The War Detectives: The work of the JCCC

Speaker: Rosie Barron
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The presentation will be live and online.

The Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) Commemorations Team, also known as the "MOD War Detectives," identifies the remains of British service members from historical battlefields and rededicates previously unknown graves. They primarily investigate cases from World War I onwards.

The small team of dedicated Ministry of Defence personnel is based in Gloucester. Their work is often featured in news reports and documentaries, bringing these historical cases to public attention.

The Commemorations Team is responsible for undertaking work to identify and bury the remains of recently discovered British service personnel killed in historic campaigns from WW1 onwards.

In this presentation Rosie Barron will talk about the team's work and look at some recent cases of First World War soldiers who have recently been found and commemorated.

The service for Major Alastair Soutar who was 'named' after being unidentified for over 100 years
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Serjeant Richard Rounsley's burial service took place very recently
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The burial service for Serjeant Ricahrd Rounsley. Members of his family were in attendance

Members wishing to participate will need to register: details of how to register will be circulated via The Western Front Association's newsletter 'Trench Lines'. If you are not a subscriber to Trench Lines please subscribe now via the box at the bottom of this page.

It is also possible to register by clicking this link: The War Detectives

The talk will be undertaken using the 'Zoom' software which is freely available. It may not be necessary to load the software to your PC / iPad etc: but we would recommend doing so if you wish to participate in this event.

27 October 2025 20:00 to 27 October 2025 21:30

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