Authuille in Somme, Upper France, France — Western Europe

Authuille War Memorial

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 11, 2024

1. Authuille War Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Victimes civiles
1914-1918
Vaquette Boromée ∙ Ruin Joseph ∙ Goubet Ernest ∙ Goubet Constant ∙ Margotin Alphonse

- 1943 -
Ben Said Mohamed

Morts Pour La France
- 1940 -
Moir Peter

- 1944 -
Witt Robert

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 50° 2.585′ N, 2° 40.144′ E. Memorial is in Authuille, Hauts-de-France (Upper France), in Somme. It is at the intersection of Rue d'Albert (Route D151) and Rue du Moulin, on the left when traveling north on Rue d'Albert. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Rue d'Albert, Authuille, Hauts-de-France 80300, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the

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crow flies: The Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); The Thiepval Memorial and Anglo-French Cemetery (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); 18th Division Memorial (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); The Thiepval Memorial (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Subsequent History of the Thiepval Memorial and the Legacy of Lutyens in Northern France (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Inauguration of the Thiepval Memorial in 1932 (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); The Durham Pals (approx. 1.7 kilometers away); Construction of the Thiepval Memorial and Franco-British Cemetery (approx. 1.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Authuille.

Regarding Authuille War Memorial. The first name on the memorial, Boromée Vaquette, was the first victim of the village in the Great War. While he was staking out an area for his cows near Thiepval, he was killed on September 27, 1914 at the age of 49.
Born in 1865 in Ovillers-la-Boisselle, Boromée was a farmer. He married Arséline Porquet with whom he had four children, Julien, Amélia, Julienne and Rose. The family lived on Rue du Moulin.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 2, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.