Hi,
I'm trying to trace a pieds noir familymy late father befriended in Setif while stationed there in 1942-43. The two names I have are Gilbert and Lucienne (Lulu) Fillon, who lived in the Rue de 3eme Tirailleurs. Gilbert was an NCO in that Tirailleurs unit; he had been captured at the fall of France but had escaped and made his way back to Setif.
Lulu and my father exchanged photos until 1947 when he married my late mother, and I still have them and photos of Gilbert and her father.
If any of them are still alive they will be at least in their 90s. I suspect they may have moved to France when the civil war broke out, but wouldn't know where to start looking, as I gather Fillon is quite a common name. I have also posted this request in the Algeria.com forums, so perhaps someone will be able to kick-start some research.
I can be contacted at the_historian@talk21com.
Thanks in advance,
Gordon.
I'm trying to trace a pieds noir familymy late father befriended in Setif while stationed there in 1942-43. The two names I have are Gilbert and Lucienne (Lulu) Fillon, who lived in the Rue de 3eme Tirailleurs. Gilbert was an NCO in that Tirailleurs unit; he had been captured at the fall of France but had escaped and made his way back to Setif.
Lulu and my father exchanged photos until 1947 when he married my late mother, and I still have them and photos of Gilbert and her father.
If any of them are still alive they will be at least in their 90s. I suspect they may have moved to France when the civil war broke out, but wouldn't know where to start looking, as I gather Fillon is quite a common name. I have also posted this request in the Algeria.com forums, so perhaps someone will be able to kick-start some research.
I can be contacted at the_historian@talk21com.
Thanks in advance,
Gordon.
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