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    They did some hard fighting...

    1915 in Flanders, fought in Verdun in the opening phases, Feb 1916 then in July-august very heavy fighting in a new push at Verdun...then a short rest, then into the grinder at Sailly-Saillisel for the Somme battle before returning to Verdun in November.....

    Yup... 1916 was a good year for Bordeaux wines... but a bad one for the 99. I.R.....

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    "Ers." is "Ersatz" and the next bit of the rank is thus probably "Res." for "Reservist," just one of those weird initial draft classification substitutes for plain old "Private." That makes him a young 1914 call-up over initial draft age who had not previously served in the army. Whew!

    VERY :love::love: complete set! :beer: Too bad he framed it though (now this will drive you crazy) because on the BACK of those beautuful documents is where the unit stamped and signed for receipt and actual award presentation to the recipient from the Orders Chancery back home.

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    "Ers." is "Ersatz" and the next bit of the rank is thus probably "Res." for "Reservist," just one of those weird initial draft classification substitutes for plain old "Private." That makes him a young 1914 call-up over initial draft age who had not previously served in the army. Whew!

    VERY :love::love: complete set! :beer: Too bad he framed it though (now this will drive you crazy) because on the BACK of those beautuful documents is where the unit stamped and signed for receipt and actual award presentation to the recipient from the Orders Chancery back home.

    Aaaargh!

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    Too bad he framed it though (now this will drive you crazy) because on the BACK of those beautuful documents is where the unit stamped and signed for receipt and actual award presentation to the recipient from the Orders Chancery back home.

    Sure? Are they all stamped and signed like this? I only have one, and this isn't ?!?

    :shame:

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