Deaths in the 1910s

René Gateaux

1889–1914 (age 25)

La Targette French National Cemetery

René Gateaux was a French mathematician who died in 1914 during World War I.

Pierre Girodon

1869–1916 (age 47)

Rancourt National Cemetery

Pierre Girodon, who served on the front lines during the Great War, rests at Rancourt National Cemetery.

Alfredo Guimarães

1884–1918 (age 34)

Richebourg-L'Avoue Portuguese National Cemetery

Alfredo Guimarães was a Portuguese military officer who died in 1918 during World War I.

Eugène Delamain

1874–1914 (age 40)

La Targette French National Cemetery

Painter Eugène Delamain is remembered for luminous scenes and rests at La Targette French National Cemetery.

Jacques de Choudens

1887–1915 (age 28)

La Targette French National Cemetery

Jacques de Choudens was a French writer who died in 1915 during World War I.

Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray

1840–1910 (age 70)

Miséricorde cemetery

Composer Louis-Albert Bourgault-Ducoudray preserved folk melodies and rests at Miséricorde cemetery.

Eugène Livet

1820–1913 (age 93)

Miséricorde cemetery

Eugène Livet was a French educator who lived from 1820 to 1913.

Paul Eudel

1837–1911 (age 74)

Miséricorde cemetery

Playwright Paul Eudel enriched French theater and rests at Miséricorde cemetery.

Alexandre Jacques Chantron

1842–1918 (age 76)

Miséricorde cemetery

Alexandre Jacques Chantron was a French photographer who lived from 1842 to 1918.

Étienne Destranges

1863–1915 (age 52)

Miséricorde cemetery

Music critic Étienne Destranges guided listeners through early 20th-century music and rests at Miséricorde cemetery.

Léon Gignoux

1891–1914 (age 23)

Dompierre-Becquincourt National Cemetery

Léon Gignoux was a French poet who died in 1914 during World War I.

Joyce Kilmer

1886–1918 (age 32)

Hauts-de-France

Joyce Kilmer was an American writer whose sincere poetry and sacrifice in 1918 continue to be honored in Hauts-de-France...

Otto Ranke

1880–1917 (age 37)

Grand Est

Otto Ranke was a German psychiatrist who lived from 1880 to 1917.

André-Louis Cholesky

1875–1918 (age 43)

Cuts National Cemetery

André-Louis Cholesky was a French mathematician remembered for foundational contributions to numerical methods and for ...

Hector d'Agoult

1860–1915 (age 55)

Suippes French National Cemetery

French politician who served his country until his death in 1915.

A. Mairey

1877–1915 (age 38)

Suippes French National Cemetery

A. Mairey was a devoted teacher whose life was cut short in 1915, now commemorated at Suippes French National Cemetery.

Achille-Eugène Godefroy

1882–1914 (age 32)

Tracy-le-Mont National Cemetery

French painter whose artistic career was ended by his death in 1914.

Lennock Godet

1896–1918 (age 22)

Metz-Chambieres National Cemetery

Lennock Godet was a soldier who died in 1918 and is remembered for his dedication in Metz-Chambieres National Cemetery.

Georges Bellier de Villentroy

1891–1918 (age 27)

Sarrebourg National Prisoners of War Cemetery

Military personnel who died in 1918 during the First World War.

Albert Bouchet

1894–1918 (age 24)

Compiègne-Royallieu National Cemetery

Albert Bouchet was remembered for his steadfast service and ultimate sacrifice in 1918 at Compiègne-Royallieu National ...

Leo Clarke

1892–1916 (age 24)

Etretat Churchyard

British soldier who died in 1916 during the First World War.

Alfred Agache

1843–1915 (age 72)

Cimetière de l'Est

Alfred Agache was a respected painter whose artistic contributions are remembered at Cimetière de l'Est following his d...

Léon Trulin

1897–1915 (age 18)

Cimetière de l'Est

French private investigator whose career was ended by his death in 1915.

Édouard Delesalle

1857–1917 (age 60)

Cimetière de l'Est

Édouard Delesalle was a politician honored for his public service and is remembered at Cimetière de l'Est after his de...

Joseph Déchelette

1862–1914 (age 52)

Bois-Roger National Cemetery

Renowned French curator whose scholarly contributions were cut short by his death in 1914.

Jules Arren

1876–1915 (age 39)

Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne National War Cemetery

Jules Arren was a journalist who died in 1915 and is remembered for his integrity at Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne National Wa...

Antoine Bianconi

1882–1915 (age 33)

La Crouée National Cemetery

French writer whose literary career was ended by his death in 1915.

René Gréhan

1878–1918 (age 40)

La Ferme de Suippes National Cemetery

René Gréhan was an actor who died in 1918 and is honored at La Ferme de Suippes National Cemetery for his artistic leg...

Werner Salomon

1893–1916 (age 23)

Maissemy German military cemetery

German soldier who died in 1916 during the First World War.

Paul Dubrulle

1882–1917 (age 35)

Pontavert National Cemetery

Paul Dubrulle was a Catholic priest remembered for his pastoral devotion and sacrifice in 1917 at Pontavert National Cem...

Joseph Vidal de la Blache

1872–1915 (age 43)

Saint-Thomas-en-Argonne National War Cemetery

French military officer who died in 1915 during the First World War.

Fernand Dacre

1872–1915 (age 43)

La Crouée National Cemetery

Fernand Dacre was a French military officer who fell in 1915.

Olivier Hourcade

1892–1914 (age 22)

Craonnelle National Cemetery

French poet whose literary career was ended by his death in 1914.

Jacques Louis Alfred Hulot de Collart

1868–1914 (age 46)

Bois-Roger National Cemetery

Jacques Louis Alfred Hulot de Collart was a French officer who died in 1914.

Aristide Bruant

1883–1917 (age 34)

Pontavert National Cemetery

French military personnel who died in service during World War I.

Heinrich Kalfack

d. 1918

Vauxbuin German military cemetery

Heinrich Kalfack was a German soldier who died in 1918.

Jean Klingebiel

1892–1917 (age 25)

Berry-au-Bac National Cemetery

Medical student who died in service during World War I.

Jules-Gérard Jordens

1885–1916 (age 31)

Pontavert National Cemetery

Jules-Gérard Jordens was a poet who perished in 1916.

Alain-Fournier

1886–1914 (age 28)

national necropolis of Saint-Remy-la-Calonne

French writer whose promising literary career was ended by World War I.

Charles Péguy

1873–1914 (age 41)

Grande Tombe de Villeroy (Chauconin-Neufmontiers)

Charles Péguy was a writer and thinker killed at the outset of the war.

John Meikle

1898–1918 (age 20)

Marfaux British Cemetery

Military personnel who died in service during World War I.

Les Primrose

1890–1918 (age 28)

Catenoy National Cemetery

Les Primrose was an Australian rules footballer who died serving in 1918.

Jacques Goüin

1887–1917 (age 30)

Faubourg-Pavé National Cemetery

French military personnel who died in service during World War I.

Ernest Jean Aimé

1858–1916 (age 58)

Dugny-sur-Meuse National Cemetery

Ernest Jean Aimé was a long-serving French military personnel who was killed in 1916.

Gustave Valmont

1881–1914 (age 33)

Courgivaux National Cemetery

French poet whose life was ended by World War I.

Edouard-Marcel Charrière

1892–1918 (age 26)

Nécropole nationale d'Orfeuil

Edouard-Marcel Charrière was a French artist who died in 1918.

Paul Feuillâtre

1881–1914 (age 33)

Flirey national cemetery

French poet who died during the opening year of World War I.

Frédéric Charpin

1883–1914 (age 31)

Courbesseaux National Cemetery

Frédéric Charpin was a journalist who died in 1914.

Édouard Touraine

1883–1916 (age 33)

Dieue National Cemetery

French illustrator who died in service during World War I.

Émile Chataignier

1863–1914 (age 51)

Nécropole nationale de Vaux-Racine

Émile Chataignier was among the early fallen whose dedication is remembered at Vaux-Racine.