The Nymph of Aveluy

Early in the First World War, French soldiers sculpted the side of a trench in Aveluy (Somme). The works were destroyed in later battles, but a postcard image survives.

A replica was erected in Aveluy in 2016.

Somme Archives
https://archives.somme.fr/ark:/58483/szh8021lqk9m/83adfcaa-0b32-4bff-bde1-dd133fa4912b
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