{"id":8105,"date":"2021-12-04T13:33:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T12:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=193603"},"modified":"2021-12-04T13:52:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T12:52:09","slug":"searching-for-ww1s-fallen-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/searching-for-ww1s-fallen-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for WW1\u2019s fallen soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Elinor Evans\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 04 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Historian Robert Sackville-West describes the searches to identify \u2013 and in some cases, return \u2013 bodies of the dead after the devastating battles of the First World War<\/a>: a service that provided important closure for many bereaved families. Speaking with Elinor Evans, he also explores how commemoration of the war dead has changed over the last century.<\/p>\n\nhttps:\/\/media.immediate.co.uk\/volatile\/sites\/7\/2021\/12\/HistoryExtra_2021_12_04-Temp-adf03e5.mp3<\/a><\/audio>

Robert Sackville-West is the author of The Searchers: The Quest for the Lost of the First World War<\/i> (Bloomsbury, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n