Chinese war cemetery – Noyelles sur Mer, France
"A good reputation endures for ever; a noble duty bravely done". Indeed so. These are the First World War graves of 38533 Liu Jing-sheng and 94178 Xun Mao-rong, who lie side by side in the Nolette Chinese cemetery at Noyelles sur Mer, not far from Le Touquet, France. Quite unusual, I thought, to see war graves coupled like this.
Liu and Xun were among 140,000 Chinese men who were recruited by the British, and later French, governments to serve as non-military back-ups to their combat forces. They formed what became known as the Chinese Labour Corps (Corps de Travailleurs Chinois).
For more information about this historic but little-known place of rest, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, see here .
Chinese war cemetery – Noyelles sur Mer, France
"A good reputation endures for ever; a noble duty bravely done". Indeed so. These are the First World War graves of 38533 Liu Jing-sheng and 94178 Xun Mao-rong, who lie side by side in the Nolette Chinese cemetery at Noyelles sur Mer, not far from Le Touquet, France. Quite unusual, I thought, to see war graves coupled like this.
Liu and Xun were among 140,000 Chinese men who were recruited by the British, and later French, governments to serve as non-military back-ups to their combat forces. They formed what became known as the Chinese Labour Corps (Corps de Travailleurs Chinois).
For more information about this historic but little-known place of rest, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, see here .