Éclusier-Vaux (

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: ''Éclusier-Veux'') is a commune in the

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department in

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in northern

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Éclusier-Vaux is situated on the banks of the river

and just off the D1 road some east of

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...

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Marcelle Semmer Marcelle Semmer (1895–c.1944) was a decorated French resistance fighter in World War I. She was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre for her bravery. Biography Semmer was the daughter of a phosphate factory owner. ...

(1895–c.1944) who was a decorated French resistance fighter living in Éclusier during World War I. She was awarded the Cross of the

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and the

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.Edwards, George Wharton, ''The Unforgotten Maid of Eclusier''. Travel. United States, Travel Magazine, Incorporated, 1918. p. 35

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