Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Just a few photos from my recent trip. First, the small town of Fontevraud (home to the eponymous Abbey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Angers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Brissac (south of Angers, and site of a rather splendid chateau) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Finally, Anceni (the town we were stopping in). The main GW memorial had been moved from the centre of town to a site behind the new theatre, where it was joined by two others: one to those killed in the Liberation, and the other to those who fell in Algreia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Plaques on the memorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Algeria: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Liberation In 1914, the 64th Regiment of Infantry was based at Ancenis. The first memorial is attached to the town war memorial; the second is the road name plate (dating to re-naming in 1959) of the road opposite the gite we rented And finally, the three town memorials in situ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 7 June , 2015 Share Posted 7 June , 2015 nice photos, not too many post French memorials well done regards Bob R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Thanks. I find them fascinating. Sadly I was unable to stop and take a photo of one I saw, surmounted by a magnificent cockerel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 21 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 21 June , 2015 Gravelines is not just a splendid little place with a Vauban fort and some excellent eateries, but it also has a top-notch war memorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsA Posted 21 June , 2015 Share Posted 21 June , 2015 If possible Loire will be the object of this years "chevauchée" to France. Hopefully a return to Brissac and the Chateau. This time preferably without stumbling on the square, resulting in a sprained ankle and the camera bag landing on my nose after a tour up in the air. That meant no visit to the tank or cavalry museum in Saumur. Thanks for your photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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