From Wikipedia regarding Villers-Plouich:"Outside the 'Mairie' (municipal hall), on 'Place de Wandsworth', stands a British red telephone box, which was installed to commemorate the centenary of the Armistice.[8] The commune has a school,[9] a community hall,[10] two football pitches, and two areas for pétanque. The village has an active community Facebook page with regular coverage of local events."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villers-PlouichFrom Wikipedia, Wandsworth Borough:"Villers-Plouich, FranceThe Borough is informally twinned with the village of Villers-Plouich, in Northern France. This association dates back to World War I, following the role played by the Wandsworth Battalion in the liberation of Villers-Plouich in 1917, and again, following recapture, in 1918. Writing in the 'Wandsworth Borough News' in 1920, Robert H Harker, a Lieutenant in the Battalion, described the cemetery in the village as "an inseparable link between our great Borough and that village of Villers-Plouich, near the Somme".[27]For his courage and determination during the hostilities, Corporal Edward Foster, of Tooting, was awarded both the Victoria Cross and the Médaille militaire.[28] A green heritage plaque was unveiled at his former home at Tooting in 2017,[29] and in 2018 a memorial in his name was established on the outskirts of Villers-Plouich.[30]Following the end of the War the village was adopted by the then Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth under the British 'League of Help' scheme,[27] and funds were donated towards its reconstruction. A deputation from Wandsworth regularly visits to commemorate this connection, most recently in 2018.[31]"
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