Sicela unikeze isifinyezo esifushane se-Le Souvenir français.
Context:Le Souvenir français yinhlangano yaseFrance yokugcina izikhumbuzo zempi kanye nenkumbulo yempi, engaqhathaniswa neCommonwealth War Graves Commission.  I-Médaille du Souvenir Français.gif (Isikhumbuzo saseFrance) Yasungulwa ngo-1887 eminyangweni yase-Alsace naseLorraine. Abesifazane abasebasha ababegqoke izingubo zendabuko babefake ama-cockade ngasese emathuneni amasosha. Uprofesa wase-Alsace, uXavier Niessen, ngokumelene nemiyalo yasePrussia kulezi zifunda, wayezimisele ukukhombisa ukuba kwakhe ilungu lezwe laseFrance futhi ecabanga ukuthi ukukhumbula labo ababefele iFrance kwavumela umuzwa wobunye besizwe ukuba ugcinwe. Ngakho-ke, ngoMashi 7, 1888 wabiza amaFulentshi ukuba ajoyine inhlangano yakhe entsha, ngaleso sikhathi eyayinesikhathi esisebenza kakhulu.  Ingenye yezinhlangano ezindala kunazo zonke eFrance d<unk>utilité publique (eyaziwa kanjalo ngo-1 Februwari 1906) futhi inezinhloso ezintathu:  ukuze kulondolozwe inkumbulo yalabo abafela iFrance ukuze kugcinwe izikhumbuzo zezisulu zempi zaseFrance ukuba sidlulisele inkumbulo yabo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo Abaningi babalandeli bayo baqoqwa eMpini Yezwe Yokuqala, kanti labo abasele babebheka amathuna empi futhi behamba nemindeni yabafile empini lapho beya kubo. Ngaleso sikhathi le nhlangano yayiphethe amathuna angu-88 000 eMpini yaseFrance nePrussia futhi yayingaphatha kuphela amathuna angu-1 700 000 abantu abafa eMpini Yezwe Yokuqala. Ngakho-ke umthetho ka-31 Julayi 1920 wasungula "i-service national des sépultures", wathatha umthwalo wamathuna ezempi futhi wahlela ama-necropolis kazwelonke. Ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II uJenene Lacapelle, umongameli weLe Souvenir Français, wafuna ukuba kukhonjwe amasosha aseFrance angu-100 000 ayefele empini yaseFrance futhi kugcinwe amathuna awo.  Inengqungquthela ejwayelekile yomnyango ngamunye, amakomiti endawo angu-1,450 eFrance kanye nezithunywa zakwamanye amazwe ezingu-52. Manje linamalungu akhuthele angu-130 000.
Le Souvenir français yinhlangano yaseFrance yokugcina izikhumbuzo zempi kanye nenkumbulo yempi, eyasungulwa ngo-1887 e-Alsace naseLorraine. Inemigomo emithathu: ukulondoloza inkumbulo yalabo abaye bafela iFrance, ukugcina izikhumbuzo zabafa empini baseFrance, nokudlulisela inkumbulo yabo ezizukulwaneni ezizayo. Inengqungquthela ejwayelekile yomnyango ngamunye, amakomiti endawo angu-1 450 eFrance nezithunywa zakwamanye amazwe ezingu-52, futhi manje inamalungu angu-130 000 asebenzayo.