British soldier who went missing during World War One finally laid to rest

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The body of a British soldier who went missing during the First World War has finally been laid to rest after his remains were discovered during the construction of a new hospital in France.Private Reginald Joseph Blake, known as Joe by his relatives, was just 20 years old when he disappeared in action near Lens in northern France during 1917.The young serviceman from Essex was finally laid to rest at a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Defence's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre, commonly referred to as the War Detectives.The burial took place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Loos British Cemetery Extension, a site that first opened in September 2024.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Pte Blake, who hailed from Tendring, had been commemorated on the Loos Memorial since his disappearance, his fate unknown to his family for nearly 110 years.The Essex native signed up to serve with The Essex Regiment at Dovercourt following the outbreak of hostilities.

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