The remains of eight British soldiers from WW1 laid to rest

Description: The remains of eight British soldiers, including four who have been identified by name, have been laid to rest on 16 July 2025 in France, more than 108 years after they died in the First World War.

The burial service, organised by the Ministry of Defence’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), also known as the ‘War Detectives’, took place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) Loos British Cemetery Extension, which was opened in September 2024.

The four identified soldiers were Corporal Alfred James Morrant and Private Henry Joseph Rycraft of the 11th Battalion The Essex Regiment, who were killed on 22 April 1917, and Private Arthur Albert Grayston and Private Lewis Ephraim Lambert of the 8th Battalion The Bedfordshire Regiment, who were killed on 19 April 1917.

All four men had previously been commemorated on the Loos Memorial to the missing.