"Farewell Life, Farewell Love": Analysis of Survival Inequalities Among Soldiers Who "Died for France" During World War I.

This study looks at the differences in survival times among French soldiers who died in World War I, with a focus on identifying any contextual effects associated with the place of recruitment and assigned regiment. The analysis was performed using a sample of more than 17,000 men recognized as "Mor...

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Published in:Population (1634-2941) Vol. 73; no. 3; pp. 413 - 444
Main Authors: GUILLOT, Olivier, PARENT, Antoine
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Published: Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques 2018
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          GUILLOT, Olivier
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          Bureau d'économie théorique et appliquée, UMR 7522 (CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, and Université de Lorraine)
          Sciences Po Lyon, OFCE, Laboratoire Aménagement Économie Transports - UMR 5593 (CNRS, Université Lumière-Lyon 2, and ENTPE) and CAC-IXXI [Cliometrics and Complexity - Institut rhônalpin des systèmes complexes] (ENS Lyon)
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        France
        Equality
        Military personnel
        Survival analysis (Biometry)
        World War I
        Statistical methods in information science
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          Military personnel
          France
          Survival analysis (Biometry)
          World War I
          Statistical methods in information science
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        cliometrics
        First World War
        Morts pour la France
        multilevel analysis
        soldiers of 1914
        survival time
        cliometrics
        First World War
        Morts pour la France
        multilevel analysis
        soldiers of 1914
        survival time
      ab: This study looks at the differences in survival times among French soldiers who died in World War I, with a focus on identifying any contextual effects associated with the place of recruitment and assigned regiment. The analysis was performed using a sample of more than 17,000 men recognized as "Morts pour la France" in 1914-1918. The survival time of these soldiers is defined here as the number of days between 2 August 1914, the date on which general mobilization began, and the occurrence of death. We have tried to shed light on both the determinants of this survival time and the explanatory factors of early death, i.e. a death occurring in the year 1914. The results show that the average survival time and the probability of dying in 1914 varied significantly according to place of recruitment and, at least as regards infantry soldiers, between regiments. These disparities suggest the possible influence of the military staff's strategic choices and perhaps the negative impact of factors more political in nature. The estimated effects are, however, on a smaller scale than those associated with rank and corps.
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