Nicolas Kind and family
Nicolas KIND in Thionville (east of France). His daughter Marie Anne got married with Jean GRAND, father of Nicolas, my grand-father (see photograph below in post entitled “My military ancestor World war II”)
René PETIT Soldier during WWI 56th regiment of artillery Aisne and Belgium campaigns
Young girls and women are marching to celebrate the end of the war and Lorraine freedom. France 1918
On the eve of celebrating the armistice day and the 100th anniversary of world war I, let’s have a deep thought for all our soldiers.
They could have been our sons, our brothers, our fathers. Generation gap has placed them to the rank of grand-fathers, then great grand-fathers or uncles.
If sorrow fades away with time, bewilderment grasps us with the horror of such a war. Fear and pain that our soldiers had to endure have turned into a powerful and dull cry – so that we don’t forget.
♦♦♦♦ 6th of June 2019 – 75th anniversary of Overlord.
A deep thought for all our soldiers who died in Normandy.
14th regiment of artillery
“Baptism” of Chaffee tanks in Lorraine – France – 1951
My father Lt Christian TASTET is standing in the 2nd tank at the rear.
Maréchal des Logis Christian TASTET and his brother Lieutenant Armand TASTET
Christian TASTET was starting his military career in the 25th regiment of Artillery in Strasbourg Armand was a pupil of Saint-Cyr College at Coëtquidan (Morbihan, France)
Lieutenant Armand Tastet with his 2 sloughis – Algeria war 1959
Sheperd dogs serving in the army – France 2013
Pigeons used for communications – WWII
Sergeant Charles Ravet with his spaniel – WWI
12th regiment of Hussars – 1912
Training of horseriding of the 12th regiment of hussars. France 1912
Grooming – 2nd squad of the 12th regiment of hussars. 1912
Crossing a river – 8th regiment of light cavalry 1939-1940
Music – 8th regiment of light cavalry 1939-1940
12th regiment of hussars – 1912
How to find the regiment of your ancestor ? Its grade, decoration and military file.
♦♦♦ On the photograph of your ancestor, the details shown on his uniform can give you this type of information. N°12 on the collar means “12th regiment”, the flame engraved in the buttons indicates “hussars”.
Above a photograph of the 12th regiment of Hussars located in France. The picture has been taken in 1912.
When writing your family history, add the photographs of your ancestors. If you have military ancestors, it would be very interesting for your chidren to know their career or at least their name, regiment, grade and enlisting date.
♦♦♦ These documents can be consulted and discussed when having a family gathering.
♦♦ Don’t forget to write down names and dates (possibly location) on the photograph.
My father Captain Christian TASTET reviewing troops in Abidjan – Ivory Coast in 1961
Daniel BEGU – 1939
Rene TASTET’s nephew.
Daniel joined the Navy in 1939 as a radio engineer on a warship called “Le Malin” (‘The Cunning’).
After the war, he worked as an aircraft assistant. He became Mayor of Martignas en Jalle, a French town in Bordeaux area.
Charles RAVET
Keep a record of your ancestors in the army
for you and your children.
It will allow you to discover your family story
and pay tribute to the soldier they have been in their young days.
My grand-father René TASTET
French Gendarmerie Nationale
Keep alive the memory of your ancestors : photos, military career, family story for your children.
Grand-father Eugene ROHEE
6th Artillery Regiment
France – WW I
Find the military career of your Grand-father (or ancestor)
in the French army
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Captain Christian TASTET reviewing Ivory Coast Gendarmerie – Abidjan 1962
My father Captain Christian TASTET (center) facing angry farmers (France 1967). Dordogne – France
Lieutenant Christian TASTET (top right)
on his light Chaffee tank
French Gendarmerie in Thionville (east of France)
1955
Rene PETIT
13th Artillery Regiment – France
1918
Rene PETIT has been enlisted in 1918. He was 20 years old.
I have found in his military documents he was registered under recruitment N° 232.
He has been sent to Silesia (former Polish province, one of the main industrial regions of Europe) where French Army had to pacify the area.
His military booklet describes him as dark brown hair, blue eyes, straight nose, broad mouth ,thick lips, height : 1.67 M
Regarded as “very committed and reliable”, he has been rewarded for his brave attitude and cold blood during an accident that occurred in October 1918 : a canon had been damaged. He had it fixed with courage and effiency in spite of the violent bombing surrounding them.
Decorations : war cross, fighter cross (1918), Silesia award medal (1921). As a President of Freedom Comittee, Rene PETIT received numerous tributes, one of them from Lieutenant BRADY, an american Army officer who freed Bruyeres le Chatel (South of Paris) in 1944.
Lieutenant BRADY and René PETIT
Nicolas GRAND
Re-enlisted in 1939 in motorized cavalry
Surrounded by his children Margot, François, Nicole
In front of their house Charlemagne Bld in Thionville (east of France) 1940
(GRAND archives)
My mother Nicole remembers :
When I heard the war had been declared, I just sat on the pavement and cried…
Rene TASTET
French Gendarmerie – Moulins 1927
During world war II in charge of Soustons Gendarmerie (Landes – south west of France)
René TASTET is my grand father.
His 2 sons Christian TASTET (my father) and Armand TASTET (my uncle) followed their father and embraced a military career.
René TASTET has been a resistant.
From Colonel Christian TASTET :
René TASTET
1925
118th Artillery squadron in La Rochelle (France)
René TASTET and his fellows
105 canon piece
Jules TASTET
Soldier in the French army 1871-1942
18th squadron forwarding of troops & equipments
in BORDEAUX – FRANCE
Francois Guillaume TASTET
Jules brother
Soldier in the French army
1914-1918 war
René PETIT
56th Artillery Regiment
War cross 1914-1918
Keep alive the memory of your ancestors for your children and grand-children.
Jean-Claude GILBERT
Born in 1888 at Saint-Point (France)- teacher
Enlisted in French Army in 1914
(BOMAL GILBERT family archives)
Two friends
French Army 1914
(PETIT family archives)
Franz DABE
Born in Lorraine
Half-brother of Melanie MICHEL, wife of Nicolas GRAND (see above)
Enlisted in German Army 1915 (Lorraine belonged to Germany)
Killed aged 21 in Argonne forest
(GRAND family archives)
Charles RAVET
French army 1914
(RAVET family archives)
Eugene ROHEE
French army – artillery 1906
(PETIT family archives)
