(1885-1963)
Georges Richard War: 2 years 8 months and 22 days
Born 1885 Classe 1905 – Mobilised 2nd August 1914 -Matricule: 2545
Married Marie Clotilde Cantin on the 6th July 1912 at the Marie d’Asnieres
Profession: Engineer who post war would work for the SNCF (French rail company)
Promotions and Transfers
2e Classe on 3rd June 1906
Transfers from the 137e RI to the 31e RI
Caporal 30th April 1907
Sergent 1st November 1907
Mobilised with 315e RI as a Temporary Sous Lieutenant on 4th August 1914
Officially promoted to Sous Lieutenant 5th January 1916
Temporary promotion to Lieutenant 16th March 1916
Officially promoted to Lieutenant on 23rd January 1918
Moves to the 113e Regiment on the 12th March 1920
Injuries
Wounded on the 30th September 1915
“1st wound: Wounded whilst next to the Chef de Bataillon (CBA Olivier) on the 30th September 1915 by a piece of shrapnel to the calf, that when through his right calf .
“2nd wound: again from shrapnel to the Achilles tendon on the right leg”
Jean Ducos Medecin Major 2e Classe 315e RI
Wounded again 6th September attack at Verdun. Evacuated to Ambulance 12/20 and then to hospital in Dijon until April 1917.
Then moved to Nantes for rehabilitation until moving to depot status on 25th September 1917 and then another hospital stay from 15th Oct to 17th November 1917.
Citations & Decorations
2 Citations
July 1915 Croix de Guerre etoile de bronze presented in trenches at Cote 127 (presentation picture above, medal presentation be CBA Olivier)
6th September 1916 (Verdun)
Citation number: 3689 Legion d’honneur (14/10/16)
“Lead his cie with great elan toward a heavily defended part of the German line. Captured prisoners in his action and was seriously wounded during the action”
Palme added aswell to the Croix de Guerre
Notable Mentions
Charles Delvert “Carnets d’un Fantassin” or in English “From the Marne to Verdun” mentions on p119 and p120 (English version) a mystery LTN R from the 315e RI
Charles Delvert describes the man:
“tall and strong, with brown hair and a black beard. He looks like a businessman or a politician” “LTN R was educated by the Jesuits and is effusive in his praise: they got him a transfer from the 137e RI in Fontenay le Comte to the 31e RI in Melun”
Charles Delvert “Carnets d’un Fantassin”
Georges Richard
