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188 - MEMORABILIA. Wooden carved portrait of Albert MATHIOUX, bear…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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MEMORABILIA. Wooden carved portrait of Albert MATHIOUX, bearing the inscription of his campaigns: “Syria – Egypt – Bir Hackeim”, 30 × 20.5 cm. BE Albert MATHIOUX (1914–1942). He joined the Free French Forces after deserting from Palmyra with four comrades from Captain Jourdier’s Moroccan Spahis in Palestine in July 1940, taking with them weapons and three armoured cars; he was posted to the DFL and then to the BIMP (Marine and Pacific Infantry Battalion); as a corporal, he went missing in action at Bir Hakem on 11 June 1942.
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About the sale MILITARIA 1914–1918 & 1939–1945
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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