Anneau de la Memoire

Very interesting.

This is an impressive monument. Honours all the many, many thousands of fallen who fought in this region. A poignant testimony of what a great waste of life war can be.

Very interesting.

This is an impressive monument. Honours all the many, many thousands of fallen who fought in this region. A poignant testimony of what a great waste of life war can be.

Very poignant. But what a waste of human life.

I learned about the ‘ring of memories’ while on a guided tour at the Carriere Wellington Tunnels in Arras. To walk through the ring and see over 576,000 names of soldiers from many different nationa...

Very poignant. But what a waste of human life.

I learned about the ‘ring of memories’ while on a guided tour at the Carriere Wellington Tunnels in Arras. To walk through the ring and see over 576,000 names of soldiers from many different nationa...

Staggering

This is situated next to the French National Military Cemetery at Allan St Napier. It has nearly 600000 names from all countries inscribed on the walls. It’s staggering when you think about it. It h...