Question on french colonel

[The Prussian]

Hello!

I´d like to know if it´ s possible to "baptize" this french colonel?

We have the following facts:

 

1) The photo studio did exist from 1896.

 

2) He wears:

a) Officers cross of the Legion of Honour

b) 1901 China expedition commemorative medal

c) Colonial Medal

d) Royal order of Cambodia

e) Commander cross, order of Nichan el-Anouar

 

3) The photo shows him as a regimental commander (Colonel) in Infantry Regiment N°16 in St.Étienne

 

4) Because of the China medal, the photo must have been taken after 1901.

 

5) The commanders of that regiment from 1901-1910 were:

1901: Jules Pierre Ernest De Jarnac
1902-1906: Louis Joseph Paul Albert Carrier
1907-1908: Joseph Arthur Ernst
1909: ?
1910: Joseph Nicolas Edmond Vaimbois

All of these officers were officers of the Legion of Honour

 

Do we have a match???

Thanks a lot in advance!

 

Edited October 8, 2023 by The Prussian

[922F]

Neck badge appears to be a Tunisian Nichan Iftikhir [monogram in center & bow suspension] rather than Nichan el-Anouar [star in center & crown suspension].  I cannot clearly discern the monogram.  If center monogram is "Ali", then likely an 1882-1902 bestowal. 

 

See https://asiamedals.info/threads/guide-for-dating-of-nichan-iftikhar-order-by-bey-monograms. for a guide to Beyical monograms compiled by one of our distinguished members.  Keep in mind that exact correlation between monogram and period when person received this honor not always the case.

 

Nichan Iftikhir awards do not necessarily signify service in Tunisia; Nichan el-Anouar usually recognized service in French Somaliland/Central Africa and elsewhere in France's Colonial Empire.  Nichan Iftikhir much more widely awarded than Nichan el-Anouar.

 

Perhaps this information will help identify your colonel.

[The Prussian]

Hello!

 

Thanks a lot for those informations!

I will have a closer look, when the photo will arrive!

 

[The Prussian]

Hello!

According to the medals he probably will be Colonel Jarnac

Here are the close-ups: