Complex sentence: The monument aux morts stands near the church and In Ringot's composition a woman representing Bergues and carved in limestone stands at the top of the monument holding a palm and below her a dead soldier lies prostrate on his stomach and clutches a branch of laurel.
Split into simpler sentences: The monument aux morts stands near the church and Ringot carves in limestone the figure of a woman representing Bergues itself. She is placed at the top of the monument holding a palm and below her a dead soldier lies prostrate on his stomach, clutching a branch of laurel.