LANTERN OF THE DEAD
GRAND FRENCH MONUMENT. WHERE MANY DIGGERS LIE. (Sydney Sun Cable.) LONDON, August 17. The Times’ correspondent at Paris states that arrangements are in progress for the erection of a grand monument to the Allied dead at Lorctte, Artois, whore thousands nf Frenchmen, British, and Australasians laid down their lives. The spot selected is a notable hill-top, visible for miles. The plans arc being designed by M. Cordonnier, a member of the Institute. The monument will be a domed basilica resembling the Pantheon, with two wings attached, in which the remains of the honoured dead will be entombed. The building will be approached by a handsome avenue, girded with verdant lawns. It will have a graceful belfpy tower overtopping the dome, in which will shine the lantern of the dead, visible at Douai, Lille, Hazebrouck ami Casse. Marshal Foch, the French President, and other influential men, are taking the keenest interest in the work. The building will not be ready for some time, but a religious and patriotic ceremony will be conducted by Cardinal Amette on September 12, to which ail the survivors of the Battle of Lorette will be invited.
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Southland Times, Issue 18916, 1 September 1920, Page 7
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