Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse

Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse is a memorial in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse is situated near the military installation Tranchée des Saules, as well as near the museum Lens‘ 14-18, Centre d’Histoire Guerre et Paix.

Memorial
…is inscribed with “« Ici est tombé à l’assaut de la tranchée des Saules le 16 juin 1915 Jacques Defrasse sous-lieutenant au 174e d’infanterie à l’âge de 23 ans. A sa mémoire et à celle des soldats de la 3ème compagnie du 174e d’infanterie morts le même jour pour la France.”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre Dame de Lorette French National War Cemetery and Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum.

Scenic viewpoint

Notre Dame de Lorette, also known as Ablain… Notre Dame de Lorette French National War Cemetery is situated 1½ km southwest of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.

Museum

Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum is situated 1½ km southwest of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.

Church

Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.

Nearby places include Liévin and Grenay.

Town

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Liévin is situated 3½ km northeast of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.

Village

Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Grenay is situated 4½ km north of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.

Maitre So, Public domain.

Town

Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Avion is situated 7 km east of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.