Body of WW1 soldier found in 2019 finally laid to rest

A BRITISH soldier killed in the First World War has been buried 105 years later after his body was found outside a cemetery.

- Paul Jeeves

Private Herbert Greaves, 28, died in the Second Battle of Arras in northern France on May 15, 1917. But his remains were only unearthed in 2019 during maintenance near Heninel communal cemetery extension.

MoD staff found his relatives, using DNA testing, but the pandemic delayed a funeral. He has now been laid to rest with full military honours at the cemetery.

Pte Greaves' grandson David Dickson attended the service and recalled: "When our son read out the email to say they had actually discovered the remains of our grandfather it was quite emotional. He suddenly became a real person to us.