▁advent urer ▁in ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁posted ▁to ▁Tun is ia . ▁In ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁pilot ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁and ▁the ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Éd ou ard ▁Marie ▁René ▁B ardon ▁de ▁Seg on z ac ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁des ▁Ess arts ▁in ▁C uy , ▁O ise ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Éd ou ard ▁and ▁Math ilde ▁des ▁Ri oul ▁de ▁Seg on z ac . ▁He ▁entered ▁military ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁studying ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁Sp é ciale ▁Mil itaire ▁de ▁Saint - C yr ▁and ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁Ch â l ons - en - Ch amp agne ▁campus ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁Upon ▁receiving ▁his ▁commission ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁caval ry ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁San ▁P éd ro ▁on ▁the ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁tried ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁Qu iqu ere z ▁but ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁of ▁all ▁charges ▁against ▁him . ▁S omet ime ▁there after ▁de ▁Seg on z ac ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁before ▁leaving ▁from ▁Marse ille ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁campaign ▁in ▁Mor oc co .