All through the trench warfare the French line ran through the Melzicourt Ford.
Two kilometres beyond Servon, by the side of the road, are large shelters of stone and cement (photo, p. 92). Opposite is a French military cemetery (photo, p. 95). Two kilometres further on St. Thomas is reached.
FIRST FRENCH LINE IN AISNE VALLEY BEFORE SERVON
(St. Thomas’ Sector.)
The little village of St. Thomas formerly possessed a rich priory, founded in 1096 by Robert, Abbot of St. Méry, and Manassés, Archbishop of Rheims.
The modern church was built on the site of the Priory Chapel, destroyed during the Revolution.