• Operation Amherst

Date of birth:

January 28th, 1920 (Carpentras, France)

Date of death:

March 4th, 2011 (Saint Raphaël, France)

Nationality:

French

9 June 1940 : mobilised and assigned to the GIC in Aubagne
31 August 1940 : assigned to the Chantier de jeunesse
13 November 1941 : demobilised
7 December 1942 : mobilised in the Air Force depot n° 201 in Fès - Morocco
1943 : assigned to the 3rd Zouaves in Constantine
March 1943 : enlisted in the 1st BCP in Fès - Morocco
9 April 1943 : parachute course - brevet n° 759
25 June 1943 : entered the FFL in Algiers and assigned to the 3rd BIA in Tripoli
7 November 1943 : disembarked in Great Britain and assigned to the EMIA
Parachute course in Ringway - badge n° 2270

Operations:
- Auchinleck: February to June 1944 Headquarter 4th SAS
- Grog : 13 June to 19 August 1944 : dropped in Saint-Caradec the 18 June 1944
- Spenser : 26 August to 14 September 1944 : Squadron 2
- Franklin : 24 December to 30 January 1945 : Combat Squadron - Troop B - Platoon 1
- Amherst :4 to 20 April 1945 : 4th SAS Dropping Zones 624 - Stick 17

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Unit:

4th SAS

Awarded on:

November 1944

Awarded in Ringway : badge n° 2270

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergent (Staff Sergeant)

Unit:

4th SAS Regiment, Special Air Service (SAS), British Army

Awarded on:

August 7th, 1946

Awarded for:

Operation Amherst

Citation:
"Belonging to the S.A.S. Troops, during the fighting to liberate Dutch territory in 1945, he acted courageously and tactfully against the enemy and displayed exceptional devotion to duty."

Royal Decree no.51

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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