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 nearby to the military installation Tranchée des Saules, as well as near the museum Lens‘ 14-18, Centre d’Histoire Guerre et Paix.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum and Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica.

Notre-Dame de Lorette Museum

Museum

Photo: MatteoNL97, CC BY 4.0.

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

Notre Dame de Lorette Basilica

Church

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

Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary

Memorial

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Notre Dame de Lorette Lantern Tower & Ossuary is a memorial, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liévin and Grenay.

Liévin

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

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

Grenay

Village

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.

Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. The current mayor is Christelle Buissette, elected in 2023. Grenay is situated 4½ km north of Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse.

Avion

Town

Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.

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.

Monument au Sous-Lieutenant Defrasse

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “« 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.”
Category: historic site
Location: Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.40929° or 50° 24′ 33″ north

Longitude

2.73378° or 2° 44′ 2″ east

Open location code

9F24CP5M+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9568032659

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tranchée des Saules and Lens‘ 14-18, Centre d’Histoire Guerre et Paix.

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