Plot of Honour Malmedy

Fourteen soldiers are buried in a plot of honor at the municipal cemetery in Malmedy. Until World War I, Malmedy was still part of the German Empire. After World War I, it was ceded to Belgium as part of Germany's reparations under the Treaty of Versailles.

They include four French soldiers and ten Russian soldiers.

The four French soldiers are:

BOCTON Baptiste, his name was incorrectly inscribed on the grave cross. It refers to
- ROCTON Jean-Baptiste, age 40, born in Pas, soldier with the 26th Territorial Infantry Regiment (26e RIT), died in the hospital in Maldemy on October 13, 1914, from wounds sustained in battle.

LOUSSIN, his name was incorrectly inscribed on the grave cross. It refers to
- LAUSSIN Etienne, age 40, born in Aurillac, soldier with the 16th Territorial Infantry Regiment (16e RIT), died in the hospital in Maldemy on October 10, 1914, from wounds sustained in battle.

QUITTELIER Albert, age 28, born in Rebaix (Belgium!, department Henegouwen-Hainaut), soldier with the 294th Infantry Regiment, 294th RI), died in the hospital in Maldemy on October 21, 1914, from wounds sustained in battle.

WEINS Charles, age 38, born in Paris, soldier with the 16th Territorial Infantry Regiment (16e RIT), died in the hospital in Maldemy on October 13, 1914, from wounds sustained in battle.


The 10 Russian soldiers are;

BEREZOVSKY Stefan

FRONTIN Lavrenty

KATERINOUKH Fedor

KLEVANKIN Peter

KOSTYANOV Alexander

MIRANOV Nikolay

PAVLUSHIN Peter

SALAMATA Pavel

VERKHZOLANTSEN Sperma

YUSHENKOV Stefan

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Source

• Text: Ed Lewandowski
• Photos: Hans Tasma (1), Ed Lewandowski (2, 3, 4, 5)
• memoiredeshommes.defense.gouv.fr
• archive-belgium.mid.ru