Nécropole nationale, Sainte-Menehould, Marne
Born in 1892 at Paramé, Ille-et-Vilaine, the
son of Jules Marie Ruellan & Marguerite Marie Julie
De Rivau.
Henri Ruellan was one of 18 children (15 living at the
start of WW1.) Ten Ruellan brothers served in WW1 and
6 of them died. It is claimed that this is the largest
number of French siblings to have died in military service
from one
family.
Another brother Xavier also died ten years later due
to health problems related to gas poisoning suffered
in WW1.
Henri
Marie Anne Ruellan and his brothers
by
Lara Pollard
