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In a poignant ceremony yesterday, an unidentified soldier killed in the Battle of Fromelles on 19 July 1916 in northern France was reburied with full military honours in a new military cemetery nearby.
The bodies of 250 men were buried by German forces in mass graves and were excavated in 2008. Since then, DNA samples have been taken to try to identify as many soldiers as possible.
A ceremony to bury the last of the soldiers and mark the 94th anniversary of the battle is expected to take place on 19 July.
The Commonwealth Graves Commission does a superb job in honouring fallen troops. These cemeteries remind us of the futility of war and the sheer waste and sacrifice of the men involved.
May these rest in peace.
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In a poignant ceremony yesterday, an unidentified soldier killed in the Battle of Fromelles on 19 July 1916 in northern France was reburied with full military honours in a new military cemetery nearby.
The bodies of 250 men were buried by German forces in mass graves and were excavated in 2008. Since then, DNA samples have been taken to try to identify as many soldiers as possible.
A ceremony to bury the last of the soldiers and mark the 94th anniversary of the battle is expected to take place on 19 July.
The Commonwealth Graves Commission does a superb job in honouring fallen troops. These cemeteries remind us of the futility of war and the sheer waste and sacrifice of the men involved.
May these rest in peace.
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