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| Fallen soldier to be laid to rest | Fallen soldier to be laid to rest |
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| A soldier from West Yorkshire who was killed in France during World War I and buried in a mass grave is among those who are being formally laid to rest. | A soldier from West Yorkshire who was killed in France during World War I and buried in a mass grave is among those who are being formally laid to rest. |
| Pte John Holdsworth, from Queensbury, near Bradford, was 16 years old when he died during the Battle of Fromelles. | Pte John Holdsworth, from Queensbury, near Bradford, was 16 years old when he died during the Battle of Fromelles. |
| The bodies of 250 soldiers, buried by the Germans after the battle, were excavated last year. | The bodies of 250 soldiers, buried by the Germans after the battle, were excavated last year. |
| A ceremony marking the first of the reburials has taken place. Each soldier is being buried with military honours. | A ceremony marking the first of the reburials has taken place. Each soldier is being buried with military honours. |
| The Australian, British and French governments were represented at the ceremony. | The Australian, British and French governments were represented at the ceremony. |
| It was the wish of both governments to give these brave soldiers a fitting place of rest Veterans Minister Kevan Jones | It was the wish of both governments to give these brave soldiers a fitting place of rest Veterans Minister Kevan Jones |
| Burials will continue to take place two to three times a week until 19 July - the 94th anniversary of the battle. | Burials will continue to take place two to three times a week until 19 July - the 94th anniversary of the battle. |
| Relatives of Pte Holdsworth have sent off DNA samples to see if his remains can be identified. The test results are due in February. | Relatives of Pte Holdsworth have sent off DNA samples to see if his remains can be identified. The test results are due in February. |
| If they are successful his name will be recorded on a headstone. | If they are successful his name will be recorded on a headstone. |
| Pte Holdsworth's great nephew, Michael Langan, said it was "upsetting to think of someone so young on the frontline". | Pte Holdsworth's great nephew, Michael Langan, said it was "upsetting to think of someone so young on the frontline". |
| The first of the soldiers is reburied with full military honours | The first of the soldiers is reburied with full military honours |
| "It makes you wonder how they'd cope, how anybody would cope, in that situation." | "It makes you wonder how they'd cope, how anybody would cope, in that situation." |
| Pte Holdsworth ran away from home three times when he was 15 to try to join the army and was successful on his fourth attempt. | Pte Holdsworth ran away from home three times when he was 15 to try to join the army and was successful on his fourth attempt. |
| The mass graves at Fromelles were discovered several years ago by a French farmer. | The mass graves at Fromelles were discovered several years ago by a French farmer. |
| Veterans Minister Kevan Jones said: "It was the wish of both governments to give these brave soldiers a fitting place of rest, honouring the commitment shown to our fallen after the First World War. | Veterans Minister Kevan Jones said: "It was the wish of both governments to give these brave soldiers a fitting place of rest, honouring the commitment shown to our fallen after the First World War. |
| "Today we have started that process." | "Today we have started that process." |