Memorial to the Resistance near the Thibault Cross

[Bert45]

Does anybody know anything about this memorial? Like when it was erected. I must say, there can't have been much expense used to make the 'monument', as it appears to be just a lump of rock. The plaque beneath it begins, "Nafarroa 1940-1944 Orion. Brett Morton Réseaux l'evasion et de renseignements ... " I have googled (of course) and found nothing that mentions the memorial. Were the names of the networks 'Orion' and 'Brett Morton'? I took the photo on a misty day, 19 June.

I don't think it was here in 2014.

 

[Marc S.]

Sometimes the search function of the forum provides better results than google.
Try and search for 'Brett Morton' and you will find this post by @Kathar1na

• May 5, 2020
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There is so much where we walk past without knowing anything about it or even noticing it.

I noticed in the map in post #79 that there is a Forêt d'Orion - the forest of Orion. Orion is a hamlet in the area. And it is the name of one of the networks of the French Resistance during WWII that is honoured by the new memorial on the Route Napoléon; the network took its name from the hamlet, there is an article about this connection in the French Wikipedia.

I also happened to discover why the other network was called Mission Brett-Morton. Albert Brett and Morton were the code names of two members of these clandestine networks. Their real names were Albert Brouard and Roger Mitchell.

This really happened. Unlike the movie.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Some information on the Arretche family's war history:

ARRETCHE. Une famille basque dans la Résistance. - BPSGM

Famille Arretche. Une famille basque confrontée aux choix qui sont imposés par la deuxième guerre mondiale: évasion, passage, STO

www.bpsgm.fr

 

[bullingtonce]

Does anybody know anything about this memorial? Like when it was erected. I must say, there can't have been much expense used to make the 'monument', as it appears to be just a lump of rock. The plaque beneath it begins, "Nafarroa 1940-1944 Orion. Brett Morton Réseaux l'evasion et de renseignements ... " I have googled (of course) and found nothing that mentions the memorial. Were the names of the networks 'Orion' and 'Brett Morton'? I took the photo on a misty day, 19 June.
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I don't think it was here in 2014.

This monument is significant in and of itself. Expense, more expense, does not relate to its significance; in fact, it detracts from significance . . . in my opinion. Chuck