Leon Charles Alexander Gautier
born 27.10.1922 Rennes, France
02.1940 enlisted Navy
1943 joined Commandos
10.1944 married Dorothy Banks (died 2016)
2 daughters (Jacqueline & Jeannette)
1992 settled Ouistrenham
secretary of Kieffer veterans association
helped run museum of No 4 Commando
last surviving Kieffer Commando
awarded Medaille Militaire (fr)
died 03.07.2023 Aged 100 (due pulmonary infection)
Source : Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/leon-gautier-obituary-j6fsgcwhk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Gautier_(soldier)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66091649
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/03/leon-gautier-last-surviving-french-d-day-commando-dies-at-100
