Kev in Deva

Been there and done that, and no doubt will do again Pete :lol:

Wrong information here. Officers had to apply for their medals BUT they were received officially impressed with rank, initials and name for army personel and with the force added after the surname if R.N., R.A.F., etc. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Hallo Carol I, sorry to say your link leads to a copy of my picture and not to any information Kevin in Deva :D

I believe the second ribbon is for, and depending on the rank of the receipiant the Imperial St. George Medal or St. George Cross. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Hallo bovec1313. thanks for this very informative post. Another point to note, is the red and gilt are painted on opposite upper and inner surfaces of the checkered areas, and the detail areas of the real & fake items. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

and other dangers:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Of course when wandering through any old cemetary great care must be taken to avoid pitfalls :- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

The monument dedication:- C.F. ROBESCU. Born 1849 - Died 1919 Former Director-General of Posts & Telegraphic Communications in the period of the War of Independence. Mayor of the Capital for the period of 1896 - 1899 and in 1902 - 1904 Decorated with many Orders including the orders of the Star & Crown of Romania in the grade of a high officer The High Cross of the order of TACOVA High Officer ofthe Order of France Josef and the Crossing of the Danube Cross (of 1877 / 78) Kevin in Deva. :jumping:

Close-up of the Portrait plaque:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Another one nearby:- C.F. ROBESCU 1841 - 1919 Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Close-up of the Medals:- 1. For the moment unknown. 2. Romanian Order of the Star of Romanian (Civil) 3. Romanian Order of the Crown of Romania (Civil). Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Close-up of picture:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

On the way out of the Cemetery at the end of my visit in a civil sector I spotted this:- PAUL PETRICU 17th Aprilie 1911 Chief Architect of the Primeria of Bucharest. Civil awarded Eye-Candy. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

View from the other side:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

The Muslim graves to the left of the picture along the edge of the Cemetery wall all facing towards the East. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

I took individual pictures of the approximatly 96 French Christian Graves and 35 Muslim Graves, Looking at the spaces between the graves I suspect some were exhumed and returned to France in the years between the original burials and 2010. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

A Random French Muslim Grave Marker:- ALIBEN SALEM TIRAILLEUR ALG. DECEDE 15. V. 1917. Kevin in Deva.

A Random French Grave-Marker:- CLAUDEL Rene 210e RI MORT POUR LA FRANCE le 11. 11. 1918. Kevin in Deva.

Dedication Plaque detail. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Detail:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

The French Monument to commemorate those Christian and Muslim WW1 period French soldiers who are buried at Bellu Cemetary. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

There was more detail to this monument, but due to it being such a bright sunny day there was no way I could get clear pictures, So an excuse to make a return visit in the future. Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Close-up of the verse carved in the sand-stone:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

Part 3:- Another part of the monument:- Kevin in Deva :cheers:

This has to be pictured in three parts:- Kevin in Deva. :cheers: