The Cambrai Memorial to the Missing (sometimes referred to as the Louverval Memorial) is a

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(CWGC) memorial for the missing soldiers of

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who fought in the Battle of Cambrai on the Western Front.

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The memorial stands at one end of Louverval Military Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, which was founded by

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troops in April 1917 on the site of Louverval Chateau in northern

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. The memorial lists the 7,048 missing soldiers of the

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and

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who died at the Battle of Cambrai and have no known graves. The memorial was designed by

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, who also designed the

Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I. It commemorates men from the Allied Powers who fought on the northern Western Front outside the Ypres ...

in Belgium, with sculpture by

Charles Sargeant Jagger Charles Sargeant Jagger (17 December 1885 – 16 November 1934) was a British sculptor who, following active service in the First World War, sculpted many works on the theme of war. He is best known for his war memorials, especially the Royal A ...

. It was unveiled on 4 August 1930 by Lieutenant-General Sir

Louis Ridley Vaughan Lieutenant General Sir Louis Ridley Vaughan, (7 August 1875 – 7 December 1942) was a British Indian Army staff officer and First World War general. During the First World War, he served on the Western Front, and was chief of staff to Genera ...

. Charles Sargeant Jagger Charles Sargeant Jagger (17 December 1885 – 16 November 1934) was a British sculptor who, following active service in the First World War, sculpted many works on the theme of war. He is best known for his war memorials, especially the Royal A ...

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