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Monument aux morts de 1914-18

War Memorial 1914-18

Etienne Camus
date?

Description

Cast iron statue of a soldier.

Inscription(s)

la commune de
SERY
a ses enfants
morts Pour La france
1914-1918

Signed: e. camus / statuaire / toulouse

Sculptor

Etienne Camus (1867-...), of Toulouse, designed a statue of a soldier (Le poilu) which was made by, among others, the Fonderies de Tusey, the Fonderies Edmond Guichard of Castelnaudary and distributed by Hector Jacomet de Villedieu (Vaucluse), and is therefore found on hundreds of monuments.

Locatie (N 49°34'57" - E 4°20'51") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frca021; Photograph: 11 September 2011
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