France, 2nd World War. Historical memorabilia of Médecin Gén - Lot 292

France, 2nd World War. Historical memorabilia of Médecin Général Roger Charles CHENEVEAU (1897-1982). Large set of medical instruments and equipment used by Médecin Général Roger Charles CHENEVEAU (1897-1982), between 1923 and 1945. (Wear and tear. Good condition). Provenance: family estate of Médecin Général Roger Charles CHENEVEAU (1897-1982). Volunteer enlisted in the fleet crews (1915-1918). Admitted to the Ecole principale du service de santé de la marine et des colonies and appointed 1st class medical officer major in January 1923. Served in Equatorial Africa, promoted to Physician Major in 1933. War College 1935-37. Promoted to medical lieutenant-colonel on March 25, 1940. After the Allied landing in Tunisia, Operation Torch, on November 8, 1942, he was appointed director of the health service of the Constantine marching division (Welvert division) and promoted to medical colonel on March 25, 1943. After the victory in Tunis, he was appointed Director of the 9th Colonial Division's Medical Service, to help set up the expeditionary corps that landed in France in 1944. In 1944, he continued to serve in West Africa, as director of public health services for the Dakar district. From 1946 to 1947, he was director of the health department of the Senegal-Mauritania division. Appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Poitiers military subdivision, then medical inspector for Indochinese civilian manpower in France (1948-1950). Appointed General Medical Officer on April 1, 1950. In 1953, director of the public health service in E.F.A. and of the troops of the E.F.A. Cameroon group. In 1957, transferred to the Reserve cadre.