NINE soldiers from Scottish regiments who were killed in action in the First World War almost 100 years ago will be buried with full military honours next month.
They are among 20 British soldiers who died in the Battle of Loos in northern France in 1915 and whose unmarked graves were found in 2010 near Vendin-le-Vieil, north of Arras.
Since then, a specialist British Army unit has been working to identify their remains, but it has only been possible to name one -Private William McAleer, from the 7th Battalion the Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was found with his identity disc. He was born in Leven, Fife, on 26 February 1893.
Private McAleer will be re-interred in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery at Loos on March 14 with the other 19, who will be described on their headstones as soldiers "Known unto God". They include six other Royal Scots Fusiliers, two Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, a Northumberland Fusilier and a member of the York and Lancaster Regiment. The regiments of the others have not been identified.
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