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259 - HEADGEAR. Kepi belonging to Medical Inspector General Emile …
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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Description
HEADGEAR. Kepi belonging to Medical Inspector General Emile GOURVIL, made of fine madder-red cloth, with a crimson velvet band embroidered with two rows of intertwined acanthus leaves, gold braids and cords, a patent leather peak, and a black satin lining. 2 tiny moth holes. BE Emile GOURVIL. (1900–1973). He spent his entire career in the former colonies, including French West Africa (AOF) and Madagascar, as a doctor with the colonial troops; he was appointed General Medical Officer of the colonial troops in 1951, then Inspector-General of Medical Services for the Colonial Troops in 1957, the rank to which this kepi corresponds.
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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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