François de Rochechouart

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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]

References

Military file #1 #2 #3 #4 on French DoD website

Endnotes

↑ "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).
↑ http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/france/de_rochechouart.php

Persondata
Name	de Rochechouart, François
Alternative names	de Rochechouart de Mortemart, François Marie Joseph Laurent Victurnien (full name)
Short description	World War I flying ace
Date of birth	22 March 1881
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	16 March 1918
Place of death	Consenvoye, France

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