Monument aux Morts - Bonningues-lès-Calais, France
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[EN] The Bonningues-lès-Calais war memorial at the entrance to the cemetery, opposite the church door. [FR] Le monument aux morts de Bonningues-lès-Calais à l'entrée du cimetière, en face de la porte de l'église.
Waymark Code: WM12F4W
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/14/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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The war memorial is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Until 1942, the monument was surrounded by two cannons (77 Austrian) that the Germans then removed to install them in a dummy battery in the fields.

The monument is in Lunel stone with a bronze palm on a Latin cross at the top and a medallion representing the head of a Poilu (nickname of French soldiers).

Epitaph:

TO THE

DEAD FOR

THE HOMELAND

The Dead

1 BERNARD Julien Joseph Jules 2 BLANQUART Fernand Louis Alfred 3 BOUTOILLE Jean Marie 4 DUFOSSÉ Clément Louis Marie 5 DUFOSSÉ Émile Louis Léon 6 DUWIQUET Émile Jules Alexandre 7 JOLY Ernest Louis Bernardin 8 LAMIRAND Georges Henri 9 LAMIRAND Maurice Georges Henri 10 PRUVOST Laurent Louis Marie Joseph 11 PRUVOST Paul Georges Auguste 12 TOURET Alfred Victor Lucien

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Le monument aux morts se trouve à l'entrée du cimetière. Jusqu'en 1942, le monument était entouré de deux canons (77 autrichiens) que les Allemands ont alors enlevé pour les installer en batterie factice dans les champs.

Le monument est en pierre de Lunel avec une palme en bronze sur une croix latine au sommet et un médaillon représentant la tête d'un Poilu (surnom des soldats français).

Epitaphe:

AUX

MORTS POUR

LA PATRIE

Les Morts

1 BERNARD Julien Joseph Jules 2 BLANQUART Fernand Louis Alfred 3 BOUTOILLE Jean Marie 4 DUFOSSÉ Clément Louis Marie 5 DUFOSSÉ Émile Louis Léon 6 DUWIQUET Émile Jules Alexandre 7 JOLY Ernest Louis Bernardin 8 LAMIRAND Georges Henri 9 LAMIRAND Maurice Georges Henri 10 PRUVOST Laurent Louis Marie Joseph 11 PRUVOST Paul Georges Auguste 12 TOURET Alfred Victor Lucien

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 11/07/1920

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Bonningues-lès-Calais Town-Hall

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
28 Chemin de l'Anglaise
Cimetière communal
Bonningues-lès-Calais, Pas-de-Calais France
62340

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