Memorial column to the heroic dead of World War I
Statue, monument, memorial plaque
The memorial column was erected in 1921 by the Roman Catholic Parish of Komárom in memory of the 950 soldiers who died heroically in Komárom as a result of injuries and war fatigue sustained on the battlefields of World War I and are buried here.
Inscription/symbol:
IN MEMORY OF 950 SOLDIERS WHO DIED HEROICALLY IN KOMÁROM / AND REST HERE / AS A RESULT OF THE / INJURIES / AND WAR FATIGUES / OF THE / 1914 - 1918 WORLD WAR / IN KOMÁROM / ESTABLISHED BY THE R. CATH CHURCH OF KOMÁROM / 1921 // WEARY WALKS OF DISTANT BATTLEFIELDS / WHO FIGHTED FOR THE DEFENSE OF THE HOMELAND / AND DIED FAR FROM YOUR LOVED ONES, DREAM OF A / HAPPIER FUTURE IN THIS / LIGHTLY GIVING STRANGE LAND, QUIET / GRIEVING ... MAY YOUR DREAMS REST / IN PEACE // COME A TEAR AND TEAR A FLOWER / WALKER WHO LOOKS AT THESE GRAPES HERE / THEY WANTED TO SAVE / THE WORLD / THEIR INHABITANTS THAT THE ... / HAPPINESS ... / illegible // YOUR HOMELAND FAITH AND YOU SAID WORDLESSLY / LEAVING WIFE, MOTHER AND CHILD / AND YOUR SMALL HOMELAND HAS SEEN YOU MANY / THEIR HOMELANDS ... AND HONOR / ACCOMPANIES THE HEROES TO THE GRAVE / MAY YOUR MEMORY BE HOLY AND BLESSED
Inventory number:
1096
Municipality:
Komárom
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