Youngest to oldest French Army soldiers span seven decades
Paris September 7 inquiry at the war office reveals the youngest French soldier is seven and the oldest seventy seven. The veteran eighty year old has two sons serving at the front.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1914
Page
7
Paris September 7 inquiry at the war office reveals the youngest French soldier is seven and the oldest seventy seven. The veteran eighty year old has two sons serving at the front.
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Sept. 7 reports say Allied forces achieved a successful advance guard action against German positions southwest of Paris. Boulogne dispatches claim General Joffre turned the German line and Sir John French maneuvered on the left, with Lille’s German troops hastily evacuating. Train service Paris to Dienpe disrupted. Fourth line mentions ultraviolet rays and eye safety claims about glass and lamps.
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