France, 1st World War.
Family memories of the poilu CHAPU, of the 21st RI and his descendants including:
- His oval view photographic portrait enhanced with gouache, signed "A. MUGNIER in Paris". He wears on the chest the military medal, the war cross 1914-1918 with a palm for citation to the order of the army and the colonial medal with clasp "Morocco". Presented in its original gilded and beaded stucco frame.
38,5 x 28 cm.
(small accidents).
- A staff map of "VERDUN-B" entitled "Group of the shooting canvasses, print of December 18, 1916". Scale 1/20000.
110 x 75 cm.
(worm holes).
- His martinet, in wood with leather straps.
- Its letter opener, made from a copper shell belt.
We joined from the same source :
- A "New France Agenda" for the year 1941, annotated and complete. (small accidents).
- Seven small booklets of instruction of the special military school, 1950s edition.
- Eight booklets of instruction "EOR" of the school of application of the infantry, edition of the 1950s.
The whole in its state of discovery, never in collection before.
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