davidbohl Posted 5 August , 2021 Share Posted 5 August , 2021 I haven't seen one of these documents before, it relates to Sgt C.K.Imison #15718 KLR who DOW at 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville on 9th Aug 1916 With my O level French I can work out he died at 3.30 and his address in London etc, but what was the relevence of "Faubourg du Bois" please ? thanks Dave From Anc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 5 August , 2021 Share Posted 5 August , 2021 décedé faubourg du Bois, route de Doullens "Died in the district of Bois, on the road to Doullens"? Hopefully a native French speaker can advise further. There is a main road from Arras to Abbeville and Doullens is on that axis, according to wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 5 August , 2021 Share Posted 5 August , 2021 "Faubourg du Bois" is NOT to be translated, it's the name of the hamlet of Abbeville where this man died. The "route de Doullens" is the streetname. Both are on the eastern side of Abbeville. The paper is indeed an official extract (copy) from the "état civil" of Abbeville. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_history_buff Posted 5 August , 2021 Share Posted 5 August , 2021 It looks like there is still a hospital at that location today Centre Hospitalier Abbeville - Hôpital, 80 rte Doullens, 80100 ... https://fr.mappy.com › poi Translate this page Découvrez Centre Hospitalier Abbeville (80 rte Doullens, 80100 Abbeville) avec toutes les photos du quartier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbohl Posted 6 August , 2021 Author Share Posted 6 August , 2021 So I now know the exact location of No.2 Stationary Hospital in August 1916, Route de Doullens, Faubourg du Bois Here's a few photies dated 1917, just click on the image to make if bigger https://www.capitalcollections.org.uk/view-item?i=41425&WINID=1628236382253 Dave S/Effects from Anc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healdav Posted 6 August , 2021 Share Posted 6 August , 2021 14 minutes ago, davidbohl said: So I now know the exact location of No.2 Stationary Hospital in August 1916, Route de Doullens, Faubourg du Bois Here's a few photies dated 1917, just click on the image to make if bigger https://www.capitalcollections.org.uk/view-item?i=41425&WINID=1628236382253 Dave S/Effects from Anc. I may be wrong, but to me the declaration and the certificate read as though the body was found in the road rather in that he died in a hospital. I'm sure that if he had died in a hospital it would have said so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOK4 Posted 6 August , 2021 Share Posted 6 August , 2021 Hello, Not necessarily. It mentions "sans autres renseignements". The état civil doesn't always give much details about where or why etc. Especially in case of a soldier from another nation, it was just a case of registering the death. There may have even been restrictions on what was told about the death in question. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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