Unknown WWI soldiers remain unknown
Families of British soldiers believed to have been killed in a World War One battle - including at least one thought to be from Northamptonshire - have had hopes dashed of having their relatives' identities confirmed.
The quest to give names to the 250 Allied servicemen found buried in a mass grave in northern France, the largest undertaking to identify individuals killed in combat ever commissioned, began in August.
Living relatives of British those soldiers thought to have been killed in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles have given DNA samples to aid the process.
But they have now been told no British soldiers can be named, although three of the 250 bodies found have been confirmed as being British.
One of those whose body was thought to have been among those recovered is Private Ernest Arthur Percy Clark, from Wellingborough.
The names of 75 Australian soldiers found in the mass grave at Pheasant Wood have been released.
Of the 250 soldiers found, 203 have been identified as Australians. The others are currently classified as "unknown".
All but one of those found in the mass grave have now been reburied in a new cemetery at Fromelles, with the last to be buried on July 19 at a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the battle.
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