MARKING THE GRAVES OF OUR DEAD
A special department of the British Red Cross Society has been formed for the purpo'se of marking the graves of British soldiers who have been buried on French or Belgian soil. Various expeditions to the scenes where British troops have fought have been organised. The battle fields of the Marne, of the Aisne, and of . Flanders have been carefully examined. The voluntary workers who are carrying out the various expeditions to the battle fields make it their business to see that all graves which have been marked with crosses are registered, and to supply marks of identification as far as possible where they aro missing.
In many ' cases wliero names have been written in ink or pencil by tlio comrades of the fallen men the markings have been injured by rain.. The members of the Red Cross expeditions have arranged for the names to bo properly painted on crosses, or to attach stamped motal inscriptions to the crosses. Of course, there aro many craves which can Hover bo identified, but when circumstances permitted the comrades of a. fallen man saw to his burial and placed a rude Cross over his sftsr .writing on tbi w,i hi 6 wise sad weiaettt.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2428, 6 April 1915, Page 5
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206MARKING THE GRAVES OF OUR DEAD Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2428, 6 April 1915, Page 5
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