Together with French aviation pioneer Anselme Marchal, he escaped to Belgium in February 1918 and returned to France from there. In October 1918, the day before his 30th birthday, he was shot down near Vouziers, probably by German pilot Hermann Habich. Garros' body was identified by his best friend, Edmond Audemars.
Roland Garros was buried in the Cimetiere municipal cemetery in Vouziers, northern France.
