The remains of 17 missing French soldiers who fought in the World War I Battle of Gallipoli were handed over to French military officials and put to rest alongside other fallen comrades more than a century after their deaths.
French army officers place the remains of 17 missing French soldiers who fought in the World War I Battle of Gallipoli, in Canakkale, Turkey, Sunday, April 24, 2022. The remains were on Sunday handed over to French military officials and put to rest alongside other fallen comrades, more than a hundred years after their deaths.
Col. Philippe Boulogne paid tribute to soldiers who “came to defend their homeland on this distant land, the scene of one of the most tragic episodes in our history” at the handing-over ceremony. Only one out of the 17 French soldiers — Cpl. Paul Roman, of the 1st Engineers Regiment — has been formally identified.
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