▁this ▁Som me ▁village ▁in ▁Pic ard y ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁place ▁Charles ▁de ▁Ga ulle . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁Abb al ▁car ves , ▁in ▁relief , ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁his ▁tren ch . ▁On ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁mem orial ▁Abb al ▁car ves ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁batt les ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁war ▁mem orial ▁at ▁Mo iss ac ▁ ▁Abb al ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁of ▁the ▁Mo is sec ▁war ▁mem orial ▁ere cted ▁to ▁honour ▁those ▁ 2 8 0 ▁men ▁who ▁had ▁la in ▁down ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁Abb al ▁was ▁a ▁natural ▁choice ▁having ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁it ▁possibly ▁helped ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁himself ▁seen ▁service ▁in ▁that ▁war : ▁the ▁committee ▁organ ising ▁the ▁monument ' s ▁ere ction ▁would ▁have ▁consisted ▁of ▁several ▁ex - s old iers . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁decided ▁by ▁that ▁committee ▁that ▁the ▁mem orial ▁be ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁Place ▁de ▁la ▁M air ie , ▁facing ▁the ▁é glise ▁St ▁Pierre ▁and ▁its ▁clo ister . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁that ▁Abb al ▁submitted ▁a ▁ma qu ette ▁to ▁the ▁committee ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁ma irie ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁to