​​Wimereux had already seen the impact of the First World War with casualties from the western front bought back to hospitals in the area. There is a cemetery containing Canadian soldiers killed between 1914 and 1918. In 1944 the Canadian soldiers returned once again.

​In September 1944, Operation Wellhit was carried out by the 3rd Canadian Division of the First Canadian Army to take the fortified port of Boulogne in northern France. As part of this, the North Shore Regiment (NSR) encircled the remaining German forces around the area of Boulogne and the surrounding smaller towns and villages.

​On 21 September 1944 at 11:30, the NSR advanced to the château in Wimille. By 12:30 reports in the village stated that German forces were waving white flags to surrender.

​The NSR continued to advance into Wimereux towards the railway line and began to engage German machine gun positions along the tracks. By 16:00 the station had been captured, and reports of German ammunition dumps to the south of the town stated they had begun to be blown up. This was a tactic used to deny the Canadian forces use of any ammunition.

​At 09:10 the following morning, 22 September, D company reported that Wimereux was clear of the enemy. In total 13 officers and 921 other ranks had been captured as prisoners of war.

​For the rest of the day the NSR rested, cleaned equipment and prepared for further orders. The next day they moved out and head northwards towards Calais for the next stage of the liberation.

​The memorial here commemorates the efforts of the Canadian forces to liberate the town.