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Français : Mon grand-père, Charles SENSIER, est né à Orléans le 22 décembre 1894. Il a été mobilisé le 6 septembre 1914 et sera démobilisé le 7 septembre 1919. Tout au long de sa participation aux combats, mon grand-père va tenir un petit carnet de route dans lequel il inscrit tous ses déplacements, tous les lieux qu'il traverse, ce qu'il y fait, jusqu'à sa position lors des combats. Il écrit tout aussi bien ses journées de marche, que sa vie dans les tranchées, sa terreur lors d'assauts allemands, ou encore le déroulement de ses permissions. A la fin de la guerre, il entreprend très rapidement la retranscription de son carnet. Dans un document de format plus lisible, il va coller les pages de son carnet d'origine ou les recopier quand elle sont illisibles ou accompagnées de croquis. Cette retranscription à postériori va lui permettre d'organiser ses souvenirs, de les rendre plus aisés à la lecture, tout en gardant l'esprit d'origine de son carnet. Pour moi c'est un témoignage très important qu'il me laisse là, car je n'ai pas pu beaucoup parler avec lui de cet épisode de sa vie. Et avec ce document, je sais avec précision quels ont été ses faits et gestes, ses déplacements, le nombres de kilomètres parcourus, les villes et villages traversés, les combats menés et son sentiment à cet égard. Il explique par exemple l'effroi et la panique produits par une torpille allemande lancée sur leur position, en ces termes : "23 octobre [1915] Minuit juste. Première torpille aérienne lancée de la première ligne ennemie sur la notre. Emoi. Stupeur. Quelque chose d'épouvantable dans cette déflagration de 80 kilogs de poudre". Ailleurs il explique cela "[...]nous avions ordre de ne pas tirer sur l'ennemi. Pourquoi ? Parce que nous étions en infériorité numérique devant eux, [...], nous ne tirions que si l'ennemi avait commencé. sans cela nous restions tranquille souhaitant qu'il n'y ait pas de violents mouvements de leur part." Je trouve que mon grand-père, qui était quelqu'un de rigide et méthodique, a réalisé ici un témoignage très précis de la guerre, peut être aussi grâce aux photographies qu'il a pu prendre sur le front (même si la plus part ont été perdues). D'ailleurs, au sujet des photos, il en a conservé une de tirailleurs sénégalais avec qui, je pense, il a sympathisé. Mon grand-père a ensuite travaillé à Paris, à la messagerie maritime, avant de venir travailler à la clinique Saint Roch à Toulon. Il décédera en 1963 à la Seyne-sur-Mer. Ce document dont il est question ici (et terminé en 1923), je le vois comme un leg pour le futur, c'est une part de vie de ma famille, du seul grand-père que j'ai connu.
English: My grandfather, Charles SENSIER, was born in Orléans on December 22, 1894. He was mobilized on September 6, 1914 and will be demobilized on September 7, 1919. Throughout his participation in the fighting, my grandfather will hold a small logbook in which he records all his movements, all the places he crosses, what he does there, up to his position during the fights. He writes his days on the march as well as his life in the trenches, his terror during German attacks, or even the progress of his leave. At the end of the war, he very quickly began to transcribe his notebook. In a document of more readable format, he will paste the pages of his original notebook or copy them when they are illegible or accompanied by sketches. This subsequent transcription will allow him to organize his memories, to make them easier to read, while keeping the original spirit of his notebook. For me it is a very important testimony that he leaves me there, because I was not able to speak much with him about this episode of his life. And with this document, I know precisely what were his actions, his movements, the number of kilometers covered, the towns and villages crossed, the battles fought and his feelings in this regard. He explains, for example, the fright and panic produced by a German torpedo launched on their position, in these terms: "October 23 [1915] Just midnight. First aerial torpedo launched from the first enemy line on ours. Emotion. Stupor. Something dreadful in this explosion of 80 kilos of powder". Elsewhere he explains that "[...]we had orders not to fire on the enemy. Why? Because we were outnumbered in front of them, [...] we only fired if the enemy had started . without that we remained quiet wishing that there were no violent movements on their part." I find that my grandfather, who was a rigid and methodical person, produced a very precise account of the war here, perhaps also thanks to the photographs he was able to take on the front (even if most have been lost). Moreover, on the subject of the photos, he kept one of Senegalese skirmishers with whom, I think, he sympathized. My grandfather then worked in Paris, in shipping, before coming to work at the Saint Roch clinic in Toulon. He died in 1963 in La Seyne-sur-Mer. This document in question here (and completed in 1923), I see it as a legacy for the future, it is a part of the life of my family, of the only grandfather I have known. |
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Author | Charles Sensier | ||
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