Grave of Private Christopher Douglas Elphick Ecoust-St Mein Cemetery Ecoust-St Mein near Arras France

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The remains of the British soldiers were found in 2009 including those of Private Christopher Douglas Elphick when farmer Didier Guerle, whose father had told him never to plough a nearby field as a mark of respect for the fallen, came across a canister and a boot with his metal detector. The remains were reinterred in the Cemetery on the 23rd April 2013 with full military honours

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Location: Cemetery Ecoust-St Mein near Arras France
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