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The main memorials to the Irish war dead, one in France and one in Belgium, are the Ulster Tower and the Island of Ireland Peace Park, unveiled in 1921 and 1998 respectively. Delville Wood Memorial (South Africa) Vimy Memorial (Canada) Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australia) Neuve-Chapelle Memorial (India) Beaumont-Hamel Memorial (Newfoundland)
Needing to come to terms with the loss of so many lives in the conflict, particularly those whose remains went unidentified, war memorials – known in France as monuments aux morts, literally "monuments to the dead" – became a focal point and replaced individual graves and gravestones. Between 1919 and 1926, many thousands of memorials were ...
4 France. 5 Germany. 6 Poland. 7 Portugal. 8 Romania. 9 Russia. 10 Serbia. 11 Turkey. 12 United Kingdom. 13 United States. ... This is a list of World War I monuments ...
List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the Argonne; List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais; List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Champagne-Ardenne; List of Commonwealth War Graves Commission World War I memorials to the missing in Belgium and France; List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Lorraine
List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Champagne-Ardenne; List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Lorraine; List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the area of the St Mihiel salient; List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in the Somme; List of World War I memorials and cemeteries in Verdun
The Maison Blanche or Neuville-Saint-Vaast German War Cemetery was established at the end of the First World War and is the largest German war cemetery in France. It is the final resting place for 44,833 German soldiers of which 8,040 were never identified and were buried in a common grave.
The Missouri Memorial at Cheppy, France, is dedicated to soldiers from the State of Missouri who died in World War I. It was erected by the state government. It was erected by the state government. The monument comprises a stone pedestal with a bronze " Angel of Victory " figure on the top.
The Douaumont Ossuary [1] is a memorial containing the remains of soldiers who died on the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War I.It is located in Douaumont, France, within the Verdun battlefield and has been designated a "nécropole nationale", or "national cemetery".