Louis-Georges-Auguste Mallat Desmortiers

1896–1918 (age 22)

Biography

Louis-Georges-Auguste Mallat Desmortiers was a French soldier born in 1896 who served during World War I. He came of age during a period of intense military conflict and answered the call to defend his nation.

Desmortiers died in 1918, in the final year of the Great War, having served in the military during one of the most challenging periods in modern history. His sacrifice was part of the broader tragedy of the First World War.