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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
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)
Lieutenant Colonel Fred E. Smith (1873–1918), for action near Binarville, France; Corporal Freddie Stowers (1896–1918), for action in the Ardennes (medal awarded in 1991) Other notables Sergeant Victor E. Chapman (1890–1916), first American aviator to die in battle in the war; Captain Edward L. Grant (1883–1918), pre-war professional ...
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 ...
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.
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 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".
The original war memorial at Saint-Dié-des-Vosges was a most elaborate one with a French soldier at the top crushing the German Imperial eagle, the figure of Déodat, the founder of the town, and General Haxo and other figures, but this was demolished by the Germans during the occupation in the Second World War as they wanted to melt down the ...