MOD identifies 10 First World War soldiers
24 Mar 2014 03:05 PM
Ten soldiers killed
during the First World War who were found in France during 2009 have now been
identified.
Defence Minister Lord Astor has
announced that the remains of the 10 soldiers, found during construction work
near the French village of Beaucamps-Ligny, have been formally identified after
their surviving relatives provided DNA samples.
All those identified served with
2nd Battalion The York and Lancaster Regiment and were killed in battle on 18
October 1914. The discovery will now allow the surviving relatives of the
soldiers, who were informed this week, to see their forefathers laid to rest
100 years on from the outbreak of the war.
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