The Lochart Confusion

Posted on August 24, 2026 • No Comments

One of a series of stories and place-based sketches exploring locations that sit at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book. The Head-Stone with Two Names. I have wanted to visit this grave in particular for a long time. This is the grave of Corporal 2982682 John[...]

Lackey 3A

Posted on November 1, 2025 • No Comments

A series of stories and biographical sketches exploring the lives of those who stand at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book. BEAUREGARD, ALCIDE “CYRANO” THE LACKEY 3A DROP SITE On the night of 27/28 April 1944, the aircraft Worry Bird of the 801st Provisional Bomb Group[...]

André Dammann

Posted on October 19, 2025 • No Comments

One of a series of stories and biographical sketches exploring the lives of those who stand at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book. Andre Dammann 2 Introduction - A Tempsford Passenger On the night of 7 August 1944, a Hudson aircraft of RAF 161 Squadron approached[...]

Sgt R. W. Watson (RAAF)

Posted on October 17, 2025 • No Comments

Crew of Lancaster Mk I AS-Z Back row, left to right: F/O Geoffrey Vivian O’Brien – POW; Sgt Jack Marsden – Evaded; Sgt Ralph William Watson – Evaded; Sgt Terry Kelly – later replaced by Sgt Henry Pickford. Front row, left to right: Sgt Eric William John Ashford – POW; P/O Garnet[...]

Charles Arsène Victor MARIZY

Posted on August 4, 2023 • No Comments

Charles Arsène Victor MARIZY 1847 - 1930 Marizy Charles Arsène Victor SOURCE: Unknown It's less confusing if you look at the family tree first. Charles Arsène Victor MARIZY was the great-grandfather of the last Chamelet Mayor of the 20th Century, Charles Bréchard. Charles Arsène MARIZY was M. Bréchard's grandfather and served[...]

SONNERY becomes Mayor

Posted on July 10, 2023 • No Comments

Chamelet gets a new Mayor. M. Sonnery is Installed as Mayor. 7th July 1943 Mr. SONNERY is selected as Mayor of Chamelet by the Préfet Délégué of Rhône. Under the authority of of the Vichy Law of 13th Nov 1941. Monsieur Sébastien Jean Marie SONNERY was selected as the new[...]

Sébastien Jean Marie SONNERY is selected as the Mayor of Chamelet by the Préfet

Posted on June 26, 2023 • No Comments

The Resignation of Mayor MARIZY is accepted. Source - Document Archives départementales du Rhône et de la métropole de Lyon 3353 W2 Mr. SONNERY is selected as Mayor of Chamelet by the Préfet Délégué of Rhône. Under the authority of of the Vichy Law of 13th Nov 1941. Here is[...]

Charles Arsène MARIZY resigns as Mayor of Chamelet

Posted on June 8, 2023 • No Comments

The Resignation letter of Mayor MARIZY Source - Document Archives départementales du Rhône et de la métropole de Lyon 3353 W2 Photo : Charles BRÉCHARD Charles Arsène Marizy has been Mayor of Chamelet for only 57 days. There were no Conseil Municipal meetings during this period, so no deputies were[...]

Charles Arsène MARIZY becomes Mayor of Chamelet

Posted on April 12, 2023 • No Comments

Jean Joseph THOLIN has been dead for 18 days, and his Deputy, Charles Arsène MARIZY, has been managing Chamelet. That day, the Prefect of the Rhône, M. Jean DISSARD, using Vichy Law, wrote to the Sub-Prefect of Villefranche accepting his recommendation that Charles MARIZY be charged with the duties of[...]

Charles Arsène MARIZY is nominated as Mayor

Posted on March 29, 2023 • No Comments

80 years ago today It has now been four days since the Mayor of Chamelet, Jean Joseph THOLIN passed away. His deputy Charles Arsène MARIZY signed his death certificate for the Commune. [Source: Death certificates - Town Hall of Chamelet] The question now was who would replace THOLIN as Mayor.[...]