First World War soldiers get military burial

Published date01 July 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The soldiers were found in two separate burial sites near the Belgian town at the heart of Flanders Fields, where hundreds of thousands perished between 1914 and 1918

The ceremony took place yesterday at the New Irish Farm Commonwealth War Grave near Ypres.

In total, 63 sets of First World War soldiers' remains were uncovered by archaeologists during the work between 2014 and 2016.

"We remember, we reconnect with Private John Lambert. He was a mechanic making 40 cents a day...

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