Memorial: M5682

Memorial at Le Cimetière de Rochefort, Rochefort commemorating Lieutenant Joseph Bellot d. 1853

Location

Le Cimetière de Rochefort, Rochefort, France, Rest of the World

Details

Description: The recumbent effigy of Bellot dressed in polar clothing lies on an ice floe under a canopy supported by four polar bears. On top of the canopy is a draped sledge.
Type: Cenotaph
Materials: Stone

People

Bellot, Joseph Rene
Age: 27
Date of Death: 18/8/1853
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Lieutenant
Organisation: French Navy

Extra

Notes: Image from early 20thc postcard.

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Maritime Memorials

Memorial: M5682

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Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters