Missing 1918 then found.

[steve100]

What happens to a soldiers remains who was KIA and missing in 1918, and on the Arras Memorial, but over twenty years later his remains were found?

Steve

[Crumblie]

They would be buried with military honours and if any family could be found they would be invited to attend. A lot of the terrain was fought for, over and over again and many bodies were simply blown apart during the battles for the area they had been buried in. It is good that his remains would finally get the rest they should have had.

[steve100]

Crumblie, thank you for that. His mother was still alive and had some personal items sent to her. Would the remains be returned home for burial or at the memorial he was remembered at?

Steve

[Crumblie]

They would have been buried in Commonwealth war grave cemetery close to where they were found. There was a lot of trouble once the war was over that the remains of the majority of those that died were not brought back but some were. Families could simply not afford to travel pay their respects at their graves and were not happy with governments decision.

[steve100]

They would have been buried in Commonwealth war grave cemetery close to where they were found. There was a lot of trouble once the war was over that the remains of the majority of those that died were not brought back but some were. Families could simply not afford to travel pay their respects at their graves and were not happy with governments decision.

Thanks for that.

[IMBER]

To find out what happened to him all you have to do is look him up on the CWGC website and it will tell you where he is buried. He will no longer be listed online as commemorated on the Arras Memorial although his name will continue to appear on a panel of the memorial itself until such time as the panel in question is due for replacement at which point it will be removed.

https://www.cwgc.org/