The Military Ghosts of Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest

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Close-up:-

EROULUI VICTOR E. IOACHIMOVICI

MORT PENTRU PATRIE

LA TURTUCAIA.

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Close-up:-

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More detail from the monument:-

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More detail of the plaque:-

The words on the bottom read:-

PRIN FOC SI APA PENTU TARA.

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Another plaque on the monument:-

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Another marble plaque on the monument:-

Locot CONSTANTINESCU T. TOMA

Cauzat In 1915 La TURTICAIA Cu Tunarii Bateriei SALE

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This has to be pictured in three parts:-

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Part 3:-

Another part of the monument:-

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Close-up of the verse carved in the sand-stone:-

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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.

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The French Monument to commemorate those Christian and Muslim

WW1 period French soldiers who are buried at Bellu Cemetary.

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Detail:-

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Dedication Plaque detail.

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A Random French Grave-Marker:-

CLAUDEL Rene

210e RI

MORT POUR LA FRANCE

le 11. 11. 1918.

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A Random French Muslim Grave Marker:-

ALIBEN SALEM

TIRAILLEUR ALG.

DECEDE 15. V. 1917.

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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.

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The Muslim graves to the left of the picture along the edge

of the Cemetery wall all facing towards the East.

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View from the other side:-

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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.

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Close-up of picture:-

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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).

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Another one nearby:-

C.F. ROBESCU

1841 - 1919

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Close-up of the Portrait plaque:-

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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)

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Of course when wandering through any old cemetary

great care must be taken to avoid pitfalls :-

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