François de Rochechouart

François Marie Joseph Laurent Victurnien de Rochechouart de Mortemart
Born (1881-03-22)March 22, 1881
Paris, France
Died March 16, 1918(1918-03-16) (aged 36)
Consenvoye, France
Buried at La Croix de l'Aviateur, Liny-devant-Dun, France[1]
Allegiance France
Service/branch Aviation
Years of service 1902–1918
Rank Sous-Lieutenant
Unit Escadrille 23
Awards Legion of Honour, Croix de guerre

Sous-Lieutenant François de Rochechouart, Marquis of Mortemart, Prince of Tonnay-Charente, son of Arthur Casimir Victurnien de Rochechouart de Mortemart and Hélène Géraldine Sophie Marie d'Hunolstein, husband of Marguerite Françoise Marie de La Rochefoucauld, was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.[2]

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  1. "Meuse 55". Retrieved 12 November 2010. Tombe du Slt François de Rochechouart de Mortemart (...) au lieu-dit "La croix de l'Aviateur" à Consenvoye. Il a été érigé sur la territoire de la commune de Liny-sur-Dun (55). Translation: Grave of second lieutenant François de Rochechouart de Mortemart (...) in a place named "La croix de l'Aviateur" (the Aviator's Cross) in Consenvoye. It was erected on the territory of the commune of Liny-sur-Dun (55).
  2. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/de_rochechouart.php


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