Ville-sur-Haine ( wa, Vile-so-Inne) is a village of

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

and a district of the municipality of

Le Rœulx Le Rœulx (; wa, El Rû) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Le Rœulx had a total population of 7,977. The total area is 42.80 km2 which gives a population density of 186 ...

, located in the

province of Hainaut Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium. To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...

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George Lawrence Price

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private

George Lawrence Price Private George Lawrence Price (December 15, 1892 – November 11, 1918) was a Canadian soldier. He is traditionally recognized as the last soldier of the British Empire to be killed during the First World War. Early life Price was b ...

, known as the last soldier of the British Empire to be killed in the

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, was shot and killed by a German

sniper A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision r ...

at Ville-sur-Haine just two minutes before the

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went into effect. A

memorial plaque A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other ...

marks the location. Contains photographs of canal, monument and plaque. In 1991, the town erected a new footbridge across the Canal du Centre, at . A plebiscite was held and on 11 November of that year the bridge was officially named the George Price Footbridge ().. Contains photographs of bridge and monument, and record (in English) by Price's nephew George Barkhouse as guest at the naming of the bridge. On April 24, 2015, l’école communale de Ville-sur-Haine was renamed École George Price. On November 10, 2018,

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and other dignitaries, attended the inauguration of a tear drop shaped monument in honour of Private Price, located in Ville-sur-Haine.

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Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub