Villers-Outréaux () is a

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in the Nord department in northern

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History

A German airbase was in the town in WW-I. Villers Outreaux Luftaufnahme

War Memorial

In September 2018 the villagers of Villers-Outréaux dedicated an especially commissioned memorial to commemorate British soldier

Jack Williams (VC) Company Sergeant Major John Henry Williams, (29 September 1886 – 7 March 1953) was a Welsh colliery worker, soldier, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC) the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to B ...

, (

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...

), to express their thanks for helping to save their village from certain destruction, in 1918

Heraldry

History

War Memorial

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