21 Aug, 2019
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Thelus
Thélus (French pronunciation: [tely]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located four kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial dedicated to the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the missing First World War Canadian soldiers with no known grave; the Memorial is also the site of two Canadian cemeteries.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ "Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France". The Great War UK. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thélus.
- Official website
- Nine Elms CWGC cemetery
- Zivy Crater CWGC cemetery
- Lichfield Crater CWGC cemetery
- Bois-Carré CWGC cemetery
- The CWGC military cemetery at Thélus
- The communal cemetery
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