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Monument aux morts 1914-18 du Familistère

Familistère War Memorial 1914-18

Jan & Joël Martel
1922

Guise / Monument aux morts 1914-18 du Familistère

Description

The monument consists of a wall with a soldier on a base in front of it. On each side, on the wall, are bas-reliefs, the one on the left represents women and children and the one on the left of the workers. Panels below the reliefs present the list of the fighters of the Guise Familistére fallen during the Great War.

Guise - Jean-Baptiste André Godin
Le Famille

Le Travail

Inscription(s)

la société du familistère
de guise à ses morts
au champ d'honneur

ils ont donné leur vie
pour que leur patrie
soit immortelle

Signature

joel et jan martel 1922

War memorial - list of names

We have photos of the list(s) of fallen on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists. (contact form)

Sculptor

Jan & Joël Martel (Nantes 1896 - Bois-de-Céné March resp. Sept. 1966), French sculptors, twin brothers (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Université de Lille, Les monuments aux morts, France-Belgique.

Location (N 49°54'13" - E 3°37'28")

Item Code: frpi070; Photograph: 15 October 2017
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