Jean-Baptiste Lemire (8 June 1867 – 2 March 1945) was a French composer. Biography Lemire was born in Colmar, Haut-Rhin. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste (1844–1909), a mason, and Anne-Marie Sarter (1848–1924), a dressmaker. In 1871, France was defeated in the Franco-Prussian War, and his family was forced to flee their home and take refuge in Montbéliard, on the other side of the new border. Although the family regarded it as a temporary stay, Lemire resided in Montbéliard for 11 years. In April 1883, he began work as a locksmith in Belfort, where he remained until 1888. On 7 March 1888, Lemire entered the army as a musician, committed to volunteer for four years with the Crews of the Fleet, in Brest, as Quarter-Major Musician Second-Class, then later to the 52nd Navy regiment as Corporal Drummer and Sergeant Drummer Regimental Adjutant. In 1889-1891, Lemire joined the study campaign of the Dubourdieu as an accompanying musician. The ship departed from France on 29 November 1889, calling at the Canaries (11 January 1890), Senegal (25 January), Singapore (3 June), Honolulu (15 July), Tahiti (15 to 25 August), Nouméa (17 to 21 October), Sydney (30 October to 3 November), Peru (3 April 1891), California (31 July), and Venezuela (23 September), before returning to France via Trinidad (29 September). In October 1891, Lemire committed to another five years with the Navy, and was placed in the 3rd regiment of Infantry of Navy, with his new title as Bugle Musician, and soon later Under-Chief of Fanfare. In his off-time he enrolled in the Conservatory of Lyons (CNSMD) (1893), and a year later won the First Prize of "Flûte Traversière" (transverse flute) in October 1894. In 1896, he again renewed his military engagement for two years, and in the same regiment. From April 1897 to March 1898, he participated in the Colonial Infantry, in the Madagascar campaign. After extending his return again for four more years, in the 4th and 6th regiments of the Navy Infantry, he finally rose to Chief of Fanfare, participating in the Tonkin campaign (June 1900 - August 1901). He returned and left active service in 1902, entering the 7th regiment of Colonial Infantry Reserves. In the same season, he took the position of First Flute Solo with the municipal orchestra of Biarritz. In 1903, he left the 7th regiment for the 49th regiment of the territorial army reservers, where he