Mellionnec

Mellionnec is a common French, located in the department of the Coast-with Armor and the area Brittany.

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François-Marie Laurent (Frañsez Laorañs), Breton originating in Mellionnec is a Soldat shot for the example. It is during a combat in the night of 1st at October 2nd, 1914 that this soldier is slightly wounded out of Champagne under the eyes of his captain. The last phalange of its little finger of the left hand is torn off. According to the recommendations of its captain, it will be made look after in a rescue station by Doctor Buy. The doctor, finding the wound too light, suspects it of being himself automutilé and of wanting to conceal itself with his military obligations. This soldier expresses himself only malhabilement in French. He will be shown of abandonment of station, will be condemned by the Council of war and will be shot on October 19th, 1914. December 3rd, 1933, he is rehabilitated and its family receives the sum of: 10000 francs. The town hall of Mellionec makes remove the marble plate where the names of the killed soldiers were registered. Thereafter, it makes engrave directly on the monument the name of the soldiers by including that of F. - M. Laurent in his alphabetical order,

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