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Sir Ronald Charles

Lieutenant-General Sir James Ronald Edmonstone Charles KCB CMG DSO (1875-1955), British officer in the Royal Engineers. He liberated Landrecies on November 4th 1918.
(Wikipedia)

E. Mortier
1960

Description

Stone stele with a bronze relief portrait.

Inscription(s)

a la memoire

du
General Sir Ronald CHARLES

Knight
Commander
of the Bath Knight
Commander
of S^t Michael
and S^t George Officier
de la Legion
d'Honneur

Commandant la 25^eme Division
et des 600 Hommes
Tombes au Cours des Combats
de Liberation de la Ville
le 4 Novembre
1918

Signed: E. Mortier

Sculptor

E. Mortier.

Locatie (N 50°7'35" - E 3°41'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp009; Photograph: 23 May 2011
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