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Henri Vanwaetermeulen
Henri Alexis Joseph Vanwaetermeulen (14 July 1862 – 16 July 1918) was a French general of the First World War who began his career as a private soldier. Enlisting into a line regiment in 1883 Vanwaetermeulen was promoted to sergeant major within two years and received his commission within five. He transferred to the Troupes de marine and saw service in several French colonies. In Tonkin Vanwaetermeulen was mentioned in dispatches for leading assaults on two forts and received the Colonial Medal. He saw further service in Madagascar, Senegal and Mauritania much of it under the command of Joseph Gallieni and by the outbreak of the First World War was a lieutenant-colonel.
Soon after the start of the war Vanwaetermeulen was promoted to colonel and received command of a colonial regiment. He saw action in all the major French operations of 1914–16, was mentioned in dispatches at the Second Battle of Champagne and the Battle of the Somme and received the Croix de Guerre. Promoted to général de brigade by 1917 he was mortally wounded during French counter-attacks following the Spring Offensive. He was posthumously appointed a commander of the Legion of Honour.
== Non-commissioned career ==
Vanwaetermeulen was born at 10:00 on 14 July 1862 at Merris, Bailleul, Nord. His father was Achille Francois Joseph Vanwaetermeulen and his mother was Zoe Lydie Loridan.〔 He enlisted as a private soldier in the 77th Line Infantry Regiment on 6 December 1883. He received promotion to corporal on 6 June 1884 and subsequently to quartermaster corporal on 12 August and quartermaster sergeant on 25 December of the same year. On 19 March 1885 he reverted to the rank of sergeant before being reappointed on 1 July and promoted to sergeant major on 20 September.〔
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