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Mougin, Paul Henri

Date of birth:
January 12th, 1880 (Duperré, Algiers)
Date of death:
July 18th, 1918 (Parcy-Tigny, Vierzy, Aisne, Picardie)
Nationality:
French

Biography

Brother of Général Louis Mougin (1873-1955)
Promoitons:
October 31st, 1899: Elève de 2e classe
April 10th, 1900: Elève de 1re classe
August 15th, 1900: Caporal
December 15th, 1900: Sergent
October 01st, 1901: Sous-lieutenant
October 01st, 1903: Lieutenant
March 27th, 1913: Capitaine

Career:
1899-1901: Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint Cyr, Promotion "d'In Salah"
October 1901: 3e Régiment de Zouaves
August 1905: Affaires indigènes
Novembre 1905: 86e Régiment d'Infanterie
August 1907: 141e Régiment d'Infanterie
December 1908: Affaires indigènes, Casablanca, Algeria
July 1911: Chef de bureau, Affaires indigènes, Casablanca, Algeria
March, 1912: Armée chérifienne
August 1912: 141e Régiment d'Infanterie
September 1914: 3e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens
September 29th, 1915: Capitaine, 4e Régiment Mixte de Zouaves et Tirailleurs - WIA by bullet to the left leg at Saint Hilaire le Grand
July 21st, 1918: 8e Régiment de Marche de Tirailleurs, KIA at Parcy-Tigny, Aisne

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Awarded on:
March 30th, 1909
with clasp "Sahara"
Médaille Coloniale
Awarded on:
July 22nd, 1909
with clasps "Casablanca" and "Maroc"
Médaille commémorative du Maroc (1909)
Awarded on:
March 1912
Nicham Iftikhar, Officer
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Capitaine (Captain)
Unit:
3e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens
Awarded on:
October 28th, 1915
"very courageous officer, led his tirailleurs to attack the German lines with remarkable enthusiasm - wounded when arriving at the enemy positions."
1 bronze palm

Ordre général Nr. 1890
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Capitaine (Captain)
Unit:
3e Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens
Awarded on:
October 28th, 1915
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
with 1 bronze star
Croix de Guerre (1914-1918)

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