Finally French data base openes on the internet

[Patrick]

Finally it works ,

long awaited

French data base opened on the internet with a listing of 1.3milion fallen soldiers in 14/18

others to follow

click on Morts 14-18 top left

then recherche

at the link

French data base

http://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr

here an example with Driant

sorry can not post image on the forum here does not accept dynamic immages

Its getting many many hits and is consulted heavily so ....

do not use rush hour trafic

Greets

Patrick

[Patrick]

Here an example of what you get out of the database

pretty moving to see the "fiche" of an ancestor who fell .

Killed by a German

Database also in English click on the union Jack.

greets

Patrick

[Chris_Baker]

This is a fantastic development, Patrick. Thanks for letting us know about it. Can you tell us anything about the organisation/project that was responsible?

[Patrick]

Hi Chris

yes this is fantastic

site presented by the secretary of the Anciens combatants Hamlaoui Mekachera

and the french ministry of defense .

here a partial example of col Driant who died at the onset of the Verdun offensive

[MartinWills]

Chris/Patrick,

With all due respect to your goodselves our French Pal "Annie" had already alerted the forum to the lanuch/existence of this database yesterday:

see http://www.1914-1918.org/forum/index.php?s...wtopic=5996&hl=

That said - it is an excellent resource - though it would be nice linked to place of commemoration.

Martin

[Paul Reed]

I missed the post by Annie - but thanks to you both. This is really great news, making at long last French soldiers from WW1 researchable.

[Annie]

Hi all, Hi Patrick,

Good news for us! We wait for this site for a long time!

For Patrick: your ancestor was killed in Roubaix. Are you Chti?

Annie

[Patrick]

Evening Annie ,

You broke the news , You have the honors

but I also overlooked it , being posted in Chit-Chat ,

does not really belong there , too great of a breaking news .to hide it .

Finally the data base is here , it will sure make a lot of people happy .

as it took a long time , and it’s still growing with the names of airmen etc …

The Family of my grandfather has its roots in the Menin - Roubaix area

So Flemish - France border , the Young Mestdag Soldier I looked up

must have been from a branch of the family tree , as the spelling is quite unique .

My two Grand Fathers fought the great war at the Yser first,

and later one went to the congo .

They both survived it ….to tell me stories about it

No I’m not chti ,

I'm pure Flemish , but in the 19th century,

the branch of my family must have been .

@+

Patrick

[Annie]

Hi Patrick,

I'm half Flemish (my mother is born in Wijtschate).

And I'm Chti!

Regards

Annie

[Patrick]

Hi all

Sorry but can’t stop to use the newly opened gem database

specially after seeing the movie " le pantalon" on arte this evening .

Its the story of Bersot Julien Shot at down in February 1915

for refusing a stupid order , after coming from the first lines on rest ,

namely putting on the trousers (red) of a death soldier

stained and damaged , to have a conformity trouser , as he wasn’t issue a regular one

at the base , at the start of the war (lack-off) .

He was a courageous soldier of the 60 RI on the battle field .

This is an other example of utter stupidity and

sticking to the rules of military command ,

far away from the reality at the front ,

in those early days of the war.

Notice the initial reason for death on his file

death in front of the enemy .

Lucien was later rehabilitated in 1922

probably why in brackets his file has also the mention

(rehabilitated -shot at down )

pretty sure this data base will provide us with some other

quite interesting "fiches"

@+

Patrick