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The Ministry of Defence’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre linked the remains of a bandaged soldier to the 6th Battalion KOYL, which had used a nearby crossroads to evacuate wounded soldiers in May 1917.
He was buried at Heninel Communal Cemetery Extension on Thursday, with full military honours, and soldiers from 5th Battalion The Rifles carried his coffin. “He suddenly became a real person to us,” said Mr Dickson. “We managed to connect with our cousin whom we hadn't seen for many years, who did the DNA test.
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