Jules Andre Destrigneville (1889-1977)
Born on the 23rd June 1889 at Fouchecourt in the Vosges. Jules early years, like all able-bodied men of the period was influenced by his military service, which was compulsory in France until 2001. Jules started his military service with the 79e infantry regiment in Nancy in 1909, where he would spend his next 4 years, quickly rising through the lower ranks to “caporal” in November 1911. After his military service in 1912, he naturally transitioned to become a Gardien de la Paix (policeman). Little did he know that this choice of career would most probably save his life, when general mobilization was announced in August 1914, policemen were (generally) exempt. Therefore, it was another 12 months before Jules was called up and arrived at Mamers (Sarthe department of France) on the 21th August 1915, the home of the 115e infantry regiment (315e infantry regiment being a reserve regiment of the 115e). This is where Jules war would start, find out more here
Jules 1915 (August to December)
Jules 1916 (January to December)
