Loos-en-Gohelle, France 26th Sept. 2024. Members of the 3 Scots Black Watch Battalion stand vigil by the coffins of two unknown WWI Scottish soldiers.
Loos-en-Gohelle, France. 26th Sept. 2024. Members of the 3 Scots Black Watch Battalion watch over the coffins of two unknown WWI Scottish soldiers whose remains were buried with full military honours to mark the official opening of the extension to the Loos British Cemetery. It is only the second time since WWII that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission has opened a new cemetery in France.
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Location: Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Photo credit: © Christina Mackenzie / Alamy / Afripics
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