France, 20th century. - Lot 335

France, 20th century. Souvenirs of Colonel Jacques FOUBERT (1910-2002) of the Infanterie de Marine who joined the FFL in Africa and fought in Italy (1943-44) and France (Operation Dragoon 1944), Alsace 1945, then in Indochina and Algeria. - His modified model 19 képi 31 de Colonel de l'Infanterie de Marine, 1965/70. Rigid carcass, black cap and headband, three-strand Hungarian knot and gold trimmings. Black plastic visor with black plastic trim. Anchor badge in gold piping. Flat chinstrap in gold passementerie, held in place by small gold-plated brass buttons stamped with the Marine anchor. Black sateen inner headpiece with hatmaker's mark "Henri MANGOT Maitre Tailleur Caserne Limoge VERSAILLES" and black leather sweatband. Complete. Worn. (wear from use, good condition). - Pair of colonial infantry junior officer shoulder tabs, in gold passementerie, complete with their small module uniform buttons. (Fairly good condition). - Lot of small and large uniform buttons for the Marine Infantry and Air Force. Approx. 22 pieces. (Fairly good condition). - Pair of naval infantry officer's collar tabs embroidered with gold cannetille on black background cloth for a model 39 officer's jacket. An orphan collar tab is attached (fairly good condition). - Stamped brass Marine troop beret badge, maker "MOURGEON PARIS". (Good condition). Enclosed are some of his service records, letters, typed accounts for the 2nd World War period and miscellaneous. Provenance: family estate of Colonel Jacques FOUBERT (1910 - 2002). Soldier second class, then trained in Saint Mexant as an under-officer and officer, Lieutenant d'Infanterie Coloniale in 1933, he joined the FFL in Djibouti, then returned via Egypt. Landing in Provence (Fréjus) in August 1944. Captain in 1945, Commander in the Marine Infantry, Algerian and Indochina Wars, Governor of Mauritania around 1957, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel commanding the Chartres and Tours subdivisions, retired in the 1960s as Honorary Colonel.