Two British soldiers killed during the Battle of Loos on September 26, 1915, including one from the East Yorkshire Regiment, were laid to rest with full military honours today (Thursday, May 5).
Private William Johnston, of the 7th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and an unidentified soldier who served in the East Yorkshire Regiment were buried in France.
The remains of a two British soldiers killed during the Battle of Loos have been laid to rest with full military honours more than a century after they died.
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