FRAD043_13 Joseph Régis Lafont agent de liaison

Joseph Régis Lafont was born in Le Puy-en-Velay on July 27, 1892. Orphaned, he did his military service in 1912-1913 and was mobilized in August 1914. He joined the 171st Infantry Regiment. He is a liaison between the rear lines and the troops at the front providing his service by bicycle. He was wounded during the battles of the Somme in 1918. He was decorated with the military medal and the Croi…