Ministry Of Defence
Our future services, current appeals and past cases
The following cases are planned to take place in April 2024:
16 April
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10:30 A rededication service for Pte George Galloway 14 Bn York & Lancaster Regiment, Regiment, who died 4 June 1916. This service will be held at Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, France
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15:00 A rededication service for 2/Lt Albert Hutchinson of 2nd Bn York & Lancaster Regiment, who died 8 October 1918. The service will be held at Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
17 April
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10:30 A rededication service for Private Charles Lane of 1/4 Bn York & Lancaster Regiment, who died on 2 November 1918. The service will be held at Auberchicourt British Cemetery, France.
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14:30 A rededication service for L/CPl Thomas Gustafson of 1/4 Bn York & Lancaster Regiment, and Cpl William Swan of 1/5 York & Lancaster Regiment who both died on 13 October 1918. The service will be held at York Cemetery, Haspres, France.
Appeals for family
There are no appeals outstanding at this time.
Our Past Cases
Details of some of the MOD War Detectives past cases can be found below:
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Grave of Derbyshire-born Royal Marine identified in the Netherlands
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Three Great War soldiers buried with full military honours in Belgium
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Remains of Coldstream Guards missing since 1944 found in France
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Grave of Wolverhampton soldier killed in Normandy during World War Two identified
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Graves of three comrades killed in Normandy following D-Day identified
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Soldier killed on the Somme buried more than 100 years after his death
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Ceremony for World War 2 airman identified 83 years after fatal flight
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Graves of two soldiers of the Great War rededicated in France
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Soldiers who fell in France a generation apart honoured in graveside ceremonies
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Graves of two officers missing since 1918 rededicated in France
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Graves of two soldiers killed in northern France rededicated
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Sheffield soldier of the Great War laid to rest 105 years after his death
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Graves of two Royal Naval Division officers rededicated in France
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Unknown WW1 soldier identified as relative of poet Wordsworth.
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Rededication services held in Belgium for Capt Hugh Travers, DSO, and Sjt Frederick Cardy.
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Burial of Pte William Johnston and an unknown East Yorkshire Regiment soldier
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