Monument aux Morts - Le Diamant, Martinique
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N 14° 28.784 W 061° 01.538
20P E 712800 N 1601700
[EN] In Martinique, during the 1914-1918 War, out of 8788 men who left to defend the homeland, 1860 were killed. [FR] En Martinique, la Guerre 1914-1918, sur 8788 hommes partis pour défendre la patrie, on comptait 1860 tués.
Waymark Code: WM11Y3Y
Location: Martinique
Date Posted: 01/09/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Grahame Cookie
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"A stele with a low relief representing an allegory of the Fatherland meditating (or praying) in front of a landscape covered with crosses (military cemetery). While the sun shines its first rays of dawn, a rosebush that has taken root next to a helmet placed on the ground blossoms above the allegory.

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HONOR
AND
COUNTRY

WORLD WAR 1914-1918

IN MEMORY
DIAMOND SOLDIERS
DEAD
FOR FRANCE

The dead 1 ANSION Marcel 2 BANNAIS Gérard 3 BERGERIN Pierre Paul 4 BOTTIUS Léon Emmanuel 5 BRACO Frédéric 6 CARRIERE Onier Ludger 7 CONDY Philippe Dit Ti Bouze 8 CRUSOL Didier 9 DELBOIS Etienne 10 EDWIGE Jean Baptiste 11 JAREL Jean Charles Marius 12 JOSEPH-ROSE Ernest 13 LARCHER Hector Léon 14 LESCOT François 15 LESCOT Jacques Marius 16 MAYOULIKA Pierre Paul 17 MIDONET Albert 18 MONT-LUC Léon 19 ORSINET Etienne Albert 20 POMPIÈRE Ernest Octave 21 POMPIÈRE Léon Maximin 22 SAINT-AIMÉ Patrice 23 SARDY Ludger René 24 TRIESTE Martin

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Sources : The Monument

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" Une stèle avec un bas relief représentant une allégorie de la Patrie méditant (ou priant) devant un paysage couvert de croix (cimetière militaire). Tandis que le soleil darde ses premiers rayons de l'aube, un rosier qui a pris racine à coté d'un casque posé à terre s'épanouie au dessus de l'allégorie.

Inscriptions

HONNEUR
ET
PATRIE

GUERRE MONDIALE 1914-1918

À LA MÉMOIRE
DES SOLDATS DU DIAMANT
MORTS
POUR LA FRANCE

Les morts 1 ANSION Marcel 2 BANNAIS Gérard 3 BERGERIN Pierre Paul 4 BOTTIUS Léon Emmanuel 5 BRACO Frédéric 6 CARRIERE Onier Ludger 7 CONDY Philippe Dit Ti Bouze 8 CRUSOL Didier 9 DELBOIS Etienne 10 EDWIGE Jean Baptiste 11 JAREL Jean Charles Marius 12 JOSEPH-ROSE Ernest 13 LARCHER Hector Léon 14 LESCOT François 15 LESCOT Jacques Marius 16 MAYOULIKA Pierre Paul 17 MIDONET Albert 18 MONT-LUC Léon 19 ORSINET Etienne Albert 20 POMPIÈRE Ernest Octave 21 POMPIÈRE Léon Maximin 22 SAINT-AIMÉ Patrice 23 SARDY Ludger René 24 TRIESTE Martin

"

Sources : Le Monument

Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1920

Private or Public Monument?: Government

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Le Diamant Town Hall

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Other

Website for this Monument: [Web Link]

Physical Address of Monument:
Rue principale
Le Diamant, Martinique
97223

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