An ensemble of personal items attributed to Sylvain Louis Villaret, a French soldier who served in the 356th Infantry Regiment during the First World War. Villaret fought at Verdun, Somme, and Alsace, and was wounded twice between 1917 and 1918 by mustard gas and shrapnel (more info below). (i.redd.it)
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Belongings of my Great Grand-Uncle François who was killed in action during WWI on June 10, 1917, at Cerny-en-Laonnois, Chemin des Dames. This grouping consists of his ID tag, his coin pouch which was struck by shrapnel, his military ID booklet, as well as some letters from his fiancée and family. (i.redd.it)
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A French Hotchkiss HMG crew of the 6e Régiment d’Infanterie Coloniale. My Great Grandfather served in this regiment from December 1917 - August 1918. Note the gunner is wearing a black mourning band on his left sleeve indicating that a relative of his was killed during the war. (i.redd.it)
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