Documents de Didier Le Petit : 1 - portrait photographique. 2-17 - Livret militaire. 18-21 - Correspondance avec sa femme Madeleine. 22 - Faire-part de décès. 23 - Avis de décès. 24-28 - Lettre d'Albert Moutier, compagnon de combat de Didier Le Petit, à Madeleine Le Petit. 29-30 - Notification de pension de veuve de militaire. 31 - Diplôme de médaille militaire. || Monsieur Le Petit nous a déposé des documents concernant Didier Le Petit. Il est né en 1883 à Bayeux (14) et décédé en 1914 au Champ d'Honneur à Courcy (53). Il a servi comme soldat au 36e régiment d'infanterie.

This is a US-made medal commemorating the Allies of the First World War. The text reads, at the top ‘DO RIGHT’, left bottom ‘AND FEAR’, right bottom ‘NO MAN’. It is a circular medal with an eagle and on top of which is a shield. There is national symbolism throughout: the eagle represents the United States and, on the left-side of shield itself, the ship represents Great Britain, the cockerel represents France, the Cross of Savoy represents Italy, and the lion’s head represents Montenegro. On the right-side of the shield, the bear represents Russia, the lion rampant represents Belgium, the four fire-steels, or four C’s, represent Serbia, and the rising sun represents Japan. There are 13 stars around the edge of the medal, which represent the original 13 colonies of the United States. In the upper left of the shield is an ‘AD’, for anno domini, and, in the upper right of the shield is the year ‘1916’. On the left wing of the eagle is the word ‘COPYRIGHT’ and, on the right wing is the word ‘SPICER-SIMPSON’, indicating Theodore Spicer-Simpson, the engraver of the medal. The medal was commissioned by the ‘American Fund for French Wounded’ which provided relief for wounded French soldiers during the war.

Artist Frederick Spurgin signed his name to the right of the boy that he portrayed wearing a British soldier’s uniform and carrying a rifle mounted with a bayonet. The postcard is headed ‘KHAKI’; the caption below reads, ‘THIS COLOUR DOES NOT RUN!’ The printed details on the reverse include ‘Inter-Art Co., Red Lion Square, London, W. C. / “KHAKI” Series. No. 1053. British Manufacture’. Postally used, the postcard has been franked ‘FOLKESTONE 230 PM 10 JAN 1916’. It has been addressed in black ink to ‘Master Blunt / 45 St Augustine’s Avenue / S. Croydon’. The message reads, ‘how do you like this of your soldier ? father / Xmas.’. || A British patriotic postcard || || A British patriotic postcard || Postcard || Front