The Les Islettes national cemetery
La nécropole nationale des Islettes. © Guillaume Pichard
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The Les Islettes national cemetery brings together the bodies of 2,226 French soldiers who died during the fighting in the Argonne between 1914 and 1918. These remains were initially buried in temporary cemeteries in neighbouring communes. In numerous communes, such as Les Islettes, several ambulance centres (i.e. medical facilities) were set up in order to treat the wounded soldiers. The majority of the soldiers buried here died in these health units as a result of their injuries.
Among them are several soldiers from the colonial troops. Moreover, four soldiers from the 129th infantry regiment (RI), who were shot at Rarécourt on 28 June 1917, are buried in this cemetery. These four men, who were involved in pacifist demonstrations, are Marcel Chemin (grave 501), Marcel Lebouc (grave 447), Adolphe François (grave 365) and Henri Mille (grave 384).
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Les Islettes
À l’ouest de Verdun, D 2, N 3
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