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Remains of 7 WWI soldiers given military burial in Flanders

Soldiers participate in a reburial ceremony for seven World War I soldiers at the Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium, on Thursday June 30, 2022. Seven World War I soldiers received a ceremonial reburial on Thursday. The remains were discovered near Ypres during a gas pipeline construction. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Military personnel participate in a burial ceremony with full military honours for seven World War I soldiers at the Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium, on Thursday June 30, 2022. Seven World War I soldiers received a ceremonial reburial on Thursday. The remains were discovered near Ypres during a gas pipeline construction. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Military personnel carry poppy wreaths during a burial ceremony with full military honors at the Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium, on Thursday June 30, 2022. Seven World War I soldiers received a ceremonial reburial on Thursday. The remains were discovered near Ypres during a gas pipeline construction. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Regimental pallbearers, left, and Canadian Army pallbearers, right, lower the coffins of an unidentified British World War I soldier and World War I soldier Canadian Private John Lambert of the Newfoundland Regiment during a burial ceremony with full military honors at the Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium, on Thursday June 30, 2022. Seven World War I soldiers received a ceremonial reburial on Thursday. The remains were discovered near Ypres during a gas pipeline construction. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Canadian Army pallbearers kneel next to the coffin of World War I soldier, Canadian Private John Lambert of the Newfoundland Regiment, during a burial ceremony with full military honors at the Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium, on Thursday June 30, 2022. Seven World War I soldiers received a ceremonial reburial on Thursday. The remains were discovered near Ypres during a gas pipeline construction. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) Regimental pallbearers fold the flag of an unidentified British World War I soldier during a burial ceremony with full military honors at the Irish Farm Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium, on Thursday June 30, 2022. Seven World War I soldiers received a ceremonial reburial on Thursday. The remains were discovered near Ypres during a gas pipeline construction. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
Remains of 7 WWI soldiers given military burial in Flanders