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Maxime Réal Del Sarte​
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Maxime Réal del Sarte, 1888-1954. His father was a sculptor, & his mother a painter. Trained at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris, from 1908. A devout Catholic & a Royalist, he was active in right-wing politics, once receiving a 6-month prison sentence. In WW1, he served as an Infantry Lieutenant on the Verdun front, being wounded at Les Éparges & losing his left fore-arm. In 1921, he received the Grand Prix des Beaux Arts, for a work started in 1914.  He continued with his political militancy, along with c 100 works of sculpture, including a statue of Marshal Joffre, & over 2 dozen war memorials.
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Contréxeville, Vosges, 1938​
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​Ferme de Navarin, Marne, 1924 

LH figure modelled on sculptor's soldier brother, killed in action.
 

RH figure modelled on airman Quentin Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, also killed in action. 
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Middle: General Gouraud
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Hirson, Aisne​, 1927
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La Grand'Combe, Gard, 1922​
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Langogne, Lozère


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​Laventie, Pas de Calais, 1933
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Le Tréport, Seine Maritime​, c. 1920
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Les Éparges ,Meuse, 1935​
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The casualty numbers for each cemetery and G. P. S. Coordinates are taken from the C. W. G. C. site. We are aware that there can be discrepancies in the burial numbers quoted due to rededication burials.

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