ɪnðə jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ˈaɪ, dʒˈɛdældʒ sˈɜːvd æz mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɛsi, sˈeɪnˈɛtmˈɑːɹn, wˌɛɹ hiː lˈeɪɾɚ dˈaɪd ænd wʌz bˈɛɹid.
In the years before World War I, Gedalge served as mayor of Chessy, Seine-et-Marne, where he later died and was buried.