19-01-1918 Compagnie de Legion 1er R.M.A.

On the 18th of januari 1918 a soldier of the French Foreign Legion wrote a postcard to:

Monsieur Seyssel Adjudant Chef
2e Etranger
Cie de Discipline
a Tiout
Par aïn Sefrat
Algerie

Tiout is an oasis near Aïn Sefra

The soldier only had a brief message:

au armee le 18/1 18
Souvenir et Cordial
poignée de main

Signature

The card has two stamps on it.
The first:

Compagnie de Legion
1er R.M.A. – A.O.
Le Capitaine

The abbreviations stand for 1er régiment de marche d’Afrique and Armee Orient.
The second:

Tresor et Postes 509
19-1-18

The Numéro du bureau 509 belonged to the 122ème Division d’Infanterie [1]

At the Front the card shows an image of the barracks in Monastir damaged after a bombardement.


The legend of the postcard reads

Macédoine 1917 MONASTIR – Les Casernes après le Bombardement.

Cliché J.M.
E. Le Deley, Imp.-édit 127, Boulevard de Sébastopol, Paris


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