French PoWs Memorial - French inscription

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French PoWs Memorial - French inscription

Image: © kim traynor Taken: 26 Mar 2011

The French poet, Alphonse de Lamartine, contributed the lines: "Born to bless the marriage vows of mothers growing old. Called away by Fate, To become lovers, loved, spouses and fathers, They died in exile."

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.825572
Longitude
-3.219157