WWI Soldier's room unchanged

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WWI Soldier's room unchanged

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from The Guardian:

"The name of dragoons officer Hubert Rochereau is commemorated on a war memorial in Bélâbre, his native village in central France, along with those of other young men who lost their lives in the first world war.

"But Rochereau also has a much more poignant and exceptional memorial: his room in a large family house in the village has been preserved with his belongings for almost 100 years since his death in Belgium.

"A lace bedspread is still on the bed, adorned with photographs and Rochereau’s feathered helmet. His moth-eaten military jacket hangs limply on a hanger. His chair, tucked under his desk, faces the window in the room where he was born on 10 October 1896.

"He died in an English field ambulance on 26 April 1918, a day after being wounded during fighting for control of the village of Loker, in Belgium. The village was in allied hands for much of the war but it changed hands several times between 25 and 30 April, and was finally recaptured by French forces four days after Rochereau’s death.

"The parents of the young officer kept his room exactly as it was the day he left for the battlefront. When they decided to move in 1935, they stipulated in the sale that Rochereau’s room should not be changed for 500 years ..."

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That's a touching story.
I took the liberty of copying the image links so I could post them here.

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Died so young in that useless war, 21? 22?
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Beautiful and poignant story. Thanks for linking.

R.I.P. Hubert Rochereau
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Thanks for sharing.
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A very touching story. Thanks for sharing it, Joe. And thanks for the images, Josh.
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Thanks for sharing it, Joe.
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