For 10 years, she investigated the history of soldiers from her commune of Seine-Maritime who died for France

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After 10 years of research, Ginette Dubocs, resident of Neufbosc in Seine-Maritimehas reached the end of the titanic work into which she had embarked, initially with her husband, in 2014.

That of writing a book in tribute to Neufboscois soldiers from the First World War to the Algerian War.

Keeping the memory of soldiers alive

It all started from a question during the commemorations of the 1914-1918 war.

“Gérard Decorde, the grandson of Arthur Decorde, asked me why his grandfather's name was not present on the war memorialexplains Ginette Dubocs. I then helped him in his research on his grandfather and I wanted to continue my research in order to know the lives of the soldiers whose names appear on the monument, and those who do not appear there. »

Talking a little about the living feels good too.

Will ensue ten years of research, “very dense”in order to learn more about these soldiers who fought for France.

Some will even be added to the Neufbosc war memoriallike Arthur Decorde, 100 years after his death.

Regarding the missing names, Ginette Dubosc managed to get some answers: “the conditions for appearing on the monument were not respected, such as a death too late after the war, or a death from illness and not on the battlefield. »

For the others, she makes some hypotheses. “I think that in order to save engraving they only mentioned the elders of the family, or perhaps also because of poor transmission of information,” she muses.

Throughout his research, Ginette Dubocs will even meet four former soldiers from the Algerian War.

“It was very interesting to be able to discuss their stories directly with them,” she confides.

Give advice

During her research, Ginette Dubocs multiplied the sources: internet, national archives of Pierrefitte, guest book of the Dead for France, municipal archives…

“It’s a breathtaking amount of research, and 10 years, even if I took breaks, is a long time”she confides.

I am happy and relieved to have completed my research and that the book is coming out.

Within his work, she explains her research method and gives her advice for carrying out this type of research.

If his book, released in December, is only published in 30 copies, it will be freely accessible to the Neufbosc town hall.

“It’s so specific that it can’t interest everyone,” she explains.

But the Neufboscoise wishes to point out all the same thatshe would be delighted to talk with people who, like her, do research on soldiers who died for France: “We owe them a few minutes of our precious time. »

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