indentify this picture of my grandfather in WW1

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hi!

here a picture of my great-grandfather he was a French soldier in WW1 and after i think nobody in my familly know a damn thing about his story

can you make the picture talk

the first one looks like a parade Dress

the other one is a picture taken after ww1

can you tell witch type of soldier (infantry,engineer, medic.,.. ?) unit, and more if your able,
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and the second one can you tell me what is the uniform ( looks like police kepi)
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i realy dont know so


please help me
 
antidote1985 said:
hi!

here a picture of my great-grandfather he was a French soldier in WW1 and after i think nobody in my familly know a damn thing about his story
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That's unfortunate, but good for you for trying.

You should really be asking on a French (ie: France) forum, but this is probably his regiment: http://www.ancestramil.fr/uploads/01_doc/terre/infanterie/1914-1918/257_ri_1916-1918.pdf

http://www.ancestramil.fr/uploads/01_doc/morts_pour_la_france/infanterie/257_ri_mpf_1916-1918.pdf

He is wearing the Croix de Guerre, but I cannot see if there is a "palme" for a second award.

I don't know what the inverted chevron on his sleeves means, but somebody will.
 
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Yepper, I concur
If I recall they served at the 2nd Battle of Verdun.
Brutal fighting there.

Verdun Ossuary is one place I will never forget.

I love when people post pics like this.
When did he pass away and where?
 
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Your grandfather was likely a very brave and distinguished man in his military and police service.

From what I've been able to gather from Google:

Aside from wearing the Croix de Guerre in the first photo, he also seems to be sporting the braided médaille militaire fourragère.

This is supposed to be a unit award that is awarded to units that were mentioned more than once in the Orders of the Army.

Since he still appears to be wearing it in the post-war photo with his gendarme uniform, I assume he was directly involved with the actions mentioned in dispatches (otherwise he would have had to relinquish the ribbon after leaving service.)

I agree that a French military forum would be the best place to get a precise answer. It would help if the photos were in colour too.

In any case, I would hold his memory in high esteem.

Nous vous tenons au plus haut honneur, courageux guerrier!
 
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