He was an Armenian FTP-MOI resistance fighter who was a mort pour la France during the Battle of Marseille.
[6] In this group, many Armenians found themselves, including others morts pour la France, such as Azad Niguerresian, Nechan Dermardirossian, Edmon Perian, Samoue Topalian, and Veravant Kechikian.
[7] As the Operation Dragoon, or the Allied invasion of Provence, began, the FTP-MOI in Bouches-du-Rhône rose up militarily to capture strongholds, create chaos in the defensive lines of Nazi Germany,[5] and facilitate the successful landing.
On August 21, 1944, Julia Pirotte photographed him alongside one of his Greek comrades, Vassilias Stamboulis.
[5] A few hours later, Sarkis Bedikian was killed in combat while launching an assault on the Prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône.