
One of the many examples of the memory kept alive by the families of those who lost their lives in the Great War, this grave is that of Midshipman Jean Piketty, who died in the bombardment of his battery in August 1917.
In 1933, his parents donated this plot of land in the Bois de Neuville to the commune of Beaurieux, which was responsible for maintaining their son's grave...
For a list of other individual monuments on the Chemin des Dames, visit www.chemindesdames.fr
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