23 May 2023

Tablet I-018

Type

📜 Tablet

Location

Mur de Souvenir, French military cemetery

Origin Memorial

Monument de Krithia

Inscription

DERNIERE LIGNE ATTEINTE LE 14 JUILLET 1915 L'ARMEE D’ORIENT A SES FRERES D’ARMES MORTS POUR LA FRANCE SUR CETTE LIGNE

Notes

The inscription from the Monument de Krithia, marking the furthest line reached by French forces on July 14, 1915. The monument was erected by the Armée d’Orient c.1919 to honour their comrades-in-arms who fell on this line.

Preservation Context

Original Memorial
Monument de Krithia

This tablet within the Mur de Souvenir preserves the inscription from the original memorial, ensuring its commemoration survives within the consolidated French military cemetery at Seddul-Bahr.

Images (2)

23 May 2023
Historical image