719 S/Lt Luc Pierre Paul Pinta, 132e Regiment d'Infanterie.
Born in Paris on 6 January 1894, Luc was a graduate of St Cyr in 1912. Already in barracks in Reims at the time of the general mobilisation, Luc took part in the very earliest clashes, seeing defensive action at Heudicourt and Vieville before going on the offensive in the Battle of the Ardennes on 21 August 1914. He was killed in action on 22 August 1914 in the vicinity of Doncourt-lez-Longuyon, reported as ‘missing'. His body never having been identified, he still has no known grave. In his short service, Luc was mentioned in divisional dispatches and was also awarded a posthumous Legion d'Honneur.
22 August 1914
Research by David O'Mara, Croonaert Research Services.
