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Monument des Instituteurs Ardennais

Aristide Croisy
1921

Description

Column with two wings in a semicircle. A side the column is a mourning girl with a palm leaf.

Inscription(s)

Aux Instituteurs Ardennais
Morts pour la France et la Liberte
1914 - 1918

with a list of names. Added are the names 1939-1945.

Annotation

Inaugurated 30 October 1921.

Sculptor

Aristide Croisy (Fagnon 1840 - Fagnon 1899), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Ville de Charleville-Mézières, Ca coule de source (PDF on-line).
Gérald Dardart, Le square de la gare: Écrin de la Mémoire. Carolo mag. no. 144, nov. 2010 (PDF on-line).

Location (N 49°46'2" - E 4°43'24")

Item Code: frca008; Photograph: 12 June 2011
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