There is quite an amount of information on the www regarding this place and it's history, but I can find nothing on its role during the Great War I've recently been researching a soldier who died here in Your theory is certainly possible and, yes, it is a toughy!
Thanks for looking,. But look here. You can generate the PDF to read it. I did not have time to read it all, but I haven't seen anything talking about the actual localisation of the Centre:. What does the soldier's file about his stay at the hospital?
I'm just curious, but if you'd rather not say, I understand. After a quick look through your linked site, I , too, cannot see any location given. However, an asylum would , indeed, be an ideal and the most sensible? As for my soldier's record On his service record, it simply states that he '"Died on 22nd August at Evreux" with no further detail given.
Just noticed an extra 's' on the record. He is actually recorded as having died of ' illnesses ' plural At first, he wasn't "mort pour la France", but after revision in , he was granted the honour. I think I have seen somewhere that those who died of shellshock related illness, were not granted military honours. This requires more checking though. If the French did as I have seen done in the CEF, in cases of suicide, "illness" would be given as the cause of death, which was less dishonorable for the dead one and his family and often the mental illness lead to the suicide.
On top of any detail that they may have on my specific soldier, I also asked if they had any information on the role of the asylum as a whole during I'll post back with their response if I get one! Well, I got a reply We need to know the exact date and reason of entry to ease this difficulty'.
