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31 janvier 2009

Epilogue

Epilogue
How about tomorrow? Tomorrow perhaps, in our turn, in transmitting the Key Message, that is to say, in prolonging the Memory, even if we did not either see or even understand by ourselves, will we be able to help closing, very slowly, very carefully,...
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30 janvier 2009

Heavy burden for the survivors

Heavy burden for the survivors
The Women, in the family, had survived these eight deadly years. They were lonely, from now on. Survivors, indeed, but for ever wounded. And their wounds were becoming quite heavy to bear... So heavy that they would have to share them, now, with the oncoming...
29 janvier 2009

On the 28th January, 1922: the death of Jean-Baptiste

Jean-Baptiste struggled bravely to overcome his wounds, but, at last, weakened by them, he was blown away on the 28th January 1922, by a blight which murdered many more than this "Great War": the Spanish Flu. His father Boniface, undermined by the sorrow,...
28 janvier 2009

The mourning of the family

The mourning of the family
Then came the long mourning, heavy to bear, for the parents, for the remaining brother, for the sisters. Family mourning which was not even interrupted by the sound of the bugle, on the Armistice Day, the 11th November 1918. Family photography, Spring...
27 janvier 2009

The end of the War, for Jean-Baptiste

The end of the War, for Jean-Baptiste
Jean-Baptiste never recovered a normal health, and so, never returned back to fighting: Official ceremony at the 1st Zouaves Regiment, at the "Champ de Manoeuvres" (training area), in Algiers, beginning of 1915: Jean-Baptiste Baudiment carries the Regiment...
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26 janvier 2009

On the 22nd April 1916, too: the wedding of Jean-Baptiste, in Algiers...

On this very day, Saturday 22nd April 1916, almost in the mean time, Jean-Baptiste had been marrying Henriette Dupuy de la Grand'Rive, in Algiers...
25 janvier 2009

On the 22nd of April 1916: Henri killed in action, in Verdun

On the 22nd of April 1916: Henri killed in action, in Verdun
Then came the attack on Verdun... March 1916: Photography of Henri Baudiment, Lieutenant (Temporary), in dress uniform. On the Left Bank of the Meuse River, the 90th Infantry Regiment took part, starting on the 21st April 1916, to the very intense fights...
24 janvier 2009

1st february 1916: the last letter from Henri

1st february 1916: the last letter from Henri
Then came the last letter, dated on the 1st February 1916, three weeks only before the German attack on Verdun: "... I am glad to announce you that my next holiday leave to come will be totally dedicated to you. Angèle and myself are currently making...
23 janvier 2009

Winter 1915-1916: Angèle is ever-present in Henri's letters

Henri used to share frequently news about Angèle, his wife, whom he tried to meet as often as possible: "...For two days, I have been staying with Angèle, 20 kilometers away from the Boches [sic]. Although amazing, this is exact anyhow: with enough boldness...
22 janvier 2009

Winter 1915-1916: the letters from Henri, and his special attentions towards his three sisters...

Winter 1915-1916: the letters from Henri, and his special attentions towards his three sisters...
His thoughts were, too, very often dedicated towards Charlotte... Family photography: Charlotte by 1914. ... towards Augustine...: Family photography: Augustine by 1912. "... of course, I cannot write to everybody separately. Charlotte, Titine keep on...
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