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The grave of Isaac Rosenberg

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AuthorLee, Stuart
SubjectRosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918)
TitleThe grave of Isaac Rosenberg
NotesOn the night of 1st April 1918, Isaac Rosenberg was killed close to the village of Fampoux, in close combat in a German counter attack. His body was initially placed in a mass grave, until 1926 when his body was identified and reburied at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France. In accordance with his Jewish faith the Star of David is engraved on the headstone.
Item Date9th July 2008
Creation placeSaint Laurent-Blangy, France (Google Maps)
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumDigital image
ContentPhotograph
KeywordsCasualties of War, Commemoration, Western Front
Repository nameThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Repository address
13 Banbury Road
Oxford
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit
CataloguerKate Lindsay
FilenameCXTPROPHOTOS - 156.jpg
CopyrightThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/5406