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Crest Farm Canadian Memorial
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Passchendaele Museum
August 23, 2022
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๐๐ซ๐ฆ. ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ comes from Glasgow, Scotland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Western Canada. In 1916, one month before his 18th birthday, David enlisted for military service. He then works in a bank branch in Vancouver.
On October 30, 1917, his unit, the 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, stormed Crest Farm. The German stronghold is slightly higher than Passchendaele and is protected by a swamp. Machine guns guard the access roads.
๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ comes from Glasgow, Scotland. As a child, he emigrated with his family to Western Canada. In 1916, one month before his 18th birthday, David enlisted for military service. He then works in a bank branch in Vancouver.
On October 30, 1917, his unit, the 72nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders, stormed Crest Farm. The German stronghold is slightly higher than Passchendaele and is protected by a swamp. Machine guns guard the access roads.
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๐ง๐ช Herwig Aertbeliรซn
September 15, 2022
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Crest Farm - The Passchendaele Canadian Memorial
End of a frenzied offensiveโฆ
The Canadian Crest Memorial is located on the highest peak of the ridge around Ypres with a beautiful โฆ
End of a frenzied offensiveโฆ
The Canadian Crest Memorial is located on the highest peak of the ridge around Ypres with a beautiful โฆ
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DirkWi
July 8, 2023
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Monument commemorating the Third Battle of Ypres, in which Passchendaele was captured from the Germans after 100 days and major losses. In the final phase, the Australian and New Zealand โฆ
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