Article 4TW55 'He's now at peace': lost soldier identified and buried after 102 years

'He's now at peace': lost soldier identified and buried after 102 years

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Caroline Davies in Arras
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Lance corporal reburied with full military honours in front of granddaughter after 1917 death

But for a spoon and a "lightbulb" moment, Linda Cook would never have found her grandfather, who had been missing for 102 years.

He was lying where he fell, gradually hidden then finally lost as shellfire exploded in the earth around him in a field near Lens, northern France.

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