Monument au soldat Marche

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The monument to Private Marche is a monument by Armand Roblot, paying tribute to the bravery of a soldier, liaison officer, of the First World War, Fernand Marche. It is located at the entrance of Square Henri Darras in the municipality Bully-les-Mines in the department of Pas-de-Calais.

History of soldier Fernand Marche: Fernand Joseph Édouard Marche was born on 2 June 1888 in Bully-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais. He worked from the age of thirteen as a minor at pit No. 1 in the municipality of Bully-les-Mines. During World War I, he was mobilized on August 4, 1914 and assigned to the 130th Infantry Regiment as a 2nd Class soldier. He participated in the battles of Ardennes, Marne, Ourcq, Aisne, Picardie, Somme and Champagne. He was wounded for the first time in the fighting of the Navarin farm in the Marne. Finally, her unit was engaged in the furnace of the Battle of Verdun towards the coast of Froideterre where she participated in the attacks on the Thiaumont work. On August 1, 1916, the situation is very critical in the area, the bombings are continuous and violent, the communications are...