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Neuville-en-Condroz
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Joseph-Hippolyte-Gustave Ghist

Neuville-en-Condroz 1862 - Léopoldville [Kinshasa] 1837
steam engine mechanic, sent in 1896 to Congo Free State for the construction of steam boats. Died the next year of insolation
(Biography)

Dehin Frères (Liège)
c. 1900

Neuville-en-Condroz / Joseph-Hippolyte-Gustave Ghist

Description

Commemorative plaque with portrait.

Inscription(s)

GHIST j^ph. h^te. gustave
HÉROS COLONIAL
MORT pour la CIVILISATION
à LÉOPOLDVILLE
le 9 mars 1897
né à NEUVILLE en CONDROZ
le 20 juillet 1862

Signature

DEHIN freres liege

Locatie (N 50°33'1" - E 5°26'56") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: belg061; Photograph: 1 June 2019
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