The Brooding Soldier


A woman looking at the Canadian Forces Memorial which was erected in memory of the 3'000 Canadian soldiers who died during the counter-attack after the first German gas attack of April 22nd 1915. The monument situated near the village of Saint Julian (Sint Juliaan) was designed by F C Clemeshaw and dates from 1921.


Size: 3483px × 5236px
Location: Saint Julian (Sint Juliaan), Belgium
Photo credit: © Alistair Scott / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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