page_title: Second Battle of Ypres
section_title: Commemoration
hierarchical_section_title: Second Battle of Ypres / Commemoration
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Canadees monument WO-I 'The Brooding Soldier' in St.Julien (Langemark) English: World war I memorial of Canada 'The Brooding Soldier' in St.Julien (Langemark), Belgium
context_page_description: During World War I, the Second Battle of Ypres was fought from 22 April – 25 May 1915 for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium. The First Battle of Ypres had been fought the previous autumn. The Second Battle of Ypres was the first mass use by Germany of poison gas on the Western Front. It also marked the first time a former colonial force defeated a European power in Europe.
context_section_description: Canadian participation in the Battle of Gravenstafel is commemorated on the Saint Julien Memorial in the village. During the Second Battle of Ypres, Lt. Col. John McCrae M.D. of Guelph wrote In Flanders Fields in the voice of those who perished in the war. Published in Punch 8 December 1915, the poem is still recited on Remembrance Day and Memorial Day.
caption: Canadian participation during the Second Battle of Ypres is commemorated at the Saint Julien Memorial.
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