Saint Julien Memorial
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The Saint Julien Memorial is a war memorial marking the place where Canadian soldiers withstood the first German gas attacks during World War I. St. Julien is situated in the St. Julien Wood near Langemark at the north east of the Ypres Salient. The location was known as 'Vancouver Corner' during the war. This is one of two unique Canadian Memorials of the First World War (the other being the Vimy Memorial) and part of a larger group of eight that mark significant battles by Canadians in the Great War. The others are the Passchendaele Memorial and Hill 62 Memorial in Belgium, the Le Quesnel Memorial, Dury Memorial, Courcelette Memorial and Bourlon Wood Memorial in France.
The gas attack marked the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. The Canadian forces were entrenched next to the French Colonial Troops, who suffered most casualties from the German chlorine clouds.
