ECHO OF YPRES.
BODIES OF VICTIMS FOUND.
BRUSSELS, June 9. The bodies of 117 British soldiers have been discovered in excavations close to Hill 60, in a deep underground gallery, which collapsed shortly after removal. Most of them were identified as victims of the fighting between March and June, 1915.—A. and N.Z. cable.
Hill 60 was the scene of much fighting, and changed hands , several times during the battle of YJnes.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 163, 11 June 1926, Page 7
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71ECHO OF YPRES. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 163, 11 June 1926, Page 7
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