A First World War soldier's bedroom has lain completely untouched in his former home since he died from injuries 102 years ago.


Dragoons' Second Lieutenant Hubert Rochereau died in an English field ambulance after fighting in the village of Loker, Flanders, on 26 April 1918.

His heartbroken parents, initially unable to locate their son's body, said they would turn his bedroom into a permanent shrine to his memory.

Mr Rochereau was buried in a British cemetery and lay undiscovered by his family until four years after the war ended, in 1922.

He was repatriated to a graveyard at his home village of Bélâbre, 44 miles from Poitiers, south-western France.

His bedroom, where he was also born, remains untouched to this day as a permanent memorial.

When his heartbroken parents bequeathed the house in 1935 they bricked up the entrance to the room and stipulated to the new owner, French General Eugene Bridoux, that no item was to be moved from the room for 500 years.


A pistol, knives and drawing remain on his desk.

The house's owners have said they will not move any items from the room

The pistol and pipe lying on the desk are pictured below.



Pictured below are MR Rochereau's military boots still sitting underneath his bookshelf in his bedroom.

The moth-eaten military jacket he wore is pictured above, still hanging where he left it 102 years ago.

It is unclear whether, if the house is sold again, the items still in the room will be moved.

Ok

Uncle Explorers on the beat again!

Lalasticlala, leave "Texas chainsaw massacre" movie and come fast!

Honestly, they should move on, there's no need still holding on to what's gone ...



For 500 hundred years , they should thank their stars that this isn't Africa, the siblings, children, ụmụnna and ụmụada for don share the properties and move on to enjoy their lives

Where are the cobwebs?

Plut01:
Where are the cobwebs?

They clean, the entrance was first blocked but later removed buy another buyer.

I think 'touch' here means remove or move. Nothing has been moved. Just like a museum.

Surely this very room has been properly cleaned for years

So no cobwebs en dust in that country wow

Explorers:



They clean, the entrance was first blocked but later removed buy another buyer.

I think 'touch' here means remove or move. Nothing has been moved. Just like a museum.

'I think!' Not affirmative enough.
Sounds reasonable to some extent though, especially when original writer of the article is not here.

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The article says the room was completely left untouched.
I'm still thinking of how possible it can be to get rid of dust and cobwebs from such room with everything intact as they were placed/left by the owner.

Explorers:
A First World War soldier's bedroom has lain completely untouched in his former home since he died from injuries 102 years ago.


Dragoons' Second Lieutenant Hubert Rochereau died in an English field ambulance after fighting in the village of Loker, Flanders, on 26 April 1918.

His heartbroken parents, initially unable to locate their son's body, said they would turn his bedroom into a permanent shrine to his memory.

Mr Rochereau was buried in a British cemetery and lay undiscovered by his family until four years after the war ended, in 1922.

He was repatriated to a graveyard at his home village of Bélâbre, 44 miles from Poitiers, south-western France.

His bedroom, where he was also born, remains untouched to this day as a permanent memorial.

Untouched lol, so he lay him bed before he go fight the war, sweep the room, everything clean and arranged lol

All I see is MONEY.
Cool cash if auctioned

Shaprara:


Untouched lol, so he lay him bed before he go fight the war, sweep the room, everything clean and arranged lol

Dem tell you say him just wake from sleep run go fight before

Nice thread

All Na still VANITY!!

Wow... See people who have value and understand what history means.

any deal ?

Interesting, just like I turned my secondary uniform into a memorabilia, all the signatures and dirts are still on the shirt, perfectly hanged in my dad’s room

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Nice work from you fellow, keep exploring.

starbuck:
Honestly, they should move on, there's no need still holding on to what's gone ...



For 500 hundred years , they should thank their stars that this isn't Africa, the siblings, children, ụmụnna and ụmụada for don share the properties and move on to enjoy their lives

lol about the umunnas. But this is their way of preserving whatever legacy the lad had. At least we get to see stuff from 100 years ago.

No wonder Americans have haunted houses and ghosts terrorising people anyhow, When they won't just fckin let go.
I mean there is a thin line in between obsession and idolisation. Stuff like this end up messing with their psyches and before you know they are dancing thriller.

It's time to move on, folks. I will not allow these things remain if I were the house owners. It's creepy and it's like tying the man's spirit to the house. Sheesh

This is weird and wonderful

Since 1918? I don't believe this. Look at the bed well arrange. Nothing eat it unlike the clothes. Look at how the window is clean in and out, no dust. Even the table.

Someone has been entering that room touching, sweeping, cleaning, reading the books on the shelf and many more since 1918, if not the room wouldn't look like that.

The picture would have been so poignant and striking if the room was left untouched since 1918 that nobody needs to tell you that the room don teeeyyyyyy untouchable.

Wow! What a relic!

starbuck:
Honestly, they should move on, there's no need still holding on to what's gone ...



For 500 hundred years , they should thank their stars that this isn't Africa, the siblings, children, ụmụnna and ụmụada for don share the properties and move on to enjoy their lives

Guy u na savage o.laugh wan kill me o.my people for don sell d land wey d room dey to like 5people.

Wow. That's nice. But after seeing some horror movies (especially Conjuring), I don't think I'd live in such a house

Just like a museum



Sparkling clean �

Hmm,great setting for an haunted movie