In the summer of 2020, during archaeological investigations near Gheluwe, the remains of six World War 1 soldiers were discovered where they fell together 102 years earlier.
The men still wore shoulder titles indicating their affiliation to the Queens Royal West Surrey (QRWS) Regiment, and one was carrying equipment that could be used to repair a Lewis Gun – a machine gun of the era which required several crew members, News Cover reports, citing the UK government's official website.
The men were Private Horace Cook of Matching, Essex; Private Frederick Martin and Private Charles Russell, both from London; Private Thomas Whitaker, from Bradford, W. Yorks; Private Courtney Hart, from Northampton, E. Midlands; and Private Joseph Turnley, Bristol.
From the way they were lying it was clear they had died together - likely in a shell strike.
