Six British WW1 heroes finally laid to rest more than a century after their deaths

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Six British WW1 heroes finally laid to rest more than a century after their deaths.

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Six British First World War heroes have finally been laid to rest more than a century after their deaths.The identities of the men, who were buried in Belgium, were revealed through DNA analysis.They are Pte Horace Cook of Matching, Essex; Pte Frederick Martin and Pte Charles Russell, both of London; Pte Thomas Whitaker, of Bradford; Pte Courtney Hart, of Northampton; and Pte Joseph Turnley, of Bristol.It is thought they were killed in a shell strike on October 6, 1918.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The British veterans' bodies are now in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Tyne Cot Cemetery, with headstones recognising their sacrifice.The men still wore shoulder titles indicating their affiliation with the Queen's Royal West Surrey (QRWS) Regiment.During 2020, archaeologists came across the remains while working on a site near the village of Geluwe.Pte Turnley's great-nephew Paul Turnley, from Wiltshire, said receiving the news in December was "the biggest surprise".He told...

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