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