Gallant Fighters of N. Caledonia
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A BATTALION of Free Frenchmen from New Caledonia, who left Noumea on May 5, 1941, were among the heroic Free Frenchmen who defended to the last the fortress of Bir Hakheim, in the great Battle of Libya early in June.
On May 5, the day before his own de parture from Noumea, and on the anni versary of the departure of the battalion, Governor Henri Sautot stood before the Soldiers’ Monument in Noumea and paid homage to the volunteers. He announced the death in battle of Georges Clemens, and said that other casualties included Camille Vincent, Henri Riviere, Albert Cubadda, Henri Meyer, Henri Guilbaud, Alexandre Huyard, Raymond Chautard, and Jean Merignac.