Memorial to Louis Astoul along the Chemin-des-Dames of the 70th Senegalese Regiment who was killed April 16, 1917, the first day of the Second Battle of the Aisne, the Battle of Chemin-des-Dames. © 2014 by John M. Shea
Text:1914–1918A la mémoirede notre fils bien aiméle S-LieutenantLouis Astouldu 70eme SénégalaisTombé glorieusementdans ces paragesà l'âge de 24 ansau cours de l'assautdu 16 Avril 1917et de ses camaradesIn memoryof our beloved sonSecond LieutenantLouis Astoulof the 70th SenegaleseFallen gloriouslyin this areaat the age of 24 yearsduring the assaultof April 16, 1917and of his comrades
"Memorial to Louis Astoul along the Chemin-des-Dames of the 70th Senegalese Regiment who was killed April 16, 1917, the first day of the Second Battle of the Aisne, the Battle of Chemin-des-Dames."
Monday, April 16, 1917
April, 1917
1917-04-16, 1917, April, Chemin-des-Dames, Chemin des Dames, Battle of Chemin-des-Dames, Second Battle of the Aisne, Nivelle Offensive, Louis Astoul, Astoul
© 2014 by John M. Shea