FRANCE LA FRANCE à ses défenseurs" medal in silver. Silver" and goldsmith's hallmark on the edge. Reverse attributed "in memory of Captain Manceron, commander of the 4th battery of the 30th artillery, killed by the enemy on June 25, 1917". 28 mm - Net weight: 12.5 g Later hanger and ribbon. SUP. André Pierre AlfredMANCERON. Polytechnicien, died of wounds sustained on June 25, 1917 at Guyencourt, Aisne. "Captain Manceron, provisionally in command of the 2nd group, was mortally wounded while going through the trenches from one battery to another to assess the damage and encourage his personnel. Distinguished in spirit and scrupulous in conscience, he has remained a model for the 2nd group and will not be forgotten." according to the regimental history.