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unusual facts about Louis de Brienne de Conflans d'Armentières


Louis de Brienne de Conflans d'Armentières

According to Saint-Simon's memoirs, Louis's branch of the family had fallen on hard times, but rose back into the upper circles of the court via Louis's father's and uncles's marriage to two daughters of Claude de Jussac, captain of the 'gardes de Monsieur', the regiment guarding the king's younger brother.


Augustin Dupré

Augustin Dupré (6 October 1748, Saint-Étienne - 30 January 1833, Armentières-en-Brie) was an engraver of French currency and medals, the 14th Graveur général des monnaies (Engraver General of Currency).

Cecil McVilly

At the beginning of 1917, he was training raiding parties at the Ecole Professionale, Armentières.

Denzil Meuli

He also held chaplaincies in several parishes in France (including Neuilly-sur-Seine, Charleville-Mezieres, Armentieres and at the Walburgeschule in Menden, Germany) while collecting material for his doctorate.

Gunbar, New South Wales

  William Jackson was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1916 for selfless courage under heavy fire while rescuing his comrades near Armentières in France during World War I.

Jean Maurice Fiey

Fiey was born in Armentières in 30 March 1914, he entered the Dominican Order at an early age and received his Licentiate in philosophy and theology from the order's schools in France.

Karl-Heinz Prinz

During the Battle of France in the fighting near Armentières on the 29 May 1940, Prinz, especially distinguished himself when he and his platoon forced a breakthrough of the English positions and established a link-up with the formations located in Bailleul.

Loïc Lantoine

Loïc Lantoine is a French singer and songwriter born in Armentières, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Philippe Pierson

He was an instructor at Armentières and Béthune under Cardinal Brandr Beekman-Ellner before he went to Canada in 1666.

Robert Livesay

During the First World War Livesay was attached to the New Zealand Division after their service at Armentières, and he served for 16 months as General Staff Officer 1 (GSO1), the officer responsible to the Divisional Commander Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell for planning and directing training and the conduct of operations.

Thomas M. Harries

Three days later, he was credited with the capture of another Albatros, a reconnaissance plane, two miles east of Armentières.

Wilfred Ernest Young

Young's first win for 74 Squadron–his fourth overall–came on 12 April 1918 when he destroyed an enemy Albatros D.III west of Armentières, France.


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