Reacher's maternal grandfather, Laurent Moutier, was a furniture restorer in Paris, who, at age 30, volunteered for the French Army in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I, fighting at Verdun and The Somme [REF].
Reacher's mother, Josephine Moutier Reacher, born in France, was 30 years old when Reacher was born [REF].