War Memorial Orchies

The monument commemorates the victims of the First World War.

The monument was inaugurated on the 24 September 1922
It depicts a shell from which a French soldier, laden with his weapons, emerges from a trench, not to attack, but to proclaim his joy and victory—the end of a long nightmare of suffering.

On the reverse are two bronze plaques, one depicting, on the left, the Battle of Orchies on the 24 September 914, and the other, the arson by German troops on the 25 September 1914, which led to the total destruction of the town

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

• Text: Francky De Rous
• Photos: Francky de Rous