Searching for WW1’s fallen soldiers

<p>Robert Sackville-West describes attempts to identify the bodies of the dead after the devastating battles of the First World War&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Historian Robert Sackville-West describes the searches to identify – and in some cases, return – bodies of the dead after the devastating battles of the First World War: a service that provided important closure for many bereaved families. Speaking with Elinor Evans, he also explores how commemoration of the war dead has changed over the last century.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) Robert Sackville-West is the author of&nbsp;<em>The Searchers: The Quest for the Lost of the First World War</em>(Bloomsbury, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Searchers-Quest-Lost-First-World/dp/1526613158/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Searchers-Quest-Lost-First-World/dp/1526613158/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>