WW1 French Battle Damaged Tunic of Sous-Lieutenant Cailar, 10th Engineer Regiment, fine example of a French horizon blue 1913 style four pocket wool tunic with central waist belt. Collar with regimental collar patches for the 10th Engineer regiment. The tunic has a hole to the chest area and a larger exit hole to the rear under the arm with staining assuming from blood. Interior of the tunic with black cloth lining. Tailors label to the interior collar. The tunic is accompanied by a large framed glazed display with photographs of Cailar when part of the French air service in the later stages of WW1. The tunic comes with photocopied research about Cailar. The regimental history notes that on the 30th May, 1915, Sous-Lieutenant Cailar was shot in the chest. He survived this horrendous wound and spent many years rehabilitating. Towards the end of WW1, once recovered from his wound, he joined the French Air Service and trained as a pilot.