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Report - "WW1 Quarry" nr Paris, April 2009

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Visited with Dweeb and Rug.

After a fair walk through a forest we found what we were looking for, an old chalk quarry that was used (as far as we know) as a medical station in WW1.

It wasn't very deep at all, but an amazing place regardless...

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A soldier on a horse...

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The chapel and memorials...

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A soldier with his backpack and tools...

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The bath...

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Lavabo = washbasin / sink

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An Egyptian influence...

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A medal, not the Légion d'honneur as we first thought though, I'll try and find out what it is...

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Looking back into the quarry...

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Probably tasty at the time...

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