Friday, January 25, 2019

French village war memorial for World War One.



A memorial in a French village to its World War One dead.  Note the number of names on the memorial.  No wonder the memory of the Great War is so alive in France.

MKTH photographs.

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Memorial to French War Dead. Gandelu France



This memorial in Gandelu, France has been kept current following its original dedication to World War One's lost soldiers.  Those lost in World War Two, the French Indo-China War, and the Algerian War were later added.


MKTH Photographs.

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Sunday, January 13, 2019

War Memorial, Coulombs, France.


The war memorial in Coulombs, France, dedicated to the men of the town who lost their lives in World War One and World War Two.


The flags are those of France and the European Community.