Pronunciation Guide

The following is a phonetical guide to pronouncing the unit members' names and ranks. For a more accurate, in-depth guide, please see the Pronunciation Guide on the French Military Terms and Soldier Slang page

Ranks:

Lieutenant...................................Loot-nyah
Sergent.......................................Sair-zhaw
Caporal........................................Ka-poh-rahl
Soldat Première Classe.................Sohl-dah Preh-meer Klahss
Soldat Deuxième Classe...............Sohl-dah Duhz-zyehm Klahss

Names

Sergent Jean Théophile Contamine............Zhaw Tay-o-feel Kohn-tah-meen
Caporal Mathieu André Picard....................Mah-tyuh Ahn-dray Pee-kahr

Soldat Tomas Croissant.....................To-maz Kwah-sah
Soldat Jean Baron.............................Zhah Bah-row
Soldat André Bois.............................Ahn-dray Bwah
Soldat Joseph F.E. Bourgeois...............Zhoh-sef Boo-zhwah
Soldat Pascal Boutroix.......................Pa-skal Boo-twah
Soldat Vidal Coulon...........................Vee-dal Koo-lown
Soldat Renaud Cousineau...................Ruh-noh Koo-seh-noh
Soldat Eric Durand...........................Er-eek Doo-rah
Soldat Robert Dutremble...................Roh-bair Doo-trahm-bluh
Soldat Gregoire Guiot.......................Greh-gwah Gee-oh
Soldat Joseph Gurreaux....................Zhoh-sef Goo-roh
Soldat Firmin Lefebvre......................Fair-meh Luh-fev-ruh
Soldat Marcel Levaillant....................Mar-seh Lu-vay-yah
Soldat Guy Maillard..........................G-ee May-ahr
Soldat Henri Paul Morel.....................Ahn-ree Pohl Moh-reh
Soldat Gérard Nicholas.....................Zhay-rahd Nee-kolahz
Soldat Pierre Pernot.........................Pee-yair Pair-noh
Soldat Marceau Riton........................Mar-sow Ree-tohn
Soldat Henri Jean Rouland ................Ahn-ree Roo-lah
Soldat Hugo Vallois ..........................Oo-goh Val-wah

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