Souvenirs of Charles Boitel de Dienval (1858 in Soissons - 1934 in Compiègne), including an oval brass plate engraved "C. de Dienval Cap. au 12e Cuirassiers", two enhanced photos showing him on horseback and in 12th Dragons captain's uniform circa 1890 (26 x 37 cm), a Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 with a citation and a wooden travel trunk covered with coated canvas with reinforcements, bearing on the lid a rectangular brass plaque engraved "Boitel de Dienval - Officier de cavalerie" and on a lath the handwritten ink inscription "9e R. de Cuirassiers". Damage (50 x 110 x 53 cm)

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