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soldiers - four from the Lincolnshire Regiment were finally laid
to rest as veterans and families and soldiers paid their respects
to those who died in the First World war.
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24 of the Pozieres Memorial showing the name George Robinson
Roys, a relative of Dylan's killed in 1918 |
At
the moving ceremony near the town of Arras in Northern France, was
BBC Lincolnshire reporter Dylan Roys. He joined veterans and family
to mark the burial of the group of First World War soldiers.
The
'Chums' as they have affectionately become known were from the 10th
Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment, which lost 21 men in the
same area on Easter Monday 1917, the first day of the Battle of
Arras.
About
50 veterans from the Lincolnshire Regiment attended the service,
which was held to mark the 85th anniversary of the battle, at the
Point du Jour Commonwealth War Graves cemetery at Athies.
During
an archaeological survey last year, the remains of 20 World War
I British soldiers were found buried side-by-side in a trench at
Athies.
Four
others were discovered nearby.
Despite
research, none could be identified by name and only four could be
positively identified as having served with the Lincolnshire Regiment.
One
set was identified as from the Royal Naval Division (Nelson Battalion).
On
Tuesday 9th April the commemoration service of remembrance was held
at the cemetery at Athies, where 23 sets of remains were reinterred
in a small private military ceremony in March.
An
army spokesman said: "There was bright sunshine at the well-observed
and dignified ceremony."
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