Bedroom of French WWI soldier remains UNTOUCHED since he was killed in battle 96 years ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Hubert Rochereau's parents sold their home in 1936 they stipulated that it should not be changed for 500 years

 

History: Bedroom of a French WWI soldier killed in battle has not been changed in 96 years

The bedroom of a French soldier has remained untouched for 96 years since he was killed in World War I.
After Hubert Rochereau was shot in Belgium in 1918, his parents preserved his room in their large family home as a shrine to their son.
And when they sold the house in 1936, they stipulated that it should not be changed for another 500 years.
The bedroom in the village of Belabre, central France, has since become a poignant reminder of Rochereau who died in the battle of Loker, in Flanders.

Untouched for almost a century, photos sit on his desk next to a packet of cigarettes and a moth-eaten uniform is still on its hanger.

 

Rochereau belongings remain as they were when he was killed in Belgium in 1918

As well as the lace bed coverings, the room still features the soldiers feathered helmet, sword and a collection of pistols.
The house's current owner Daniel Fabre has preserved the bedroom in its original state and said he hopes any new owner will do the same.
He told the Nouvelle republique newspaper: "This clause had no legal basis, but we believe the room should be left unchanged.

 

He said: "If we sell, we will be looking for a new owner that respects Hubert Rochereau's memory and keeps this extraordinary museum piece intact."
Rochereau, a second lieutenant with the 15th Dragoons Regiment based in Libourne, near, received a posthumous croix de guerre medal for his extreme bravery on the battlefield.
He was one of 580,000 soldiers who died on the western front in the Great War. He is also remembered on the village war memorial and on a monument to the fallen in Libourne.