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Monument aux Morts

War Memorial

Maurice Ringot
1922

Description

Obelisk crowned by the 'coq gaulois' (rooster) and with the inscription PATRIE, and flanked by a kneeling infantryman (with VERDUN on its base) and marine rifleman (with DIXMUDE on its base).

Gravelines - Monument aux Morts

Inscription(s)

Aux enfants
de Gravelines
morts pour la France
aux
combattants
e la grande guerre
1914-1918
et
de la guerre 1939-1945
d'a.f.n. 1952-1962
et t.o.e.

The last lines were added later

Memorial - list of names

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Sculptor

Maurice Ringot (Bergues 1880 - Malo-les-Bains [now Dunkerque] 1951), French sculptor, best known for his war memorials (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Université de Lille, Les monuments aux morts, France-Belgique.
Ministere de culture, Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel du Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Ré. Mérimée IA00067465.

Locatie (N 50°59'10" - E 2°7'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp052; Photograph: 30 July 2015
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