Uncovering the Dead 1919-39

Speaker: Peter Hodgkinson
Graves Resistration Unit (1) (1)

There is currently considerable interest in battlefield archaeology. Between the wars, however, a process similar to modern archaeology was carried out to attempt to unearth the missing and bury them properly in IWGC cemeteries. How was this done? Who did it? What were their experiences?

A Corporal From A Graves Registration Unit With An Exhumed Body.
A Corporal from a Graves Registration Unit with an exhumed body

Members and non-members of The Western Front Association are equally welcome. Any new visitors are guaranteed a friendly atmosphere and a warm welcome from a group of like-minded enthusiasts. 

Event organiser: Yorkshire branch
11 October 2025 14:00 to 11 October 2025 16:00
Manor Academy, Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, York, YO26 6PA
Branch contacts
David Tattersfield
(Branch Chairman)
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Dave Durham
(Branch Vice-Chairman)
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