We rarely hear of the part the Colonial soldiers played in the war ... I came across this and thought it may be of interest ! 608,209 French Colonial soldiers were involved in the war 14-18 and one of the last survivors was ........ Abdoulaye N'Diaye 10-11-1998, 104 years Thiowor, 200 km north of Dakar (Senegal), he was the last tirailleur Senegal. Retracing the long life of the last of the soldiers - Abdoulaye Ndiaye. http://74.125.93.104/translate_c?hl...pwst=1&usg=ALkJrhgGHzatKMts2pIQeVUNHJhE0i_M1A http://www.africultures.com/anglais/articles_anglais/25barlet.htm
