Two recently-identified British soldiers of the Second World War have been laid to rest with full military honours. Private Henry Moon and Lieutenant Dermod Green Anderson were killed during the Battle of Arnhem 80 years ago.
They were honoured with a military funeral in the Netherlands held by soldiers and officers of The Royal Yorkshire Regiment and the Army Air Corps.
Minister for Veterans and People Al Carns said: “The burial of two Second World War soldiers in Arnhem this week reminds us of the price paid to restore peace to western Europe.
“I’m grateful that members of today’s Armed Forces were present at the ceremony as they continue the traditions of service and sacrifice. Efforts to remember all those who served and died during the Second World War must never stop.”
The MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre worked with the Dutch Recovery and Identification Unit to identify the two soldiers and invite their descendants to the burial services in Arnhem.
The two soldiers have been laid to rest in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Oosterbeek War Cemetery, which is the final resting place of more than 1,700 Second World War service personnel.
Modern-day British Army personnel carried the two coffins to their resting place and fired a military rifle salute.