Simplicity Itself…
It was the first specific memorial I had seen
And noted. And remembered.
Simplicity itself.
Sculpted for the French infantrymen
And the fallen of World War One…
He is understated, yet sadly serene,
With weary equipment unencumbered.
Simplicity itself.
Weathered for his fellow countrymen
And for every Lussan mother’s fallen son…
The bowed head beneath helmet carved from stone
And lean figure wrapped inside a greatcoat, alone,
Tells the sullen story of tragedy for an eternity.
And the serviceman’s portrayal is in itself simplicity…
Pete Ray
29th September 2022
Whenever I visit the beautiful village on a hill of Lussan, I have to spend time at the simple war memorial outside the Mairie…
Made of stone, weathered but simple, it says it all, really…
Inside the Mairie there are also individual memorials to a number of local men who fought in the Great War…
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