WW1 To the Glory of Jean Corentin Carré French Soldier Hero Poster

For sale is a WW1 To the Glory of Jean Corentin Carré “À la Gloire de Jean Corentin Carré” French Soldier Hero Poster. The framed poster measures 60cm width x 80cm height. 

This poster has a beautiful illustration of the young soldier Jean Corentin Carré aged just 18 years of age running through the trenches and no man’s land, with barbed wire and explosions in the background and a enemy aircraft in the sky above him. Jean Corentin Carré was considered the youngest French soldier in the trenches, sadly he was killed in 1918 at the battle of Souilly.

This poster can be removed from the frame with ease if needed. The poster is in fair condition, it has folded creases and damage to the edges which can be seen in the photos for more details. This displays absolutely beautifully! 

The poster is in French and reads;

A La Gloire Jean Corentin Carré

né au faovët le 9 Janvier 1900 Engage au 41 Reg d'infanterie Ce az Cavril igis mort en combat aérien Ce 18 Mars igis.

Je ne pourrais pas vivre sous c'est pourquoi je suis soldat. Le joug de C'ennemi,

Eh!bien.ce sentiment de Chonneur, c'est a l'école que je l'ai appris, et c'est vous mon cher maitre unde ceux qui me l'ont enseigne!

Je souhaite que tous les petits écoliers comprennent les leçons qui leur sont données de la même manière que je les ai comprises Lavie en elle même n'est rien

si elle n'est bien remplie 

Lettre de Jean Corentin Carre à L'instituteur du faovët.

This poster roughly translates to:

To the Glory Jean Corentin Carré

 born in faovët on January 9, 1900 Enlisted in the 41st Infantry Reg Ce az Cavril igis died in aerial combat This March 18 igis.

 I couldn't live under it, that's why I'm a soldier. The yoke of the enemy,

 Well, this feeling of Honor, it was at school that I learned it, and it was you, my dear master, one of those who taught it to me!

 I hope that all the little schoolchildren understand the lessons given to them in the same way that I understood them. Life in itself is nothing

 if it is not well filled, Letter from Jean Corentin Carre to the teacher of the faovët.

This Will be sent via parcel force express 24 and dispatched within two working days. 

Happy to post this internationally with or without the frame. With the frame will be £78 for international delivery, without the frame this would be £12 for international delivery. If you would like it posted without the frame please let me know before hand so I can change the postage.