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Robert Sackville-West describes attempts to identify the bodies of the dead after the devastating battles of the First World War\xa0\nHistorian Robert Sackville-West describes the searches to identify \u2013 and in some cases, return \u2013 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.\n\xa0\n(Ad) Robert Sackville-West is the author of\xa0The Searchers: The Quest for the Lost of the First World War(Bloomsbury, 2021). Buy it now from Amazon:\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Searchers-Quest-Lost-First-World/dp/1526613158/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices