Basic Details
Surname
Villeneuve
Forenames
J.P.A.
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Jacques Pierre Albert
Served or died
Died
Honours
Croix de Guerre
Notes
Born in Paris on 31 August 1914, the 2nd son of André Villeneuve, a lawyer, he was educated at the Lycée Buffon, Paris and then the University of Paris, achieving a Diploma in Economics and Political Science in 1936 having spent 1935-36 at Corpus. He was the author of La Preférénce Impériale et la Commerce des Pays Britanniques depuis la Crise, published in 1937. As a Lieutenant in the French Army, he became a prisoner of war in 1942 and is reported to have died in 1945 [according to War Service] or in an accident on 10 June 1946 [according to Biographical Register] (aged 31).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Other Allied
Unit (Primary - Stated)
French Forces
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Puget-Theniers
Year of death
1946
Month of death
June
Day of death
10
Age at death
35
Manner of death reference
Other