FRAM - Amable Balland (1895-1915)

Émile-Amable Balland, the great uncle of the contributor, was born on July 22, 1895 in Villacourt in Meurthe-et-Moselle. He lives with his parents in Bayon; his father is a mason. Mobilized, he joined the 120th infantry battalion and was stationed at the Mailly camp (Aube). From January to July 1915, he wrote regularly to his parents. Its letters are all written in phonetics. In the summer of 1915…