Zhu Guisheng
Zhu Guisheng (1896 – March 2002), was the last surviving member of the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC).
Zhu Guisheng | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1896 |
| Died | March 2002 La Rochelle, France |
| Occupation | Electrician |
| Known for | Last surviving member of the Chinese Labour Corps |
| Awards | French Legion of Honor |
Guisheng was from the Shandong province of China when in 1916 he signed a five-year contract to join the Chinese Labour Corps, through the Huimin Company.[1][2] He possibly left Qingdao in August 1916, to join the Chinese Labour Corps in France.[1] After the war, he remained in France.[2]
He worked with the French in the Second World War.[2]
He married a French woman and they had two children.[2] He worked as an electrician and had also operated cranes.[2] In 1989, he was one of only two surviving CLC members who were awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1989.[2]
Guisheng died at the age of 106, in La Rochelle in March 2002.[2] Until then he had been the last surviving member of the Chinese Labour Corps.[2]
References
- Rogers, Roy Anthony; Daut, Nur Rafeeda (December 2017). "China in the First World War: A Forgotten Army in Search of International Recognition - ProQuest". Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations. 3 (3): 1237–1269.
- Carter, James (9 March 2022). "The last of the Chinese Labour Corps, Zhu Guisheng". SupChina. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
External links
- Carter, James. "[Podcast] The last of the Chinese Labour Corps, Zhu Guisheng". SupChina. Retrieved 30 June 2022.