The quest to find the WWI dead, 100 years on
A sixth of the 600,000 soldiers who went missing in northern France during WWI were from the former British Empire.
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A sixth of the 600,000 soldiers who went missing in northern France during WWI were from the former British Empire.
At least 600,000 soldiers who died in France during the First World War are still officially missing, their resting places unknown and unmarked.
At least 600,000 soldiers who died in France during the First World War are still officially missing, their resting places unknown and unmarked.
The remains of three Canadian soldiers who died in World War I, 105 years ago, but were only recently identified have been reburied in France at an emotion-filled military ceremony.
Buttons and insignia from uniforms are key clues, as are whistles bearing the name of the soldier's unit.