Saint George's Memorial Church

Local nameSint-Joriskerk
LocationYpres

Saint George's Memorial Church, Ypres, Belgium, was built to commemorate over 500,000 British and Commonwealth troops, who had died in the three battles fought for the Ypres Salient, during World War I. It was completed in 1929.

The church was built following an appeal led by The Ypres League and its President Field Marshal Sir John French, Earl of Ypres, for a British memorial church to be built. Land was given by the town, and the foundation stone was laid by Field Marshal Lord Plumer on 24 July 1927. The church was consecrated by the Bishop of Fulham on 24 March 1929. The architect was Sir Reginald Blomfield whose work included the Menin Gate and other war memorials.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George's_Memorial_Church,_Ypres

Address 1A Elverdingestraat, Ieper 8900, Belgium

Coordinates 50°51'7.839" N 2°52'58.783" E

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