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Old 01-10-20, 12:18 AM
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Am wondering of someone can help with details of the recipient of this award. Yes, I know what both of them are but I would love to know more about the man. I suspect that he is possibly an American as the name turns up a lot on Ancestry.

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Old 01-10-20, 06:23 AM
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"Amb" - "Ambassadeur"?
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Old 01-10-20, 07:22 AM
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Hi Leigh

Many thanks and you could be right but I think that it is: "A Mr." or "A Monsieur".

The spelling of "Henry" is not, as far as I am aware, the normal French spelling of "Henri" but one of our nice French members might like to give an opinion.

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Hi Leigh
Many thanks and you could be right but I think that it is: "A Mr." or "A Monsieur".
I tend to agree with Leigh , 'Monsieur' is usually just abbreviated to 'M' plus the medal (without crossed swords) is "intended to reward honorable service by French diplomats and civil servants stationed outside of France".


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Hi Leigh

Many thanks and you could be right but I think that it is: "A Mr." or "A Monsieur".

The spelling of "Henry" is not, as far as I am aware, the normal French spelling of "Henri" but one of our nice French members might like to give an opinion.

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Hello Dumdum,

You are correct. Here it is written “A Mr” which translates as “To mister” ....

First name is “Henry” rarest than Henri, but I had a f.f. sailor friend who’s first name was the same with ending Y.

Family name is “Santin”.

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