Durosoir – Gallery

Durosoir

This gallery is an accompaniment to our book Ma Chรจre Maman โ€“ Mon Cher Enfant.

1914

Cherbourg Brittany and Normandy map
Le lieutenant Perrin au centre Perrin, Durosoir, Vandoren
De gauche ร  droite Balembois, Durosoir, Dumont
Paris Metro 1914

1915

Neuville church
Neuville 1915
Neuville, Taking shelter in what is left of the cemetary
Neuville, before and after
Neuville, April 1915, first-aid station
Neuville before the war
Neuville street, April 1915
Neuville, April, 1915
Neuville, church and market
April 8, 1915, the Fleury redout, shelter cave at Douaumont, where Durosoir’s command post was set up.
May 1915 General Mangin
May 1915, The pistol, after being hidden from the Germans during WWII, first behind a hot stove then in a damp hole
May 23, 1915, Lucien’s letter describing the dagger he needs, and the dagger
June 1915, explosions in front of Durosoir’s trench
June 1915, Cemetary near Mareuil
La Sucrerie de Souchez
Les ruines des tours de St Eloi [?] 1915
Concevreux, Lucien, Rolland and others
Concevreux, lunch with Mme Marion
October 1915, Durosoir with his cymbals at the Chateau de Chaussoy
October 1915, stretecher bearers of the first battalion, Doctor Fayet in the center, Martel next to him in front of Durosoir
Le Labyrinthe
Program Noel 1915
Souchez, Trench Lucien was in

1916

February 1916 in the wagon
February 23 1916 in Saleux Left to Right Magne Lemoine Caplet Mareฬchal and Durosoir in front of their rehearsal hall. la filature.
Program signed by musicians and Mangin March 29 1916
Avril 1916 Une rue de Fleury
Avril 1916 Une rue de Fleury
June 14 1916 departure of General Mangin Caplet directing the musicians playing his March.
July 21 1916 Magne and Durosoir play checkers.
August 5 1916 Marechal sends Durosoir a card saying that there are a few good bottles
Lunch in Amblonville August 5 1916 with Lucien on the violin Magne Caplet and Lyon and his dog.
August 8 1916 Dinner among friends the farm at Amblonville
Eglise des Eparges en septembre 1916
Official notice December 1916 certifying that the six soldiers listed have the right to gather to make music
Le thรฉรขtre de G. Nous sommes en train de charger le piano pour partir ร  Sommedieue. Tirรฉ le 28 dรฉcembre 1916
Gournay sur Aronde the quartet
the musicians on the move with their instruments
Saleux in the garden of the filature the quintet Durosoir Lemoine Caplet Mareฬchal Magne
Maurice Mareฬchal with his Poilu

1917-18

January 1917, Chaplain Martel in Eparges, a few days before his death
The Do-Do-Do bis caricature, January 9, 1917
Program cover concert with Nelly at the hospital, January 10, 1917
January 25, 1917, moving the piano in Rupt en Woevre
Magne et Marรฉchal partant de Nogent L’Arthaud le jour de la Pentecรดte 1917
September 1917, Lucien Durosoir

August 13, 1917, Durosoir in-Fรจre en Tardenois
August 8, 1917, Durosoir climbing into a plane in Arcy.
Champ d’aviation d’Arcy prรจs Fรจre-en-Tardenois [9 ?] aoรปt 1917
September 12, 1917, Concert in the Chaฬ‚teau de Porquelincourt
September 15, 1917, Army theater. Feฬ€re en Tardenois
December 10, 1917, The Pigeon post with antenna
Durosoir holding a pigeon, with Caplet. 5 mai 1918
October 1918, Louise in her Breton costume
October 1918, Description of the Breton costume, asking him to please send the picture back if he doesn’t like it
Andrรฉ Caplet
Movable pigeon coop, with Caplet
Andrรฉ Caplet sergent colombophile au front pendant la guerre. Il fait manger 2 pigeons dans sa main
Caricature by Andreฬ Caplet of Durosoir playing

Miscellaneous

Letter from Louise no space wasted
Louise letter
Lucien’s letter
Letter from Lucien
Date unknown the group under a cliff
War-torn wasteland
Bougie Pigeon
French soldiers maneuvering a saucisse
Souvenir – rings on Luc’s hand

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