8名苏格兰WWI士兵,两名被确认身份,在卢斯战役110周年之际被埋葬在法国。
Eight Scottish WWI soldiers, two identified, buried in France on 110th anniversary of Battle of Loos.
8名苏格兰士兵,包括通过DNA鉴定的两名苏格兰士兵——詹姆斯·格兰特·艾伦中校和兰斯下士戈登·麦克费森——在第一次世界大战卢斯战役期间死亡110周年之际,在法国被全副军事荣誉地埋葬。
Eight Scottish soldiers, including two identified via DNA—Lieutenant James Grant Allan and Lance Corporal Gordon McPherson—were buried with full military honours in France on the 110th anniversary of their deaths during the First World War’s Battle of Loos.
在Lens附近建筑期间发现的遗骸被安葬在Loos英国公墓延伸处,这是为纪念最近发现或尚未查明的士兵而设的。
Discovered during construction near Lens, their remains were laid to rest at the Loos British Cemetery extension, established to honour soldiers recently found or yet to be identified.
尽管8名男子中有6人仍然姓名不明,但仪式的特点是风笛和庄严的悼念,关闭了家庭,并强调国防部和英联邦战争坟墓委员会正在努力纪念50多万失踪的英国军人的牺牲。
Though six of the eight men remain unnamed, the ceremony, marked by bagpipes and solemn tributes, provided closure for families and underscored ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Defence and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to honour the sacrifices of over half a million missing British servicemen.