A  GROUPING OF THREE MEDALS  AND ONE CITATION  

 originally  belonged and  awarded to the same man   Sergeant   Francis  Patureau 

who served in the Franco- Prussian war of 1870-71 

#    citation for   commemorative medal  for the campaign of 1870-1871   

confirms

MONSIEUR     PATUREAU  FRANCOIS CARIOS  LOUIS 

former sergeant and volunteer from VENDEE  [   west central France  ]  

 medal  issued by the minister of war   in Paris   april 1912      

 award  both registered and numbered  with the chancellery of orders  legion of Honour  and the ministry of war  

  measures  20.7cm x 27cm 

has some staining and fading 

# medal of the campaign  1870-1871   complete with silk ribbon and small button to reverse for war 

# defenders of the homeland  medal    1870-1871    with  silk ribbon and large brass pin 

# service medal for post and message communication service 

all medals unnamed