An archaeological project has lead to 13 of 110 missing soldiers being laid to rest at the Commonwealth Wytschaete Military Cemetery near Ypres. A crowdfunded archaeological project discovered 110 previously missing soldiers from Commonwealth nations who were buried at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) cemetery. A service was attended by ...
Appeal launched to trace Sergeant David Allan Ashton’s family after his grave site has been identified. Sergeant (Sgt) David Allan Ashton was just 18 years old when his RAF Bristol Blenheim aircraft went missing over France in May 1940. Today, the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), part of Defence Business Services, ...