Lieutenant Jean Berchmans Marie Anne Ruellan
23e Bataillion de Chasseurs Alpins,
French Army
31/05/1918
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Chevalier de
la Légion d'Honneur
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Croix de guerre
(palme, bronze
star)
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Medaille Italienne
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Born on 21/08/1890 at Paramé, Ille-et-Vilaine,
France
The son of Jules Marie Ruellan & Marguerite Marie
Julie De Rivau
Jean Berchmans 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.
Entered College at Notre Dame de Bon Secours de Jersey
in 1903
Killed in Action at Dickebusch, Belgium, aged 28 years
Remembered on the War Memorial at
Paramé, Ille-et-Vilaine
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