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Archive belonging to Brigadier General Fernand-Raymond Lucien Duchaussoy (born February 5, 1894 – died October 3, 1956). He was the French Deputy Chief of Staff for Colonial Troops and served in French Indochina and Dakar before the war. At the outbreak of the war he commanded the 11th Colonial Heavy Artillery Regiment until captured by the Germans. After repatriation he was appointed commanding officer in French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon. He arrived in Dakar less than 4 months after the French massacre of repatriated Senegalese Trailleurs at Camp Tiaroye on December 1, 1944. His service record is shown below. Numerous documents and photos. Photos of his time in Indochina where he held the rank of captain and based at Cap Diem. MD 108Numerous photos of his time in Dakar, showing inspection of Senegalese troops at the infamous Camp Tiaroye on January 27, 1924 among other things. There is the original inspection report of his review of troops in Brazzaville, Bangui, Fort-Lamy and Bokoro between June 4 and June 13, 1946, but his trip seems to have been cut short after Bokoro.
Early photos of him as a decorated soldier, WW2, his time in Indochina between 1935-1938 with his newly wed wife (showing the Imperial Palace in Pnom Penh, colonial troops, more), his captivity in Germany (and plays the POW’s put on with a Senegal view as backdrop), French refugees, his time in Dakar in both 1924-1927 and 1945-1947. Lastly his time in Brazzaville from May 17, 1945 to June, 1947. A visit to Djibouti with Captain Saulard and a press photo of him attending an event in Leopoldville November 16, 1945. A hand-made dinner menu for an event 11/12/1945.
MD 108Some personal papers such as the notice of his father-in-laws death in 1941, an invitation to Duchaussoy’s wedding to Paule Billard August 18, 1931 along with their wedding photos, purchase of a family burial plot in 1932, correspondence with the Municipality in 1936, correspondence with his niece while posted in Brazzaville in 1947, and shortly before his death his communication with a notary over the division of assets of his family. His service record is as follows:
1923-06-1923-1924-11-4 Lieutenant, Dakar, 6th Colonial Artillery Regiment
1928-11-17 – 1931-5-12 Captain, Haiphong, Chief of Artillery
MD 1081935-12 – 1937-3 Served on the staff of the senior commanding officer of Indochina troops
1938-06-23–1939-09-07 Lieutenant Colonel, Chief of Staff, Inspectorate of Colonial Troops
1939-09-07–1939-11-18 Colonel. Deputy Chief of Staff, Colonial Corps
1939-11-18–1940-06-22 Commanding Officer 11th Colonial Heavy Artillery Regiment
1940-06-22–1944-07-15 Prisoner of War
MD 1081944-07-20 Repatriated to France
1944-08-10 Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1942-11-20)
1944-09-22 Reverted to Colonel
1944-12-03 Reactivated. Brigadier-General (Dated back to 1943-11-20)
1945-03-26–General Officer Commanding Troops in French Equatorial Africa & Cameroon
A rare collection from the life of the senior military commander in French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon at the end of the war.
Price: $2000.00
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