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Bonjour
Photos des funérailles de Hippolyte Gaëtan Chapoton, dit Serge Basset ( Imperial War Museum)


The British Military funeral of Monsieur Serge Basset. British soldiers lifting the coffin from the gun-carriage outside the Church. Noeux-les-Mines, 3rd July 1917.


British Military Funeral of Monsieur Serge Basset, French dramatist and War Correspondent. The gun-carriage bearing the coffin passing through the streets of Noeux-les-Mines, 3rd July 1917.


British Military Funeral of Monsieur Serge Basset, French dramatist and War Correspondent. The gun-carriage bearing the coffin on its way to the cemetery accompanied by British and French troops including soldiers of the Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs). Noeux-les-Mines, 3rd July, 1917.


The British Military Funeral of Monsieur Serge Basset, French dramatist and War Correspondent at Noeux-les-Mines, 3rd July 1917. British and French officers following the gun-carriage bearing the coffin.


Funeral of Monsieur Serge Basset, French dramatist and War Correspondent at Noeux-les-Mines, 3rd July 1917. British troops with reversed arms lining the road.

Thanks to ejwalshe
Cordialement
Alain

bonjour à tous, bonjour Alain,
Tout d'abord, merci Alain pour ces photos.
Je m'étonne de ne pas voir de démolitions à cette date, Noeux les Mines était en retrait du front?
Cordialement
Claudette