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Pasqueraud, Clodomir

Date of birth:
June 12th, 1901 (Segonzac, France)
Nationality:
French

Biography

Clodomir Pasqueraud took in two English commandos in the night of 15 to 16 December 1942 and gave them protection. The two survived the war thanks in part to this Frenchman. Pasqueraud was decorated by the British government for his heroic deeds in 1961. Both of his sons died during the war.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1961
For aiding British RM commando's in their escape from France.
Royal Marines Badge
Officier du l' Ordre du Mérite Agricole

Sources

  • - Ashdown, P., A Brilliant Little Operation - The Cockleshell Heroes and The Most Courageous Raid of World War 2 (2013)