On a road at the edge of the woods, near the villages of Gościeszyn, Gołąbek and Ochodza, not far from the town of Gniezno (Greater Poland voivodeship), lies the grave of an unknown Napoleonic soldier who died during the winter of 1812. The memory of this place, along with the various rumours concerning the circumstances of the soldier's death, has been passed down from generation to generation among the villagers. They have always cared for the grave, which nonetheless has not been spared the wear of time. In August 2011, the efforts of these private individuals made it possible for the wooden cross to be replaced and for a commemorative plaque to be added beside the grave. These new elements were inaugurated on 15 August, in the presence of Mr Thomas Schramm, honorary consul of the French Republic in Poznań. One can now read on the new beech-wood cross, financed by Mrs Barbara Michalewicz, the following inscription in Polish: "Here rests a Napoleonic soldier of French nationality. He died in 1812." On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the soldier's death, another ceremony was held in 2012.