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Monument aux Chasseurs-à-Pied

Monument for the Light Infantry

Edouard Vereycken
1934

Description

On a massive base of limestone flanked by two soldiers at rest, stands a female allegory ovictory equipped with sword and shield (with the Belgian lion and the text l'union fait la force - eendracht maakt macht.

Mons - Monument aux Chasseurs-à-Pied

Inscription(s)

SOUVENEZ
VOUS
1914-1918
GEDENK
1940-1945

1^e et 4^e chasseurs
à pied 1^e chasseurs
de forteresse 1^e en 4^e jagers
te voet en 1^e
vesting jagers 7^e et 10^e
chasseurs à pied
7^e en 10^e
jagers te voet

Signature

ed vereycken sculp

Sculptor

Edouard Vereycken (Antwerpen 1893 - 1967), Belgian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Chasseurs-à-Pied Belges, Le Monument aux Chasseurs-à-Pied de Mons.
Wallonie patrimoine - Inventaire du Patrimoine Culturel Immobilier, monument aux morts.

Location (N 50°26'46" - E 3°56'53")

Item Code: beha029; Photograph: 14 October 2017
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