Noël Ilari (11 September 1897—2 February 1985) was a French soldier who fought in both world wars.
[1] When war was declared in 1939, as a reserve captain, he asked and obtained from Governor Frédéric Chastenet de Géry permission to go to France at his own expense to fight and thus took part in the French campaign in June 1940.
Accusing General de Gaulle of wanting to divide the French, he joined Vichy and held positions within the Ministry of Sports and Youth.
He moved to Tubuai in the Austral Islands, and became a farmer and teacher, living on a property of 120 hectares which he called "Ermitage Sainte-Hélène".
The duel ultimately did not occur, after Governor René Petitbon broadcast a radio message forbidding it and stationed police at the homes of the participants.