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Monument aux Morts 1914-18

War Memorial 1914-18

Jules Déchin
A. Durenne (Paris)
1923

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée / Monument aux Morts 1914-18

Description

Bronze statue of Marianne, the allegorical representation of France, with flag and sword, standing next to an altar monument with the texts a la patrie and liberte egalite fraternite. The statue is on a pedestal with at the foot a soldier looking up and stretching out his arm to France. On both sides of the pedestal are walls with the list of names of the fallen.

The names of the fallen in World War II were added later.

Saint-Just-en-Chaussée - Monument aux Morts 1914-18

Inscription(s)

a
ses enfants
morts
pour la FRANCE
la VILLE de
S^t JUST-en-chaussée
reconnaissante
1914-1918

Signature

jules DECHIN
a. durenne fondeur paris

Memorial - list of names

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

Sculptor

Jules Déchin (Lille 1869 - Paris 1947), French sculptor, designer for the firm J. Prouvost-Denonvilliers. (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

e-Monumen.net, Monumen.

Locatie (N 49°30'21" - E 2°25'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frpi113; Photograph: 16 October 2017
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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