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 Combatants Memorial - Olhao, Portugal Posted by:  dtrebilc
N 37° 01.817 W 007° 50.339
29S E 603263 N 4098861
This memorial stone stands next to Olhao railway station and commemorates combatants who died fighting in France and Mozambique.
Waymark Code: WMZ797
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 09/22/2018
Views: 3
There is a central stone with the following inscription that gives the combatant's name, rank, home town and place of death.
MEMORIAL AOS COMBATENTES DA
1 GRANDE GUERRA
1914 1918
ANTÓNIO MARTINS - SOLDADO
OLHÃO, OLHÃO
JOÃO ANSELMO PEREIRA -SOLDADO
MONCARAPACHO, MOÇAMBIQUE
JOÃO SERRA - SOLDADO
OLHÃO, FRANÇA
JOAQUIM DE BRITO - 1° GRUMETE
OLHÃO, MOÇAMBIQUE
JOAQUIM CORREIA JÚNIOR - SOLDADO
FUSETA, FRANÇA
JOAQUIM FILIPE DOS SANTOS JÚNIOR - 1°
CABO OLHÃO, FRANÇA
JOAQUIM RODRIGUES CABOZ - SOLDADO
MONCARAPACHO, FRANÇA
JOSÉ VERÍSSIMO DA LUZ JÚNIOR - 2°CABO
MONCARAPACHO, FRANÇA
JOSÉ VITORINO - SOLDADO
MONCARAPACHO, FRANÇA
LÚCIO ESTEVÃO LOPES - ALFERES
OLHÃO, MOÇAMBIQUE
MANUEL LOPES - SOLDADO
QUELFES, FRANÇA
TEOTÓNIO - 2°SARGENTO MANOBRA
OLHÃO, MOÇAMBIQUE
There is a rectangular arch around the stone, with the coat of arms of the League of Combatants and Olhao on top. Down the side there is an outline of France and Mozambique and a second inscription.
MEMORIAL AOS COMBATENTES
DA
1 GRANDE GUERRA
"A LIGA DOS COMBATENTES. CÂMARA
MUNICIPAL DE OLHÃO. JUNTA DE FREGUESIA -DE • OLHÃO, UNIÃO_ DE
FREGUESIAS DE MONCARAPACHO E
FUSETA JUNTA DE FREGUESIA DE
QUELFES E JUNTA DE FREGUESIA DE
PECHÃO NA EVOCAÇÃO DO 1
CENTENÁRIO DO INICIO DA 1 GRANDE
GUERRA. PRESTAM -SENTIDA
HOMENAGEM AOS HEROICOS
COMBATENTES DO CONCELHO
DE OLHÃO"
OLHÃO, 16 DE JUNHO DE 2017
English transcriptions of the inscriptions
MEMORIAL TO THE COMBATANTS
OF THE 1st GREAT WAR
1914 1918
ANTÓNIO MARTINS - SOLDIER
OLHÃO, OLHÃO
JOÃO ANSELMO PEREIRA -SOLDIER
MONCARAPACHO, MOZAMBIQUE
JOÃO SERRA - SOLDIER
OLHÃO, FRANCE
JOAQUIM DE BRITO - 1 ° CABIN BOY
OLHÃO, MOZAMBIQUE
JOAQUIM JURY CORNER - SOLIDIER
FUSETA, FRANCE
JOAQUIM FILIPE DOS SANTOS JÚNIOR - 1 ° CABO
OLHÃO, FRANCE
JOAQUIM RODRIGUES CABOZ - SOLDIER
MONCARAPACHO, FRANCE
JOSÉ VERÍSSIMO DA LUZ JÚNIOR - 2 ° CABO
MONCARAPACHO, FRANCE
JOSÉ VITORINO - SOLDIER
MONCARAPACHO, FRANCE
LÚCIO ESTEVÃO LOPES - LIEUTENANT
OLHÃO, MOZAMBIQUE
MANUEL LOPES - SOLDIER
QUELFES, FRANCE
TEOTÓNIO - 2nd SERGEANT
OLHÃO, MOZAMBIQUE
MEMORIAL TO THE COMBATANTS
OF
THE GREAT WAR
"THE LEAGUE OF THE COMBATANTS:
MUNICIPAL COUNCILS OF OLHÃO,
MONCARAPACHO, FUSETA, FREGUESIA
AND QUELFES
TOGETHER IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE CENTENARY OF THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT
WAR
PRESENTED TO HONOUR
OUR HEROIC COMBATANTS
THE COUNCIL OF OLHÃO
OLHÃO, JUNE 16, 2017
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 06/16/2017
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Olhao Council
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument:
Jardim Joao Serra
Rua dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra
Olhao, Faro Portugal
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