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Fougères
Ille-et-Vilaine Bretagne Place Aristide Briand |
Monument aux morts de 1914-18War Memorial 1914-18 |
Émile Armel-Beaufils
1920 |
A mes Ainés qui ont combattu pour moi |
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![]() Coat of arms of Fougères |
![]() Writing boy |
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fovgeres a tovs ses enfants morts povr la patrie |
Signed: armel beaufils statuaire / ....
"Monument aux Morts" bronze et granit Armel beaufils sculpteur 1920 |
Fougères' war memorial was designed by Armel Beaufils, who wanted to remember the huge number of Bretons who died for France. The central menhir therefore firmly fixes their memory within a Breton setting. The young girl is a reminder of the woman left alone at home, whilst the little boy, with his Breton hat in his hand and his shoemaker's apron, depicts one of the children of Fougères.
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