle of Flers-Courcelette
Battle of Flers-Courcelette

The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September, 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives mounted by the British Army during the Battle of the Somme ....
, the Battle of the Ancre Heights
Battle of the Ancre Heights

The Battle of the Ancre Heights was a prolonged battle of attrition in October 1916 during the Battle of the Somme . Lieutenant General Hubert Gough's British Reserve Army had finally managed to break out of the positions it had occupied since the start of the Somme fighting and Gough intended to maintain the pressure on the Germany forces...
 and the Battle of the Ancre
Battle of the Ancre

The Battle of the Ancre was the final act of the 1916 Battle of the Somme . Launched on 13 November, 1916 by the British Fifth Army of Lieutenant General Hubert Gough, the objective of the battle was as much political as military....
. In these actions they launched attacks on places like 'Sugar Trench' and 'Candy Trench' around the village of Courcelette and 'Regina Trench
Regina Trench

The Regina Trench was a Germany trench near the Somme, and the longest such trench on the German front during World War I. The 5th Canadian Brigade briefly controlled it on October 1st, 1916....
' and 'Desire Trench' in valleys with nicknames like 'Death Valley' to the north of the village.

The actions on the Somme were the first where all four divisions of the Canadian Corps
Canadian Corps

For other uses of Canadian Corps, see Canadian Corps The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France....
 were used in the Great War in the same battle and at its end on the 18th of November it had cost the Canadians over 24,000 casualties but cemented their reputation as fierce and elite fighters.

The memorial is located in Courcelette
Courcelette

Courcelette is a communes of the Somme department in the Somme departments of France in the Picardie region of France....
, on the D929 road between Albert
Albert, Somme

Albert is a commune in France of the Somme Department in France in Picardy in northern France. Population: approx. 10,500 inhabitants.It is located about halfway between Amiens and Bapaume....
 and Bapaume
Bapaume

Bapaume is a Communes of France and the seat of a Cantons of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
.

Monument Design

The Canadian Battlefield Monument Commission established after the Great War was appointed to select the location and design of the memorials to commemorate the Canadian participation in the First World War. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial at Vimy Ridge was selected as the national memorial site and seven other locations at Hill 62
Hill 62 Memorial

The Hill 62 Memorial is a Canadian war memorials that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916....
, St. Julien
Saint Julien Memorial

Saint Julien Wood is a section of forested land in Belgium, near Langemark at the north east of the Ypres Salient. During World War I, the location was known as 'Vancouver Corner'....
 and Passchendaele
Passchendaele Memorial

The Passchendaele Memorial is a Canadian war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the Second Battle of Passchendaele of world War I....
 in Belgium, as well as Le Quesnel
Le Quesnel Memorial

The Le Quesnel Memorial is a Canadian war memorials that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps during the 1918 Battle of Amiens during World War I....
, Dury
Dury Memorial

The Dury Memorial is a World War I Canadian war memorials that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Second Battle of Arras, particularly the their breakthrough at the Drocourt-Qu?ant switch of the Hindenburg Line just south of the town of Dury....
, Courcelette
Courcelette Memorial

The Courcelette Memorial is a Canadian war memorials that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps during in the final two and a half months of the infamous four and a half month long Battle of the Somme of the World War I....
 and Bourlon Wood
Bourlon Wood Memorial

The Bourlon Wood Memorial is a Canadian war memorials that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps during the final months of World War I; a period also known as the Hundred Days Offensive....
 in France were chosen to commemorate significant battles the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force

For the organisation that fought in Europe, see Canadian Corps.The Canadian Expeditionary warfare was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War....
 had engaged in. Each of the seven sites were to have an identical granite block inscribed with a brief description of the battle in both English and French.

The Courcelette Memorial site is a small square park with gardens of hedges, maple trees, pathways and stone seats at several places around the outer edge looking out at the former battlefield. The granite block monument is set in the centre of the park on a low circular flagstone terrace.

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