739 Cpl Pétrus Bonnetin, 51e BCA.
Born at Amplejuis, Loire on 19 February 1888, Pétrus was living at 35, rue Lachaize, Roanne at the time of his enlistment. A recalled reservist, he enlisted into the 51e BCA at Roanne on 4 August 1914 and fought in the Vosges, the Somme and at Ypres before taking part in the Second Battle of the Yser (Nov - Dec 1914). Pétrus was wounded in action on the Yser front in mid -December 1914 and died in hospital. He is buried in the military section of the communal cemetery at Juvisy sur Orge.
17 December 1914
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
