Hello John,The surname could be spelt as either Lallement or Lallemand. Another possible surname is Pasquier as this was my great grandfather's mother's name.
What strikes me most when looking at the 1st photo of your relative is his uniform:
- First, its quite large collar,
-Then, the absence of numbers on it – that is, the number of a regiment . How can we account that for?
-Last but not least, its quite huge pockets.
I wonder what kind of regiment you relative belonged to? ( metropolitan or colonial troops, infantry, artillery...)
Can a uniform specialist in our forum tell?
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Ce qui me frappe le plus quand je regarde la 1ère photo est l'uniforme de votre parent:
- D'abord, son très grand col,
- Ensuite l'absence de numéro sur celui-ci, le numéro du régiment. Comment peut-on expliquer cela?
- Enfin, et non des moindres, ces poches assez énormes
Je me demande à quel genre de régiment votre parent a appartenu? (troupes métropolitaines ou coloniales; ....)
Est-ce qu'un spécialiste des uniformes du forum peut le dire?
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I have found 15 « Lallemand», 4 « Lallemant » and 18 « Lallement» altogether in the official yearbook of the French Army for 1913 (Dec. 31st, 1912), which ceased to be published at the beginning of the war. Unfortunately, I haven’t got the last edition of that yearbook, that is the one for 1914. (Dec. 31st, 1913).
Is there a date written at the back of the 1st photo?
On condition that these officers are one and the same person, we can deduce that your relative was :
- either a second lieutenant who got his promotion as a lieutenant (for an act of bravery) during the war.
- or already a lieutenant at the end of 1912.
A- LALLEMANT
Metropolitan troops, infantry:
1) 34th Inf.Rgt. (71st brig., 36th div., 18th corps; – in Mont-de-Marsan)
Under the heading “Reserve Officers”- Second lieutenants
Lallemant (L.C.R.)
No other information is given.
2) 3rd Algerian “Tirailleurs” ( div. of Constantine, 4th alg. inf. Brigade. – Hq. in Bône; D. in Constantine)
Under the heading French lieutenants
Lallemant (Ernest Joseph), 1 / 4 1902 (date of his promotion)
3) 2nd service of the staff headquarters
Under the heading Captains
June 27th , 1911 ( date of his promotion)
Lallemant (Léopold-Etienne-Georges)
Colonial troops, artillery:
4) Under the heading Colonial artillery - Captains
Sept. 24th, 1911
Lallemant (Gaston- Raphaël – Joseph), West Africa.
The next transcription will come as soon as possible.
Kind regards,
Astrid