Ville-sur-Haine
| Ville-sur-Haine | |
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| The local school
The local school
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| Country | Belgium |
| Province | Hainaut |
Ville-sur-Haine is a village near the Belgian town of Le Rœulx in the province of Hainaut.
George Lawrence Price
Canadian private George Lawrence Price, known as the last soldier of the British Empire to be killed in the First World War, was shot and killed by a German sniper[1] at Ville-sur-Haine just two minutes before the armistice went into effect. A memorial plaque marks the location.[2]
In 1991, the town erected a new footbridge across the Canal du Centre, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. A plebiscite was held and on 11 November of that year the bridge was officially named the George Price Footbridge (French: Passerelle George Price).[3]
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Contains photographs of canal, monument and plaque.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[non-primary source needed]. Contains photographs of bridge and monument, and record (in English) by Price's nephew George Barkhouse as guest at the naming of the bridge.
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