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Marcel Jacques
1926

Cherbourg-Octeville / Monument aux morts de 1914-18

Description

Stone statue of a woman with a veil. On the base reliefs with the symbols of the navy (anchor), air force (winged star) and ground forces (granates), and on the fourth face a coloured mosaic with the arms of France.

Cherbourg-Octeville - Monument aux morts de 1914-18

Inscription(s)

LE
SOUVENIR FRANCAIS
AUX
SOLDATS et MARINS
MORTS au SERVICE
DE LA FRANCE

Signature

marcel-jacques 1926

Sculptor

Alphonse Marcel Jacques, dit Marcel Jacques (Cherbourg 1864 - Cherbourg 1852), French sculptor (Wikimanche).

Locatie (N 49°38'10" - W 1°38'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn159; Photograph: 9 August 2015
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