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    Côte française des Somalis (CFS) / French Somaliland (lit. 'French Coast of the Somalis)


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    Dear Gentlemen,

     

    A few postcards, photos, drawings, depicting the native units of French Somaliland (lit. 'French Coast of the Somalis') and their insignias.

     

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    September 1900 creation of an Indigenous Rural Militia, a Meharist platoon was set up in 1928. Later called Militia of the French Somali Coast / Milice de la Côte Française des Somalis:

     

    - 1913 Garde Indigène :

     

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    - 1916 Brigade Indigène:

     

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    -1931~1937 Militia:

     

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    - 1939 Meharists:

     

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    - 1959 -11-11:

     

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    The insignias:

     

    - Milice CFS type I Arthus Bertrand:

     

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    - Milice CFS type II Arthus Bertrand:

     

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    - Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment of the French Somali Coast /  Régiment de Tirailleurs Sénégalais de la Côte Française des Somalis:

     

    - 1919 Tirailleurs Sénégalais :

     

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    - 1939:

     

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    - 193?:

     

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    The insignia:

     

    - RTS CFS Drago Paris 25 r. Béranger:

     

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    - 1942 creation of the Bataillon de Marche 24 which joined the Free French:

     

    - BM 24 Augis:

     

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    Military Identification Tags (I do not like "dog tag")  / Plaques d'identité militaire:

     

    - Fareh Issa:

     

    In the Official Journal of April 30, 1930, mention is made of Fareh Issa, sergeant, number 66, 1st Mixed Regiment of Madagascar, in the table of advancement for the year 1930 to the rank of warrant officer (adjudant in French). He was appointed to the rank of warrant officer by ministerial decision on 30 September, effective 1 October 1930.

    In the 1937 Official Bulletin of the Colonial Office, there is a man named Fareh Issa, warrant officer of the Senegalese Tirailleurs Regiment of the French Somali Coast, appointed to the Order of the Star of Anjuan at the rank of knight.

     

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    - Hussein Direh:

     

    Born the 1st January 1915. Engagement in Free France on August 1, 1942 at the Bataillon de Marche 21.

    Grade reached during the war: sergeant.

     

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    Yours sincerely,

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    Dear Gentlemen,

     

    The forts and posts of the "Milice":

     

    -  Poste de Loyi Ada / Loyada:

     

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    - Ali Sabieh:

     

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    - As Eyla:

     

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    - Assamo:

     

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    - Dorra:

     

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    - Ali-Adde:

     

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    Philately:

     

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    Yours sincerely,

    No one

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