Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62

The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.^[1]

The museum was owned by Jacques Schier, the grandson of the farmer who founded the museum and owned the site of the museum since before World War I and left it as he had founded it. He was known as 'Fat Jacques' to generations of visitors. The museum has a collection of World War I items, including a rare collection of 3-dimensional photographs, weapons, uniforms and bombs. A preserved section of the British trench lines is located behind the museum.

The museum also has a small bar, café and gift shop.

• Hill 62 Shell Craters
• Hill 62 Trenches
• Shell casings and weapons inside the museum

• Battle of Hill 60
• Hill 62 Memorial
• Battle of Passchendaele
• Tyne Cot Memorial

• Museum Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood
• Pilgrimage to Ypres
• Sanctuary Wood Museum (Hill 62)

50°50′12″N 2°56′47″E / 50.83667°N 2.94639°E / 50.83667; 2.94639 (Battle of Hill 62)