1917 ADVANCED ACROSS THIS VALLEY - THEN A TREACHEROUS MORASS - CAPTURED AND HELD THE PASSCHENDAELE RIDGE From the memorial one can look northeast, up the Canadalaan to see the rebuilt church at the centre of Passendale village, to the north, the Bellevue Spur - one of the key axes of the Canadian attack, and down a long avenue of trees to the southwest, the rebuilt spires of Ypres. Notes References See also List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Flanders External links Passchendaele Memorial - Veteran's Affairs Canada Wikimapia satellite image of Passchendaele Memorial site Canadian military memorials and cemeteries World War I memorials in Belgium Military history of Canada Canada in World War I Battle of Passchendaele