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Orders and decorations: Croix de guerre 1914-1918, ribbon with two bronze stars, Croix du combattant, Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914-1918, with decorations a moving handwritten note: "Monsieur Georges Maitre was in Argentina in 1914. He returned to France to fight the Germans. He was buried wrapped in a blue-white-red flag", wear and tear, exposed and worn ribbons, 3 pieces, overall.

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Orders and decorations: Croix de guerre 1914-1918, ribbon with two bronze stars, Croix du combattant, Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1914-1918, with decorations a moving handwritten note: "Monsieur Georges Maitre was in Argentina in 1914. He returned to France to fight the Germans. He was buried wrapped in a blue-white-red flag", wear and tear, exposed and worn ribbons, 3 pieces, overall.

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