Monument to the first fallen soldier of the Schoolmen's Company, Edgars Krieviņas
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Located in the Central Cemetery of Valmiera, near the chapel (Miera Street 1/3, Valmiera)
A soldier of the 8th (Skolnieki) company of the Cēsi regiment, LKOK Edgars Krieviņš (1899-1919), died on June 7 from injuries sustained in the battles of Cēsi on June 6, 1919, when he covered the retreat of the rest of the units when the Landsweer attacked.
Used sources and references:
Lismanis J. 1915-1920 in memory of battles and fallen soldiers. Memorial places of the First World War and Latvian Liberation battles. Riga, 1999. - p. 351.
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