| I would assume that Vichy casualties are as remembered as others on most town war memorials - the citizens of Metz (amongst others) who died fighting with the German armies of 1914 -18 are remembered alongside their French army counterparts of 1939-45 for example, so I can't see why they wouldn't be. The Vichy Croix de Guerre has now been recognised and can be worn alongside other medals with impunity (though there might have been a ribbon change - I'm not sure).
As for burials, again not sure, but would assume that they were eligable for a place in French national cemeteries just as others were - the French cemetery at Frejus near Cannes contains the remains of French soldiers brought back from the military cemeteries in Vietnam (but it took until the 1970's for this to happen - Frejus wasn't completed until 1987!) . I'm pretty certain that some of the Vichy casualties of the Franco-Thai War (Oct 1940 - May 1941) are interred here also.
Dave
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