Monchy-le-Preux Memorial

The bronze caribou statue stands prominently on a hill overlooking the Scarpe Plain, positioned atop former German fortifications at Monchy-le-Preux.

The memorial marks the location where ten Newfoundland Regiment soldiers held off 300 German troops for four hours during the Battle of Arras in April 1917.

This monument belongs to a series of five caribou statues placed across Europe to honor the Newfoundland Regiment's participation in World War I.

The memorial site provides interpretive panels in multiple languages, offering detailed information about the battle and the soldiers who fought there.

The bronze caribou faces Infantry Hill, where 460 of the 591 Newfoundland Regiment soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured during a single day of combat.

Location: Monchy-le-Preux

Creator: Basil Gotto

Website: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/france/Monchy

Website: https://veterans.gc.ca/fra/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/france/Monchy

GPS coordinates: 50.27056,2.89333

Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:46