THE UNKNOWN DEAD
PRECAUTIONS FOR HIDING IDENTITY. LONDON, Oct. 29. Elaborate precautions are being taken to prevent , the identity or regiment of the soldier to be buried in the Abbey becoming known. Only one graves officer will know the secret, which he will be pledged to carry to the grave. A number of bodies will be exhumed on various battlefields. They will be brought together, when alone the officer will remove every badge and identity disc from all the bodies and make the final choice. The chosen body will be conveyed to England, and the rest will be interred in a neighbouring war cemetery.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160794, 30 October 1920, Page 3
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104THE UNKNOWN DEAD Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160794, 30 October 1920, Page 3
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