Georges TORTEVAL

Georges, Jean, Joseph TORTEVAL

Birth

31/01/1920

Granville
(50 - Manche)

Death

13/07/1942

Killed at sea, English Channel

22

years old

age at death

Place of burial

Buried symbolically in Notre-Dame Cemetery in Granville

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Job before the war

Job after the war

France Libre (Free French)

Engagement date :

01/07/1940

Matricule :

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1er Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins Commandos

Service duration

Engagement date :

16/03/1942

Release date :

24/04/1942

39

days

Assigned troop

Rank upon leaving the battalion

Caporal

Missions

Raids

Badge(s)

Injury(ies)

Ship CH 8 Rennes sunk by aerial bombing near Cape Lizard in the English Channel

Died for France

Decorations and Citations

Decorations

Médaille Militaire awarded posthumously
Croix de Guerre 1939-1945

Citations

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