Some of the Monuments aux Morts of the Western Somme
The Monuments aux Morts of the Western Somme are French
war memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
s commemorating those who died in
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. In the Western part of the Somme region, in the area around
Abbeville
Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...
, there are many such memorials and some of these are identified and described below as are the sculptors, marbriers or foundries who worked on them.
Further images
File:Abbeville monument aux morts W2.JPG, Detail from Leclabart's war memorial in Abbeville
Image:Rue 7.JPG, Detail from the war memorial at Rue
Image:Rue 5.JPG, Detail from the war memorial at Rue
File:German helmet on Vron monument aux morts-W..JPG, The German helmet on the Vron war memorial
File:Monument aux morts at Arry 2.JPG, Another view of the Arry war memorial
File:Fort Mahon 1.JPG, View of war memorial at Fort Mahon Plage
File:Friville Escarbotin 7.JPG, Part of the war memorial at Friville Escarbotin
File:Friville Escarbotin 6.JPG, Part of the war memorial at Friville Escarbotin
File:St Riquier 5.JPG, The garlanded war memorial at St Riquier
File:St Riquier.JPG, The war memorial at St Riquier
See also
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World War I memorials
World War I is remembered and commemorated by various war memorials, including civic memorials, larger national monuments, war cemeteries, private memorials and a range of utilitarian designs such as halls and parks, dedicated to remembering th ...
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War memorials (Aisne)
The War Memorials of Aisne or Monuments aux Morts of Aisne are French war memorials in the Aisne, in the region of Picardy, commemorating those men of the Aisne region who died in World War I
Background
This region saw considerable action throug ...
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War memorials (Oise)
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War memorials (Eastern Somme)
References
External links
Sites of Memory(Historical markers, memorials, monuments, and cemeteries worldwide)
A National Archives article giving more information on the Butte de Chalmont(see Paul Landowski above)
-Information on Louis-Henri Leclabart
Website for Andre Abbal museum in Carbonne Andre Abbal MuseumPaul Landowski MuseumInformation on Paul Landowski museum in Paris.
Source of information on monuments aux morts Paul Landowski Museum
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Sculptures in France
World War I memorials in France
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