Marcel Roux
1887–1918 (age 31)
Biography
Marcel Roux (1887–1918) was a French soldier who served his nation during World War I. He was among the millions of young men who participated in the Great War, experiencing the unprecedented scale and brutality of modern warfare.
Roux's life was cut short by the conflict, and his memory is honored at Père Lachaise Cemetery. His death in 1918, near the war's conclusion, represents the tragic loss of a generation that shaped the course of twentieth-century history.