Camille Mortenol | |
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Birth name | Sosthène Héliodore Camille Mortenol |
Born | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | November 29, 1859
Died | December 22, 1930 15th arrondissement of Paris, France | (aged 71)
Buried | Cimetière de Vaugirard |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ | Navy |
Years of service | 1882–1919 |
Rank | Capitaine de vaisseau (Navy) / Colonel d'artillerie (Army Reserve) |
Battles/wars | Franco-Hova Wars, First World War |
Spouse(s) |
Marie-Louise Vitalo
(m. 1902–1912) |
Sosthène Héliodore Camille Mortenol (29 November 1859 – 22 December 1930) was a senior officer in the French Navy under the French Third Republic and graduate of the École polytechnique. He fought in several of France's colonial campaigns of the era and commanded Paris's anti-aircraft defences during the First World War.