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WWI soldier's postcard from home helps unite his family after a century
A World War I soldier's postcard from Bradford helped identify his remains found during an excavation on the Western Front and reunite distant family members after over 100 years.
Six British soldiers' remains, including Pvt. Thomas Whitaker's, were honored with white marble headstones at Tyne Cot Cemetery in Belgium after identification through DNA and archival research,.
Researchers used the postcard and other artifacts like a Lewis Gun and uniforms to identify likely men among the missing British soldiers from World War I,.