Body of Essex soldier found during hospital construction is finally laid to rest

British soldier who went missing during World War One finally laid to rest

The body of a British soldier who went missing during the First World War has finally been laid to rest after his remains were discovered during the construction of a new hospital in France.Private Reginald Joseph Blake, known as Joe by his relatives, was just 20 years old when he disappeared in action near Lens in northern France during 1917.The young serviceman from Essex was finally laid to rest at a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Defe…

Heroic Essex soldier finally laid to rest 109 years after death

He was just 20-years-old when he went missing in action in northern France

Body of Essex soldier found during hospital construction is finally laid to rest

Private Reginald Joseph Blake, from Tendring, was 20-years-old when he went missing in action north of the city of Lens in northern France in 1917