WWI Soldiers Buried With Full Military Honours 14.03.14

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Published on March 17, 2014 2:50:08 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KHGTKloouk

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Twenty British soldiers killed in action during the First World War have finally been laid to rest with full military honours, almost 100 years after they died.

The soldiers who perished in the Battle of Loos in 1915 were found in 2010 during clearance work for a new prison near Vendin-le-Vieil, north of Arras, in France.

Only one of the troops discovered has been identified - Private William McAleer, of the 7th Battalion the Royal Scottish Fusiliers, part of the 45th Brigade, 15th (Scottish) Division.