Cambrai Memorial to the Missing: A Testament to the Lost Soldiers of the Battle

Cambrai Memorial to the Missing: A Testament to the Lost Soldiers of the Battle

On a quiet hillside outside the French village of Louverval, near Cambrai, stands a significant testament to the human cost of World War I. It is the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing, a tribute to over 7,000 soldiers who died in the Battle of Cambrai but whose graves are not known.

The Cambrai Memorial to the Missing, often referred to as the Louverval Memorial, was designed by H. Chalton Bradshaw. Constructed on the site of Louverval Chateau, the Louverval Military Cemetery was founded by Commonwealth troops in April 1917 in northern France. The memorial lists the 7,048 missing soldiers of the United Kingdom and South Africa who died at the Battle of Cambrai and have no known graves. Among those commemorated are seven soldiers who received the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military decoration for valour in the face of the enemy. These are soldiers who have no known grave. The memorial was unveiled by Lieutenant-General Sir Louis Ridley Vaughan on August 4, 1930.

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Written by Nicolo Ciampini

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