French PoWs Memorial - English inscription

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French PoWs Memorial - English inscription

Image: © kim traynor Taken: 26 Mar 2011

The Latin sentence is a quotation of the Roman poet Sannazarius, suggested by Sir Walter Scott: "Pleasing it is to lie at rest in one's own country, but all the world is a tomb."

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.825572
Longitude
-3.219157