Augustin-Joseph Victorin Trébuchon (30 May 1878 – 11 Nove... - dofaq.co
Augustin-Joseph Victorin Trébuchon (30 May 1878 – 11 Nove...Augustin-Joseph Victorin Trébuchon (30 May 1878 – 11 November 1918)[1] was the last French soldier killed during World War I.[2][3][4] He was shot 15 minutes before the Armistice came into effect, at 10.45am on 11 November 1918.[3] The French Army, embarrassed to have sent men into battle after the armistice with the Germans had been signed, recorded the date of his death as earlier by one day.[4][5][6]
Armistice 1918 centenary: Augustin Trébuchon, France's last fallen soldier
In the Final Hours of WWI, a Terrible Toll - Voice of America
Augustin Trébuchon: The Last French Soldier to Fall in the First World War
In the final hours of World War I, a terrible toll
Remembering the last French soldier to die in WWI, who missed the Armistice by 15 minutes
France: Unearthing the final casualty of the First World War
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Remembering the fallen in Compiègne — where the Armistice was signed twice...
