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MARTYRS CARDS SENT TO FAMILIES
Desiré Bianco 58. Koloni Piyade bölüğü acemi er. 13 yaşında genç çocuk vatanperver hislerle gizlece 58. Bölüğü taşıyan nakliye gemisine saklanmıştır. Bu bölükle Seddülbahir’e çıkmış ve ilk saldırılarda görev almıştır. Muazzam cesareti ve hırsı ile 8 Mayıs 1915 saldırısına katılmış ve o sırada “süngüler takılsın, ileri” diye bağırırken şehit düşmüştür.
Desiré Bianco, a recruit of the 58th Colonial Infantry. At the age of 13, the young boy hides patriotic feelings and hides on the transport ship carrying the 58th Company. With this company he landed at Seddülbahir and took part in the first attacks. With tremendous courage and ambition, he participated in the attack on May 8th,1915 and was martyred while shouting “bayonets on, forward”.
“Sergeant François Fontenel, you recognised and loved him, keep him in your prayers.”
He died on July 12th,1915 in Çanakkale at the age of 23 for his homeland. In his last letter to his family, he wrote: “If I die, don’t worry, be patient until we meet somewhere up there”.