Cross of Sacrifice at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery

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The Cross of Sacrifice at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery is a prominent Commonwealth war memorial cross incorporating a bronze sword, commemorating soldiers who died in the First World War and standing as a focal point within the Australian National Memorial site in France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cross of Sacrifice
World War I memorial
war memorial
adjacentTo Australian National Memorial tower
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery graves
architecturalStyle Cross of Sacrifice design
associatedWith Australian Defence Force
surface form: Australian armed forces

British Armed Forces
surface form: British armed forces

Commonwealth of Nations
category Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorials

World War I memorials in France
commemorates Australian Imperial Force
surface form: Australian Imperial Force soldiers

Commonwealth military personnel
soldiers of the British Empire
country France
designedFor Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
followsDesignBy Reginald Blomfield
hasBronzeElement sword on the face of the cross
hasContext Western Front
surface form: Western Front of World War I
hasFunction commemorative monument
hasPart bronze sword
heritageDesignation Commonwealth war memorial
isFocalPointOf Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
locatedIn France
Hauts-de-France
Somme (department)
surface form: Somme department

Villers-Bretonneux
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
materialUsed stone
memorialForConflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War I
memorialType Cross with superimposed sword
operator Imperial War Graves Commission
surface form: Commonwealth War Graves Commission
orientation aligned with cemetery layout
partOf Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux
purpose to honor the dead of the Commonwealth forces in World War I
symbolizes Christian cross
military service
sacrifice of fallen soldiers
usedFor Anzac Day commemorations
remembrance ceremonies

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Cross of Sacrifice notableExample Cross of Sacrifice at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery