For Rememberance Day (see also Armistice Day and Veteran's Day)
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:38:43 +0000, David Boyd <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1640845/MYERS,%20CHRISTOPHER
>- my grandmother's brother. RIP.
That prompted me to search for the lost Jean Verdenal on French websites.
I came upon a photgraph of him that was published with other soldiers that
had the honor of being mentioned in dispatches:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentioned_in_Despatches#France
He was posthumously awarded a Croix de guerre (roughly the equivalent for
U.S. Bronze Star Medal and Silver Star or UK Military Cross and Military Medal):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_de_guerre
He has a place of honor on a plaque memorializing doctors.
"A la gloire des internes en médecine des hôpitaux de Paris victimes de la
grande guerre"
"morts au champ d'honneur" -- died on the field of honor (in battle) versus
"mort pour la France" -- died for France
http://memorial-genweb.org/~memorial2/html/fr/photo.php?id_source=39504
As I mentioned, he has a photo on the web that was published in a news
magazine/newspaper:
http://jeanluc.dron.free.fr/th/V/slides/verdenal_jean.html
with the caption "A rempli ses fonctions avec courage et devouement. A ete
tue le 2 mai 1915 en pansant un blesse sur le champ de bataille."
"He fulfilled his duties with courage and dedication. He was killed May 2,
1915 while bandaging a wounded man on the battlefield."
Regards,
Rick Parker
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