GOV.UK gov.uk 2026-07-03 14:16

World War One soldier laid to rest on the eve of the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme

Private (Pte) Robert Leonard Lock, from Littleport, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, buried in France today, on the eve of the first day of the battle in which he was killed. Identification was made through DNA testing nearly 110 y…

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