[1] Théodore was sent to Libya as part of 1st Free French Brigade under the command of General Marie-Pierre Kœnig.

[1] He was inducted as a Compagnon de la Libération in September 1942, just months after Bir Hakeim.

[1] He was also made a Grand Officier of the Légion d'honneur and received the Croix de Guerre.

[1] In 2012, though in failing health, Théodore granted an interview for a France 3 documentary on the Battle of Bir Hakeim.

[1] Théodore died just two days after the passing of another Compagnon, former government minister Robert Galley.