Jean Théveney

General Jean Baptiste Philippe Théveney (in some works spelt "Théveny") His father was the then 29-year-old Ernest Théveney, a chevalier of the Legion of Honour and first lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Lancers and his mother was 34-year-old Hyacinthe Léonille Allard, wife of Ernest. He was named after his maternal grandfather Jean Baptiste Allard.

Initial military career On 30 October 1884 he volunteered for service in the French Army and was accepted as an officer-candidate at the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Infanterie. On 1 April 1885 he was promoted to 1st class officer-candidate, then corporal on 22 August and sergeant on 3 November. He returned to the 1st Infantry Division as a staff officer on 23 February 1912 and on 26 April 1913 was appointed chef du bataillon in the 1st Foreign Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, seeing active service in Algeria from 17 May 1913. He returned to Morocco on 20 July 1917.

Resident-General Hubert Lyautey soon promoted Théveney to colonel and placed him in command of the Tadla-Zaian territory.

Subsequent career Théveney was appointed commander of the Legion of Honour on 12 July 1923. He was once more mentioned in dispatches on 28 July 1923 as commander of the Meknes subdivision for his work in the Spring offensive in the Moulouya Valley. He was praised for his men's fast marching, which enabled them to drive the enemy before them. Théveney was appointed grand-officer of the Legion of Honour on 25 December 1935 by recommendation of the Minister of War, at which point he had ceased active service and was in the army reserve. He died on 7 January 1960.