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        <description><![CDATA[History of the Baudiment family, from Algiers, during WW1.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Epilogue]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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,... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Heavy burden for the survivors]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[On the 28th January, 1922: the death of Jean-Baptiste]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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,... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[The mourning of the family]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[The end of the War, for Jean-Baptiste]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://worldwarwounds.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/27/12134600.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[On the 22nd April 1916, too: the wedding of Jean-Baptiste, in Algiers...]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[On the 22nd of April 1916: Henri killed in action, in Verdun]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[1st february 1916: the last letter from Henri]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Winter 1915-1916: Angèle is ever-present in Henri's letters]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://worldwarwounds.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/23/12131749.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Winter 1915-1916: the letters from Henri, and his special attentions towards his three sisters...]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://worldwarwounds.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/22/12131233.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[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... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Winter 1915-1916: the letters from Henri to Jean-Baptiste]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In spite of the rigours of the front, Henri was paying much attention to Jean-Baptiste'health: "Baptiste got a new extension. Let him take the best advantage of it!" [Letter dated 7th Avril 1915] "What is Baptiste currently doing? He does not write anymore!... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[January 1916: Henri's Company, in the trenches, on the Artois front]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[All along the month of January 1916, Henri held, again, the front line trenches, at the "Bois en Hache" (namely: the "Axe shaped Wood", which he was describing as a "bad sector"), in Artois, ... Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment - Bois en Hache,... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Autumn 1915: photographies taken in Artois by Henri]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://worldwarwounds.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/19/12115203.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The occupation of Loos-en-Gohelle, and the relative lull which followed for his regiment, gave the opportunity to Henri to continue to record his every day life on the black-and-white film, under the gloomy light of the ending autumn: His Company waiting... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Loos, on the 11th October 1915: Henri describes his fights in the 2nd Battle of Artois, and the death of Colonel Alquier]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA["Dear Parents, now I have cooled down for two days, I will take the benefit of this evening to share with you details on the last operations executed by our Army, and which gave the opportunity to the 90th to add a glorious page to its own history. Since... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[25th September 1915: Henri in the middle of the fights of the 2nd Battle of Artois]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment - Loos-en-Gohelle, on the 10th October 1915: "A barricade in a street". The "great operations" were not long to come, and the 25th September offensive gave the kick-off to the 2nd Battle of Artois: the 90th Infantry... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[7th September 1915: the French get ready for the 2nd Battle of Artois]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment - Lucheux, on the 7 September 1915: "Our generals" [from left to right: 1) under the x sign: General Curé, commanding the 9th Army Corps, 2) facing right: General Deligny, commanding the 153th Division, 3) facing... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Summer - Autumn 1915: the letters sent from the front by Henri]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In his letters, Henri took every occasion to describe and comment to his beloved, with distance and humor, his daily existence as a buried soldier: "[...] The weather is fair and cool, but the nights start getting longer. Heavy fogs are coming, now, and... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[August 1915: the 90th Infantry Regiment on the Somme front]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In August 1915, the 90th R.I. held the front line in Lihons (Somme). Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment - August 1915: "Staff of the Company, in an underground shelter, during my stay in the Lihons sector. From left to right: my first second lieutenant,... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[26th Juillet 1915, in Liencourt: Henri describes in his letters, his fights in Artois, in May 1915]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://worldwarwounds.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/13/12029387.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA["[...] Without endangering the defense of the country, I am going to tell you what has been our mission since the 9th May 1915. I will take advantage of some permittence-holder on departure to, take care and post my letter: I hope he will succeed in this... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[June-July 1915: Henri shares his first photographies with his family]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://worldwarwounds.canalblog.com/archives/2009/01/12/12028720.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[All along this tragical period, Henri attempted to be closer to his beloved through a new medium of expression: taking and sending photography pictures. Photography annotated by Henri Baudiment, Loos-en-Gohelle - October-November 1915: "My flight squadron... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[May-June 1915: Henri is searching in vain Aimé's burial place.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Henri rushed up, as soon as he could, from the Loos-en-Gohelle sector, where he had taken an active part to the 9th May attack; he, then, attempted to retrieve any track of his younger brother, unfortunately without success: "[...] I walked along and... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Aimé shot to death, in Artois]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The 8th "Régiment de Marche des Zouaves" entered the battles on the 11th May 1915, in Neuville Saint Vaast (Pas de Calais), South of the Vimy Ridge: "...Violent Infantry and machine guns firings are coming from the trenches located at 1000 meters beyond... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[April 1915: Aimé on the Champagne front]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In April 1915, Aimé, who was less than 18 years old, had enlisted by anticipation: he was already a Sergeant, when he was sent to the front, amongst the 1st Batalion of the 8th "Régiment de Marche des Zouaves", the same batalion as his brother, and almost... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis CAZAUBON]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[From November 1914 to April 1915: Henri fights in Ypres]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, Henri was entering Ypres'hell: "...On the 11th [November], the violence of the bombing redoubles, and the German Infantry launches new assaults. The enemy forces are three to four times more numerous. The 90th has been holding the lines for... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[18th September 1914: Jean-Baptiste's wound, on the Champagne front]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Jean-Baptiste was severely injured in the left eye and in the chest, by some German schrapnell bullets, on the 18th September 1914, in Prunay sur Vesle (Marne). On this occasion, Jean-Baptiste was awarded the "Légion d'Honneur" and the "Croix de Guerre"... ]]></description>
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